The first Der Klassiker of the season fills Saturday’s Bundesliga primetime spot as two unbeaten title chasers Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund renew hostilities at the Allianz Arena.
Match News and Current Form
Bayern Munich’s season has been perfect so far as Vincent Kompany’s men have won all ten of their matches across all competitions - their best start since joining the Bundesliga in 1965! Bayern head into this clash on the back of their longest run of league wins since 2020 (W8), the last seven of which saw them score 3+ goals, helping them set a new competition record of 25 goals across the opening six rounds of 2025/26. The Rekordmeister are on the longest ongoing unbeaten run across Europe’s big five leagues (15), and appear unlikely to slow down here having won five successive Bundesliga home matches without reply.
Sitting just one game shy of Bayern’s unbeaten streak are Dortmund, who could cut the gap to just one point after their own imperious start to the season under Niko Kovač (W4, D2). The Black and Yellows have built their title challenge on solid defensive foundations, conceding just four league goals and keeping four clean sheets across their opening six league outings. Kovač’s men are therefore as likely as anyone to halt the formidable Bayern forward line, as indicated by successive victories on the road in the Bundesliga by a 2-0 scoreline, helping the Croatian to a higher points-per-game average than any other Dortmund manager (2.1).
Head-to-Head History
With 137 prior editions, Der Klassiker is the most played fixture in German football history. Bayern have been beaten in just one of the last 14 H2Hs (W10, D3), yet failed to win any of the last three meetings (D2, L1), coming from behind to draw both games against Dortmund last term.
Hot Stats and Streaks
Bayern are unbeaten in each of their last 12 Saturday evening televised Bundesliga games (W8, D4).
Bayern have scored first and led at half-time in every league game this season.
Dortmund have led at half-time in ten of their last 11 Bundesliga matches.
Dortmund have won their last two away league games against reigning Bundesliga champions.
Key Players to Watch and Missing Players
Bayern Munich’s Luis Díaz has directly contributed to nine goals across his first six Bundesliga games (G5, A4), a record only bettered by his history-making teammate Harry Kane (11). Dortmund’s Serhou Guirassy (G32) is behind only Kane and Kylian Mbappé for goals scored during 2025, although he hasn’t netted against Bayern since 2022/23.
Bayern remain without Alphonso Davies as he edges nearer to a return, while Dortmund have no fresh injury concerns.
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Betting Analysis
We’re backing a tight and tense first Der Klassiker of the season in this primetime Bundesliga clash with a tentative draw selection.
Author: Matthew Billon