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Preview: Bayern Munich vs. Hoffenheim – Team news and prediction
The Bundesliga is back, and the first match will be against Bayern Munich and Hoffenheim.
Friday night brings a top match in the Bundesliga as Bayern welcomes the 7th-placed Hoffenheim to the Allianz Arena. Club legend Franz Beckenbauer will also be honored tonight, a well-deserved tribute as he is one of the greatest in the club's history.
Bayern Munich is chasing the league leaders, Leverkusen, and needs 3 points as the current gap is 4 points, although Bayern has a game in hand. Hoffenheim is having an impressive season and currently sits in 7th place in the league, just 3 points behind Dortmund in sixth place and the European spots.
Last five matches between Bayern vs. Hoffenheim:
◉ 1-1: Bayern vs. Hoffenheim
◉ 0-2: Hoffenheim vs. Bayern
◉ 1-1: Hoffenheim vs. Bayern
◉ 4-0: Bayern vs. Hoffenheim
◉ 4-1: Bayern vs. Hoffenheim
Team news:
Serge Gnabry, Bouna Sarr, Gabriel Marusic, and Tarek Buchmann are out with injuries for Bayern, and in addition, Kim Min-jae and Mazraoui are unavailable as they are on international duty. However, De Ligt and Laimer have used the break to recover from their injuries, and both are expected to be part of the match squad.
Samassekou is the only player on international duty, and the only injury concern is Bambase Conte for Hoffenheim. Hoffenheim can be pleased to have Dennis Geiger and Wout Weghorst back from injuries, although both are expected to start on the bench.
Bayern expected lineup:
Neuer; Laimer, Upamecano, De Ligt, Davies; Kimmich, Goretzka; Sane, Musiala, Coman; Kane.
Hoffenheim expected lineup:
Baumann; Vogt, Brooks, Kabak; Stach; Kaderabek, Promel, Grillitsch, Skov; Bebou, Kramaric.
Prediction:
We believe this will be an entertaining match with many goals. Bayern is expected to win this game, but we don't think they will keep a clean sheet. Therefore, we choose to predict a Bayern Munich victory + both teams to score in the match at odds 2.10 at Unibet.