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Match details:

Bundesliga, Germany, 2020
Bayern Munchen vs. FC Schalke
Allianz Arena, Munich
Date: September 19th, 2020
Kick-off: 12:00 am IST

Preview:

Bayern Munchen are going to host the round first game of the German Bundesliga against FC Schalke at Allianz Arena, Munich. In the last season, Bayern had managed to grab the 29th Bundesliga title, and more than that they also crowned themselves with the title of European Champion. This performance from Bayern is clearly showing the power and attack they have on their side.

On the other hand, FC Schalke finished their last years season campaign on the 12th position on the points table. FC Schalke will try their level best to give a tough grind to the German champion side in the season opening encounter.

After analyzing the recent form and statistics of these two sides, we can say that Bayern Munchen are a clear favorite side to secure a win in today’s encounter. Also, Bayern managed to secure a win in all the last eight competitive league games they played against FC Schalke.

Head to head record:

Bayern Munchen: 15
FC Schalke: 2
Draw: 3

Suspension, Not available & Injured:

Bayern Munich:
Tanguy Nianzou, Kingsley Coman, Thiago

FC Schalke:
Salif Sane (Doubtful) and Omar Mascarell (Doubtful)

Probable starting Line-up:

Bayern Munchen (4-2-3-1): Neuer, Pavard, Sule, Alaba, Davies, Goretzka, Kimmich, Gnabry, Muller, Sane, Lewandowski

FC Schalke (4-5-1): Fahrmann, Rudy, Nastasic, Kabak, Oczipka, Uth, Serdar, Stambouli, Bentaleb, Harit, Ibisevic

Top picks (Bundesliga):

Robert Lewandowski: Bayern Munchen’s attacking forward and last season top goal scorer scored 34 goals last season in the Bundesliga. He had an average of 3.7 shots per game on goal with a successful passing percentage of 73. He is a clear choice for captaincy in your small league fantasy team.

Thomas Muller: German international and Bayern Munich winger had provided assistance in  21 goals last season. Also, he managed to score 8 goals on his own in Bundesliga. He has an average of 1.5 shots per game on a goalpost with a successful passing percentage of 78. He can be considered as a crucial pick for fantasy in grand league teams.

Captain and vice-captain options:

Lewandowksi, Muller, Gnabry, Sane, and Uth

Grand League score prediction:

Home 1-0 Away
Home 2-0 Away
Home 2-1 Away
Home 1-3 Away
Home 0-0 Away
Home 1-0 Away

Score prediction for the Small League:

Bayern Munchen (2-0) FC Schalke

Dream11 team updated:

Preferable contest: Head to Head, Small league up to 10 members.

Note: All data is taken from the official Bundesliga website

Disclaimer: The views expressed here are of the author and are not a reflection of the actual points you might earn.