Bayern Munich vs Union Berlin

Bayern Munich is heavily favoured to defeat Union Berlin, and a bet on over 2.5 total goals is a strong possibility.

Match info: Bundesliga

Venue: Allianz Arena

Date: Saturday 2nd November 2024

Time: 3:30 pm Nigerian time

Bayern Munich will put their European struggles aside and switch focus back to the Bundesliga, as they will welcome Union Berlin to Allianz Arena as they hope to maintain the top position. Coming from a 4-0 win against Mainz in the DFB Pokal, the Bavarians will push to defeat Union Berlin, who are doing better than they did last season in the Bundesliga, sitting in fourth place after eight matches, five points behind Bayern.

Head-to-head:

• Bayern Munich have won 7 of the 10 meetings between the two clubs.
• Union Berlin has never recorded a victory against the Bavarians.
• The remaining 3 clashes ended in draws.
• Bayern have kept clean sheets in 3 of their last 5 matches.

Form:

• Bayern Munich in the league: W-D-D-W-W
• Bayern Munich in all competitions: D-W-L-W-W
• Union Berlin in the League: W-L-W-W-D
• Union Berlin in all competitions: L-W-W-D-L

Team News:

• For Bayern Munich, Sacha Boey, Josep Stanisic, and Hiroki Ito are injured.
• For Union Berlin, Yannic Stein, Josip Juranovic, and Lucas Toussart will be absent due to injury concerns.

Player(s) to watch:

Jamal Musiala has been in sublime form for both his club and country, and he scored a hat-trick in Bayern’s recent victory in the DFB Pokal fixture and will be looking forward to continuing his extraordinary form. Christopher Trimmel is a 6 feet 2 inches 37-year-old veteran right back and will be tasked with the responsibility of neutralizing the threat from Bayern’s attacking trio and dominating the midfield.

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