Bayern Munchen lead the way in the top flight with 20 points from eight league games and beat VfL Bochum 5-0 on October 27, while the visitors are fourth with 15 points after eight matchweeks and drew 1-1 with Eintracht Frankfurt. The Bavarians were utterly dominant against Bochum, creating six big chances, registering 11 shots inside the penalty area and accumulating 72% possession. The win was a welcome boost to Kompany, who presided over a humiliating 4-1 defeat against Barcelona on October 23, a loss that left them in 23rd place out of 36 teams in the Champions League table.
Bayern Munchen beat Mainz 05 4-0 in the second round of the DFB-Pokal, with Jamal Musiala scoring a first-half hat-trick. Bayern have now scored 20 goals in their five most recent games, as well as 24 times in their last six league matches. Kompany’s side are one of two unbeaten teams in the top flight and have won six of their last eight Bundesliga fixtures, triumphing in their most recent two by a cumulative score of 9-0. The Bavarians have also won five of their last six league games at home, as well as winning 15, drawing one and losing just one of their last 18 matches at the Allianz Arena.
As for the visitors, they come into Saturday’s clash having lost 2-0 against Arminia Bielefeld on Wednesday in the second round of the DFB-Pokal, a match in which the Iron Ones created just one big chance. They will be without forward Ivan Prtajin and goalkeeper Yannic Stein until the middle of November.
Union Berlin drew 1-1 with Eintracht Frankfurt in their most recent league game, and while many teams would ordinarily be pleased with a point against Dino Toppmoller’s side, boss Bo Svensson may feel that his team should have mustered more than one shot after their opponents had been reduced to 10 men in the 77th minute.
Svensson’s side currently occupy a Champions League qualification spot despite having scored just nine goals in eight games, making them the league’s third-worst offensive club. To their credit, Union Berlin have conceded just five times, and this record is only bettered by Marco Rose’s RB Leipzig.
The Iron Ones have lost three, drawn one and won one of their last five matches, though they have won two and drawn one of their last three Bundesliga games. However, the away side have been poor on the road for some time, losing 12, drawing six and winning just two times in their 20 most recent fixtures on rival turf.
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