Our prediction for this Bundesliga match:
Following a heart-breaking loss in der Klassiker, Bayern Munich will be aiming to return to winning ways in Bundesliga when they take on Heidenheim on Saturday afternoon. The Bavarians outplayed Darmstadt 5-2 in their last away game, which is surely giving fans a reason for optimism ahead of the trip to Baden-Wurttemberg. Both Serge Gnabry and Kingsley Coman are pushing for recalls to the starting XI, while the likes of Raphael Guerreiro, Aleksandar Pavlovic, Manuel Neuer, and Raphael Guerreiro remain in the recovery room.
The hosts, on the other hand, showed character in a 3-3 draw with Stuttgart, with the team coming from two goals behind to share the spoils with die Schwaben, but they will have a much bigger fish to fry against the German powerhouse. As 15 goals in total have been netted in the previous two meetings between the two sides, a high-scoring affair is on the cards. Midfielder Nikola Dovedan is banned for the hosts.
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 (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.