Borussia Dortmund vs Bayern Munich preview: BVB look to end year on a high
By Alex Orillac
Dortmund will face red-hot Bayern Munich this Wednesday in Munich in hopes of keeping their DFB Pokal dreams alive.
Match Information
Date: December 20th
Time: 8:45 p.m. CET (local time)/2:45 p.m. EST
Venue: Allianz Arena, Munich
Form Guide
Borussia Dortmund:
Last 5 matches: DLLWW
Last match: Borussia Dortmund 2-1 TSG Hoffenheim
Analysis: Borussia Dortmund seems to be back to winning ways after defeating TSG Hoffenheim this past Saturday. It was a tight game which saw Dortmund escape with the game-winner in the final minutes of the game. The game kicked off with a goal by Mark Uth early in the 21st minute. Dortmund reacted later in the second half with Aubameyang scoring from the penalty spot to tie the game in the 61st minute. It seemed as if the game would end in a draw, but Christian Pulisic made an amazing individual play and scored in the dying embers of the game to give Dortmund the win.
Bayern Munich:
Last 5 matches: WWWWW
Last Match: Bayern Munich 1-0 VfB Stuttgart
Analysis: This past Saturday, Stuttgart hosted Bayern Munich and made the game difficult for the Bavarian giants. Bayern dominated the whole game but couldn’t simply find the end of the net. Late in the second half, Bayern brought in their game changer Thomas Muller for Tolisso. The move proved to be an excellent decision by Bayern’s coach Jupp Heynckes because later in the 79th minute, he would score the game winner.
Opposition star man
Bayern Munich’s main man for this matchup is striker Robert Lewandowski. Lewa has had an amazing start to the season leading the Bundesliga in goals scored. He already has 15 goals in 17 games. The Polish striker is a former Borussia Dortmund player and played for us from 2010 to 2014 scoring 103 goals in 187 games.
Matchup History
Dortmund and Bayern Munich have already played 97 matches in the history of both clubs. Out of those matches, Bayern has the advantage winning 44 of them, but Dortmund has just defeated them 24 times. In the last 10 matches, Dortmund has won 3 of them while Bayern 6.
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Transfer History
Dortmund and Bayern Munich have both made a bunch of transfers among themselves in past years. The first notable transfer between these clubs was the transfer of German striker Michael Rummenigge. Michael was a member of Bayern Munich from 1981 to 1988. He managed to make 202 appearances scoring 66 goals before joining Dortmund for an undisclosed fee in 1988. In Dortmund, he made 193 appearances and scored 45 goals. Next, we have center back Thomas Helmer. He played for Dortmund from the 1986 season to 1992. The German center back played in 223 games for Dortmund and later after joining Bayern Munich he also played 244 games. In recent years transfers between these 2 clubs have spiked transferring between them top-notch players such as Mats Hummels, Robert Lewandowski, Sebastian Rode, and Mario Gotze.
Possible lineups
Dortmund 4-1-4-1
Bürki – Schmelzer (c), Sokratis, Bartra, Toljan – Weigl – Pulisic, Guerreiro, Kagawa, Yarmolenko – Aubameyang
Bayern 4-3-3
Ulreich – Alaba, Sule, Hummels, Kimmich – Vidal, Martinez, Rodriguez – Coman, Lewandowski, Muller
Final Prediction
Borussia Dortmund 2-1 Bayern Munich
After tasting defeat when these two sides met in October, Borussia Dortmund will be determined to take revenge against their biggest rivals. The club are in the process of rebuilding under Peter Stöger and have won two in two. Expect them to a edge to victory in a tight game.