Overview
- Bayern lead the Bundesliga by five points with a 100% record and a +23 goal difference after winning their first 12 matches across all competitions.
- Gladbach sit last and remain winless, deepening a crisis that has already cost a coach and left the club two points from safety.
- Kompany cautioned against a cakewalk and said Manuel Neuer will travel, with Urbig starting and Josip Stanišić and Serge Gnabry in line to return if they trained normally.
- Bayern executive Max Eberl called the fixture the game of the year for Gladbach and stressed the need for full focus given the rivalry’s tradition and emotion.
- Forecasts strongly favor Bayern, with betting tips pointing to a comfortable, high-scoring win and one cited model giving Bayern a 97.5% title chance and Gladbach a 28.9% relegation probability.