Borussia Dortmund vs Bayern Munich - prediction, team news, lineups

The German Supercup volition unfastened the German top-flight season, with Borussia Dortmund acceptable to invited rivals Bayern Munich to Signal Iduna Park connected Saturday.

Bayern won some the Bundesliga and the DFB-Pokal in 2025-26, truthful BVB person been entered into the Supercup owed their second-placed finish, and Dortmund fans volition relish the accidental to triumph the first Der Klassiker of the campaign.

Match preview

Borussia Dortmund should beryllium arrogant of their showings successful 2025-26 considering they picked up 16 much points (73), conceded 17 less goals and finished 2 places higher successful the Bundesliga than they did successful 2024-25.

However, it would beryllium understandable if fans were somewhat disappointed by the information they finished down Bayern for a 14th consecutive season.

Niko Kovac indispensable physique connected his team's affirmative 2025-26 campaign, and 1 country that helium volition beryllium keen to code is the information his broadside lone scored 70 league goals, 1 less than they netted successful 2024-25.

Results successful pre-season person been mixed - the nine person won three, drawn 1 and mislaid 2 of their six friendlies - but the summertime is chiefly astir gathering fittingness and cohesion alternatively than securing victories.

Dortmund's grounds astatine Signal Iduna Park was exceptional past word fixed they won 13 of their 17 Bundesliga fixtures astatine the stadium, but 1 of their 2 losses astatine the arena was a 3-2 decision to Bayern Munich successful February.

Bayern Munich enjoyed an historical rubric win, arsenic portion claiming the Bundesliga was a fitting reward, the nine besides cemented themselves successful past arsenic the highest ever scorers successful a azygous play successful the German apical formation (122).

It would not beryllium astonishing if that grounds is ne'er broken, and manager Vincent Kompany has truthful acold managed to support the likes of Harry Kane and Michael Olise astatine the Allianz, truthful it makes consciousness that astir spot his broadside arsenic the overwhelming favourites for the 2026-27 title.

After comfortably sweeping Stuttgart aside  successful the DFB-Pokal last successful May, galore judge that the Bavarians could predominate domestically yet again.

Bayern won some Der Klassiker contests past term, though some victories were by one-goal margins, portion they besides mislaid 1 and settled for 2 stalemates successful their erstwhile 3 meetings with Black and Yellow.

Kompany has been victorious successful 5 of his team's six friendlies this summer, with that play encompassing wins against the likes of Aston Villa and RB Leipzig.

The Bavarians are unbeaten successful their 8 astir caller visits to Signal Iduna Park, getting the amended of Dortmund 7 times.

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Team News

Any clash against Bayern is simply a important occasions for Borussia Dortmund, and that means fans volition spot a beardown squad connected the weekend, including forwards Serhou Guirassy and Samuele Inacio.

Felix Nmecha is acceptable to patrol the basal of midfield, and helium is astir definite to beryllium supported by Jobe Bellingham successful a treble pivot.

Kovac has utilized a backmost 3 during his clip astatine BVB, and with Nico Schlotterbeck and Emre Can inactive injured, the astir apt trio to beryllium trusted successful defence are Filippo Mane, Joane Gadou and Ramy Bensebaini.

Bayern forward Jamal Musiala feinted successful a affable against RB Leipzig connected August 15, and helium has confirmed that helium is undergoing attraction for a neurological dysfunction, though helium has assured fans that determination is yet thing to interest astir successful regards to his health.

It would inactive beryllium astonishing if helium started connected Saturday, portion Kane has indicated that helium whitethorn lone beryllium acceptable capable to play for 45 minutes, truthful expect to spot a disjointed frontline featuring Luiz Diaz, Arijon Ibrahimovic and Ismael Saibari.

Kompany could besides tract a trio successful the mediate of the pitch, with Joshua Kimmich, Tom Bischof and Aleksandar Pavlovic apt to play successful immoderate capacity.

Borussia Dortmund imaginable starting lineup:

Kobel; Gadou, Mane, Bensebaini; Svensson, Bellingham, Nmecha, Ryerson; Karetsas, Inacio; Guirassy

Bayern Munich imaginable starting lineup:

Urbig; Boey, Tah, Min-jae, Brown; Kimmich, Bischof, Pavlovic; Saibari, Ibrahimovic, Diaz

We say: Borussia Dortmund 2-1 Bayern Munich

With Bayern's onslaught apt to beryllium acold beneath its best, Dortmund person to instrumentality vantage of their weakened opponents.

The lucifer could beryllium tense, and BVB indispensable beryllium starring by the clip the Bavarians bring connected attacking reinforcements if they are to look arsenic victors.

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