Our prediction for this Bundesliga match:
WWK Arena will host Friday’s Bavarian derby between Augsburg and Bayern Munchen. Augsburg are, as always, fighting for survival, with the team sitting in 11th place in the standings ahead of the visit of Bayern. All Jeffrey Gouweleeuw, Reece Oxford, Tobias Strobl, Iago, and Felix Uduokhai are sidelined with injuries for the hosts, who were beaten by Wolfsburg before the international break.
The title holders, on the other hand, aim to extend their winning run in Bundesliga to five games. Julian Nagelsmann is doing a great job with the German giants, and even though all Niklas Sule, Jamal Musiala, Joshua Kimich, and Serge Gnabry have been tested positive for coronavirus, we are tempted to put our money on the away side. You should know that in their last meeting at WWK Arena Bayern Munchen defeated Augsburg thanks to Robert Lewandowski’s goal.
Highlighted Player (Rani Khedira):
Just like his brother Sami, Rani Khedira started his senior career at Stuttgart. The midfielder made 56 league appearances for Stuttgart II, while playing nine matches for the first team. In 2014 he joined Leipzig and he has been playing for Die Bullen ever since.
Rani Khedira was born on 27 January, 1994 in Stuttgart and he has 2 caps for Germany U19 team. The Leipzig midfielder represented Germany U17 at the 2011 FIFA World Cup. Khedira played 15 matches for Leipzig in the 2015/2016 2. Bundesliga campaign and he certainly helped the team secure promotion to the German elite division. He is a central midfielder, but he plays as a defensive midfielder as well.
Khedira has a contract with Leipzig which expires on 30 June, 2017. His highest market value was €1,300,000 on 13 January, 2015. Rani Khedira was born in Germany, but his father is Tunisian. He is a right-footed footballer.
Highlighted Team (Bayern Munich):
Over the years Bayern Munich have established themselves as one of the most successful European clubs. The Stern des Sudens (Star of the South) are the dominant force in German football and it has to be noted that the Bavarians clinched their 26th Bundesliga title in 2016. Bayern Munich have won 18 German Cup trophies, while winning the Champions League (European Cup) five times.
The German giants clinched the Intercontinental Cup in 1976 and 2001, while lifting the FIFA Club World Cup trophy in 2013. Bayern Munich was founded in 1900 by eleven football players and their leader was Franz John. The Bavarians host their rivals at Allianz Arena (75,000), the stadium that was built in 2005.
Fellow Bavarian sides TSV 1860 Munchen 1860 and Nurnberg are regarded as Bayern Munich’s fiercest rivals, but the rivalry between Borussia Dortmund and Bayern is big as well. The likes of Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, Franz Beckenbauer, Lothar Matthaus, Oliver Kahn, Gerd Muller and Giovane Elber are famous footballers who played for Bayern Munich in the past.