Borussia Dortmund vs Bayern München

This will be the 136th meeting between Borussia Dortmund and FC Bayern München since the Bundesliga was founded, making this the most contested fixture in German professional football. The Munich side have suffered more defeats to BVB in all competitions than against any other side (33, most recently 2-0 at home in March) – however, Dortmund have also recorded more losses against FCB than versus anyone else (67).

Borussia Dortmund are the only side to have won all of their home games in the Bundesliga this season (6) and their tally of 18 points makes them the best home team, while FC Bayern München are the league’s best away team with 16 points on the road. In Europe’s top five leagues, only FC Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain are also yet to drop a point at home like BVB.

Nuri Sahin is the first Borussia Dortmund coach since the Bundesliga was founded to win each of his first eight competitive home games in charge. BVB could now start a campaign with nine straight home wins in all competitions for the first time in professional football. Including last season, Dortmund have won each of their last 11 home matches – they have only ever enjoyed a longer run in 1994 under Ottmar Hitzfeld (14).

Bayern München’s Vincent Kompany has collected 29 points in his first 11 Bundesliga games as a coach, equalling the league record only previously achieved by Pep Guardiola with Bayern in 2012/13 and by Klaus Toppmöller with Eintracht Frankfurt in 1993/94 when using three points for a win.

FC Bayern München have won each of their last five Bundesliga games without conceding a goal, something they last achieved under Carlo Ancelotti between February and April 2017. They last recorded a longer run of top-flight wins coupled with clean sheets in November/December 2014 under Pep Guardiola (6).