Despite the impressive form of "Bayern" at the start of the season and the conviction of all experts that they will not face competition in Germany this year, in case of defeat last night, the Bavarian team would be only two points ahead of their closest rivals - Dortmund's "Borussia" players. It is exactly in Dortmund that a clash between the two leading teams in Germany will take place, and "Eurofootball.com" presents you with a review of these matches.
"Borussia" versus "Bayern" Match time and place: March 5th at 7:30 pm. "Westfalenstadion" stadium in Dortmund; Referee: Tomas Stieler; Head-to-head history: "Bayern" won 49 matches, 30 matches ended in a draw, and "Borussia" celebrated victory in 29 matches; Team form: "Borussia" (7 consecutive wins), "Bayern" (3 wins, 1 draw, 1 loss); Tournament situation: After 24 rounds, "Bayern" has 62 points and leads the Bundesliga standings, while "Borussia" with 57 points holds the second place in the German championship.
Team news: "Borussia": Thomas Tuchel will definitely not be able to count on Sokratis Papastathopoulos in this match, and there are also doubts about the possibility of Roman Burki appearing in these matches. The goalkeeper recently recovered from an illness. BVB gave rest to several leaders in the last match against "Darmstadt", who will undoubtedly return to the field and be full of strength in the match against "Bayern". One of such players is Marco Reus.
"Bayern": Pep Guardiola's team will be missing Holger Badstuber, Jerome Boateng, and Javi Martinez, who will all be unavailable due to injuries. Joshua Kimmich could return to the center-back position, as he was left on the bench in the matches against "Mainz". Key facts before this match: "Borussia" has not won in three consecutive home matches against "Bayern" in the Bundesliga. In these matches, they have also scored only one goal; Playing at home, the Dortmund team has won seven consecutive matches in the German championship; "Bayern" leads the Bundesliga in shots per game, ball control, and pass accuracy. In all these categories, their current opponents today also rank among the top three teams in the league; "Borussia" is the most disciplined team in the German league this season - Dortmund's club receives just over one yellow card per match, and none of their players have yet received a red card; Today's field should feature the three most prolific league players - Robert Lewandowski, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, and Thomas Muller; Both teams have scored 59 goals and are the most productive teams in the Bundesliga; "Bayern" has not lost a single point this season when they scored first in a match; The "Bayern" team conceded their first goal six times. Despite this, in four of these matches, they managed not only to equalize the score but also to secure victory. They lost the remaining two matches; Playing at home, "Borussia" has lost points only once this season - in a match against "Darmstadt" when the opponents equalized in the last minute of the game; When playing away, "Bayern" score almost half as many goals as they do at home. While at the "Allianz Arena" they score an average of 3.16 goals per match, on the road they score 1.75 times per game; Gonzalo Castro contributed with an assist to five of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's goals in the Bundesliga. No other player has directly contributed to more than three goals of a single team mate in the league.
