Our prediction for this Bundesliga match:
Signal Iduna Park will be centre of attention when Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich go head to head in Der Klassiker on Matchday 10. The Bavarians rolled over Darmstadt 8-0 at the weekend, with the team climbing to second place in the standings and they now have a chance to overtake league leaders Bayer Leverkusen. Important midfielder Joshua Kimmich, though, misses the Bundesliga derby through suspension and given Kingsley Coman’s injury, away win should not be considered. Attacking midfielder Jamal Musiala should recover in time to face the Yellow-Blacks.
Borussia Dortmund, on the other hand, are eager to put an end to Bayern Munich’s dominance in the German top flight. As Edin Terzic’s troops looked sharp in front of goal in a 3-3 draw with Eintracht Frankfurt, we are tempted to put our money on both teams to score. Goalkeeper Gregor Kobel should recover in time to face the Bavarians, while all Mats Hummels, Emre Can, Felix Nmecha, Julien Duranville, and Mateu Morey remain in the recovery room.
Highlighted Player (Harry Kane):
Widely regarded as one of England’s best strikers at the moment, Harry Kane enjoyed a meteoric rise at Tottenham Hotspur, scoring 21 Premier League goals during the 2014/2015 campaign to be voted PFA Young Player of the Year.
The highly rated striker went on to surpass that achievement the following season as he helped Tottenham Hotspur mount a serious title challenge for the first time in club’s recent history and he made seamless transition to international football. Kane scored four goals in his first ten appearances for England to prove he was here to stay and at the same time established himself as a first choice striker in Roy Hodgson’s squad ahead of the Euro 2016 finals.
Kane is a modern striker, who is extremely dangerous in the opposition box, but it was some outstanding goals from distance as well as link-up play with teammates that earned him an excellent reputation in world football. Kane is expected to lead both Tottenham and England in years to come, that is if he can resist the lure of top European clubs that continue to cast admiring glances his way.
Highlighted Team (Borussia Dortmund):
1909 by eighteen footballers from Dortmund. Die Schwarzgelben (The Black and Yellows) play their home games at Signal Iduna Park, but the stadium’s original name is Westfalenstadion. The capacity of Borussia’s home ground is 81,539 and it has to be noted that the stadium was opened in 1974. BVB have the highest average attendance in the world of football.
Borussia Dortmund have won eight Bundesliga trophies, while clinching the German Cup title three times.
However, the club’s biggest success came in 1997 when they outplayed Juventus in the Champions League final. Karl-Heinz Riedle scored a brace for BVB in the 3-1 win over Juve, with Lars Ricken finding the net in the title game as well. Borussia’s biggest rivals are Schalke 04 and the two teams square off against each other in the Revierderby.