Bayern Munich vs Dortmund prediction: GERMANY: Bundesliga betting tips on match 2025-04-11 16:30.
[p]The latest edition of Der Klassiker has a lot more riding on it for Bayern Munich than it does for visitors Borussia Dortmund. Vincent Kompany’s men welcome their rivals while sitting top of the Bundesliga table and with a six-point cushion pre-round, having accumulated their best points total at this stage for seven years – a strong response to surrendering the Meisterschale to Leverkusen last term.[/p]
[p]They did lose in midweek UEFA Champions League (UCL) action against Inter Milan (2-1), so a win here will be key for not only the title race, but also building momentum into the return fixture at the San Siro. Dortmund have proven a tough nut to crack for Bayern of late, with the Rekordmeister failing to win the last two H2Hs (D1, L1) including a defeat in last season’s corresponding fixture (2-0). A repeat of that outcome appears unlikely, with Bayern winning 12 of their 13 home league games against teams starting the weekend third or lower (L1).[/p]
[p]Borussia Dortmund will be just as keen to give their fans something to shout about after a disastrous UCL defeat to Barcelona in midweek (4-0). That might have resulted in a shifting of priorities for manager Niko Kovač, with the Black and Yellows’ best route back into Europe next season now coming via their league finish, yet they start the round three points shy of the top six.[/p]
[p]Dortmund certainly look capable of a late charge based on recent domestic form, scoring seven combined goals in successive wins over Mainz (3-1) and then Freiburg (4-1). Their attacking threat looks largely down to good work from KovaÄŤ on the training pitch, as since he took over in February, no other team has taken as many shots (147) or had as high an xG figure (20.8) as BVB pre-round.[/p]
[p]Key battle: Two of the division’s leading marksmen meet here. Bayern’s Harry Kane has scored seven league goals in the second half of the campaign, while only Dortmund’s Serhou Guirassy has managed more (eight) – his last two Bundesliga strikes came after half-time in away matches.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Bayern are the only current Bundesliga side former boss KovaÄŤ is winless against as a coach (D1, L7).[/p]
[p][i]Written by David H[/i][/p]