Overview
- Vincent Kompany’s side remain unbeaten across competitions and top of the Bundesliga after a 3-1 win over Chelsea and three league victories with a 14–2 goal difference.
- Bayern travel without Josip Stanišić for several weeks after a medial ligament tear, with Alphonso Davies, Hiroki Ito, Raphaël Guerreiro and Jamal Musiala also unavailable.
- Harry Kane has five Bundesliga goals, while summer arrival Luis Díaz has scored three in three league matches as the attack continues to carry the load.
- Multiple outlets list a predicted Bayern XI of Neuer; Boey, Upamecano, Tah, Laimer; Kimmich, Goretzka; Olise, Gnabry, Díaz; Kane.
- Hoffenheim, 2-1 winners at Leverkusen and 4-2 victors at Union Berlin, are missing Koki Machida and others, and betting previews favor a Bayern win in a high-scoring game at the PreZero Arena on Saturday at 2:30pm BST.