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Match Centre: FC Bayern München vs Borussia Dortmund

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Bundesliga Matchday 8

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18:30 Sat 31 Oct · your time in 1 day 1 h
Away Borussia Dortmund

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Pre-match chances
61% FC Bayern München 20% draw Borussia Dortmund 19%

Pre-match result forecast (provider data).

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Where to watch: CNBC+5 Stadium: Allianz Arena, Munich Referee: Tobias Stieler

What to watch for

Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.

Streak

FC Bayern München unbeaten in 17 matches

All competitions, friendlies excluded: 11 wins and 6 draws. Last defeat: 28 April, 4:5 against Paris Saint Germain.

Player in form

Harry Kane: 4 goals and 5 assists in 5 league matches

Goals4 xG4.78

Goals in line with the quality of his chances (xG 4.8).

What's at stake

FC Bayern München: a match for the title

65%after a loss 84%after a win

Title chances: 65% after a defeat, 84% after a win (10,000 simulations of the rest of the season).

Last time

Last meeting, 28 February: Borussia Dortmund – FC Bayern München 2:3

Harry Kane: 2 goals. FC Bayern München are unbeaten in the last 4 meetings.

What's at stake

Borussia Dortmund: a match for the title

12%after a loss 30%after a win

Title chances: 12% after a defeat, 30% after a win (10,000 simulations of the rest of the season).

Attack

FC Bayern München score 4.0 goals per match

FC Bayern München4.0 Borussia Dortmund1.2

Last 5 matches in all competitions. Borussia Dortmund score 1.2.

Players to watch

Bundesliga, this season.

Michael Olise

FC Bayern München · midfielder

6goals 3assists 8.40avg rating

Last match, SC Freiburg: 1 goal and 1 assist, rating 9.0.

Serhou Guirassy

Borussia Dortmund · forward

2goals 2assists 7.22avg rating

Last match, Eintracht Frankfurt: rating 6.7.

Who is out

Injuries and suspensions

FC Bayern München

  • Bara Sapoko NdiayeInjured · return date unknown
  • Jamal MusialaInjured · return date unknown
  • Luis DíazInjured · return date unknown
  • Manuel NeuerInjured · return date unknown
  • Min-jae KimInjured · return date unknown

Borussia Dortmund

  • Alexander MeyerInjured · return date unknown
  • Emre CanInjured · return date unknown
  • Giannis KonstanteliasInjured · return date unknown
  • Justin LermaInjured · return date unknown
  • Kauã PratesInjured · return date unknown
  • Mussa KabaInjured · return date unknown
  • Ramy BensebainiInjured · return date unknown

Recent matches

Bar height is the goal difference. Hover or tap a bar for the details.

“This set-up” is FC Bayern München at home and Borussia Dortmund away, as in this match.

FC Bayern München

at home · 10

7W3D0L4.3scored per match1.0conceded per match

Borussia Dortmund

away · 10

6W1D3L1.6scored per match0.7conceded per match

Per match, the last 5 matches in all competitions: corners 8.2 · 8.0; cards 1.8 · 1.4

Head to head

51 meetings since 2005. The last 5 below.

Last time · 28 Feb 2026 · Bundesliga Borussia Dortmund 2:3 FC Bayern München Schlotterbeck 26' · Svensson 83' · Kane 54', 70' (k) · Kimmich 87'. FC Bayern München: 2 wins in a row in this fixture.
2wins

2 draws3.2 goals per match · both scored in 4 of 5

1wins
Show older (5)
  • 4 Nov 2023Bundesliga Borussia Dortmund0:4FC Bayern München Upamecano 4' · Kane 9', 72', 90+3' before our records
  • 1 Apr 2023Bundesliga FC Bayern München4:2Borussia Dortmund Kobel 13' (s) · Müller 18', 23' · Coman 50' · Can 72' (k) · Malen 90' before our records
  • 8 Oct 2022Bundesliga Borussia Dortmund2:2FC Bayern München Moukoko 74' · Modeste 90+5' · Goretzka 33' · Sané 53' before our records
  • 23 Apr 2022Bundesliga FC Bayern München3:1Borussia Dortmund Gnabry 15' · Lewandowski 34' · Musiala 83' · Can 52' (k) before our records
  • 4 Dec 2021Bundesliga Borussia Dortmund2:3FC Bayern München Brandt 5' · Haaland 48' · Lewandowski 9', 77' (k) · Coman 44' before our records

Expected lineups

The data provider's expected XI.

Official around 17:30, Sat 31 Oct

FC Bayern MünchenBorussia Dortmund

When the clubs announce the official lineups (usually an hour before kick-off), they replace the expected ones.

Out

FC Bayern München: Bara Sapoko Ndiaye, Jamal Musiala, Luis Díaz, Manuel Neuer, Min-jae KimBorussia Dortmund: Alexander Meyer, Emre Can, Giannis Konstantelias, Justin Lerma, Kauã Prates, Mussa Kaba, Ramy Bensebaini

Coaches

Vincent KompanyFC Bayern München Niko KovačBorussia Dortmund

Full squads (36 players)

FC Bayern München

Goalkeepers

Defenders

Midfielders

Forwards

Borussia Dortmund

Goalkeepers

Defenders

Midfielders

Forwards

Player intelligence

Player comparison

Who wins?

The data provider's forecast, not GolVolt's. It says how often a match like this ends each way.

61%FC Bayern München
20%draw
19%Borussia Dortmund

Out of 20 matches like this, FC Bayern München win 12, 4 end level and Borussia Dortmund win 4.

The forecast leans to FC Bayern München. By Volt (strength from league results) FC Bayern München rate higher: 78.3 and 69.0.

Likeliest scores

The five likeliest from the score grid.

  1. 1:18%
  2. 2:18%
  3. 2:07%
  4. 3:17%
  5. 1:06%

How many goals?

The forecast, and under it what happened in each club's last 10 matches.

  • 2+ goals87% FC Bayern München 9 of 10 · Borussia Dortmund 6 of 10
  • 3+ goals69% FC Bayern München 9 of 10 · Borussia Dortmund 6 of 10
  • 4+ goals49% FC Bayern München 8 of 10 · Borussia Dortmund 4 of 10
  • 5+ goals35% FC Bayern München 5 of 10 · Borussia Dortmund 3 of 10
Goals at both ends

Chance that each side scores: 62%.

What this match changes in the season Derby

Title chance after each result.

Club today after a defeat after a draw after a win
FC Bayern München today 77%
after a defeat
65%
after a draw
76%
after a win
84%
Borussia Dortmund today 18%
after a defeat
12%
after a draw
19%
after a win
30%

FC Bayern München: 19 percentage points of title chance between a win and a defeat.

From 10,000 simulations of the rest of the season. How we count

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Pro analysis

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Volt matchup

78.3 69.0
FC Bayern MünchenBorussia Dortmund
  • GolVolt’s own goals model
  • XI stability
  • Matches with this profile

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Match sheet

Kick-off
Saturday 31 October, 18:30Your time · in 1 day 1 h
Where to watch
CNBC, ESPN Select, ESPN+, Telemundo, Fandango (Stream), USA Network (Stream) USA · change country
Stadium
Allianz Arena Munich · show map
Referee
Tobias Stieler 🇩🇪 3.7 yellow cards per match · This season · 3 matches
Rest
FC Bayern München 3 days · Borussia Dortmund 4 days Both last played: DFB Pokal
Table
1. FC Bayern München and 2. Borussia Dortmund, 17 pts each Matchday 8 of 34
Weather
8°Cscattered cloudswind 13 km/h
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