Teams to be updated after the toss.
Match Details:
Bayern Munich vs. Schalke 04
19th September at 00:00 AM
Venue: The Allianz Arena, Munich.
Match Preview:
The German Bundesliga is Germany’s primary football competition at the top of the football league system, where 18 teams battle to be determined as champions of Germany. Since its inception in 1963, the Bundesliga has been won by 12 different German clubs, with Bayern Munich winning most times with 29, and were also crowned champions for 19-20 season. In this league fixture, last season’s champion Bayern Munich take on last season’s 12th placed team Schalke. In their last respective competitive fixtures, Bayern Munch beat Paris Saint-Germain 1-0 to claim the UEFA Champions League title and Schalke lost 4-0 to SC Freiburg in the Bundesliga.
Key Stats & Info:
- Bayern Munich has won their last 13 Bundesliga matches.
- Bayern has beaten Schalke in their last 8 matches across all competitions.
- Schalke has failed to win in their last 16 Bundesliga matches.
Expected XI:
Bayern:
Neuer, Pavard, Sule, Alaba, Davies, Goretzka, Kimmich, Gnabry, Muller, Sane, Lewandowski
Schalke:
Fahrmann, Rudy, Raman, Kabak, Oczipka, Uth, Serdar, Stambouli, Kutucu, Harit, Ibisevic
Key Players:
Lewandowski (Bayern): Having signed from Dortmund in 2014, Lewandowski has been a lethal front-man for Bayern in his 6 seasons scoring 162 goals in 190 matches in the Bundesliga He had the most prolific goal-scoring season of his club career scoring 55 goals in 47 overall matches, providing 10 assists in his last season. He ended up winning both the competitions last season for the German giants and is a sure pick for captaincy.
Gnabry (Bayern): Gnabry’s rise to footballing superstar status is an incredible one, with once a fringe player at clubs like Arsenal and West Bromwich Albion to become a goal-scoring machine at Bayern Munich. He was one of the major factors for Bayern winning the Champions League last season scoring 9 goals and providing 2 assists in 10 games. He also scored 12 goals and provided 11 assists in the Bundesliga, contributing to Bayern winning the league last season. He is a definite captaincy pick.
Harit (Schalke): Having joined Schalke from French side Nantes in 2017, midfielder Harit has gone on to feature in 74 Bundesliga games for Schalke and scored 10 goals and provided 13 assists. He had a decent last season, scoring 6 goals and providing 4 assists and we feel he can be the difference-maker for Schalke in the next game. He is our captaincy pick.
Captain & Vice-Captain Picks
- Lewandowski (Bayern)
- Gnabry (Bayern)
- Muller (Bayern)
- Kimmich (Bayern)
- Harit (Schalke)
Dream11 team:
Source for Stats:
https://www.transfermarkt.co.in/
https://www.whoscored.com/
https://int.soccerway.com/
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