Overview

• Bayern have opened 2025/26 with nine wins in nine across all competitions, including a 5-1 Champions League victory over Pafos this week, and sit top of the Bundesliga.
• Saturday’s match at Deutsche Bank Park precedes the international break, and a Bayern win would keep them first regardless of Borussia Dortmund’s result against RB Leipzig.
• Vincent Kompany said Kim Min‑jae is "probably" in the traveling group, but local reporting later indicated the center-back has foot and shoulder issues and is unlikely to feature.
• Bayern’s defensive options are stretched with Josip Stanišić, Hiroki Ito, Jamal Musiala and Alphonso Davies unavailable, heightening concern at center-back depth.
• Eintracht Frankfurt have produced goal-heavy games, from a 6-4 league win at Gladbach to a 5-1 loss at Atlético Madrid, setting up an open contest after Bayern’s recent scoring surge led by Harry Kane.