Overview
- Bayern have opened the Bundesliga with nine wins from nine for 27 points and are on a 16-game winning streak across competitions after defeating Paris Saint-Germain in midweek.
- Saturday’s card pits Bayern away to Union Berlin and sends second-placed RB Leipzig to Hoffenheim before the international break.
- Vincent Kompany highlighted Union’s home strength and physical edge, with Bayern also missing Alphonso Davies, Jamal Musiala and Hiroki Ito, and giving Guerreiro a precautionary rest.
- Coverage in Germany indicates potential Bayern rotation, with reports tipping Nicolas Jackson and Lennart Karl to start in attack in place of regulars.
- Leipzig have taken 22 of 24 points since their opening-day 6-0 loss to Bayern to sit five back, with CEO Johann Plenge praising Ole Werner’s rapidly gelled side and 18-year-old Yan Diomande’s recent two goals and three assists, while betting previews fancy Leipzig at Hoffenheim.