With a crunch clash against Juventus coming up next week, Pep Guardiola will hope that his men will be able to keep their focus on domestic affairs as they welcome Darmstadt 98 to the Allianz Arena. On paper, this match appears to be a straightforward three points for die Roten, especially given the visitors' inconsistent form and Bayern's excellent head-to-head record versus their upcoming opponents.
Bayern Munich
This will be ninth meeting between Bayern Munich and Damstadt, and not surprisingly, it's die Roten who hold the upper hand. Out of their past eight matches, the hosts have won seven, with Darmstadt's best result being a 1-1 draw back in November 1978. Having drawn their last Bundesliga match without finding the back of the net, Guardiola will want to see his squad up and firing as they hope to extend their lead at the top of the league table.
Bayern will be coming into this match having kept clean sheets in their past five home games, and the hosts have scored at least two goals in their past 11 matches at the Allianz Arena. Not surprisingly, Guardiola's side have dominated at home and have yet to lose on their home turf this season, and given their good past performances against their visitors, will probably keep this impressive record intact after tomorrow's game.
Having netted 34 goals at the Allianz Arena, Bayern's home goal output is better than 15 other sides in the Bundesliga to date, and having only failed to score on two occasions - during their 0-0 draws against Eintracht Frankfurt and Bayer Leverkusen - one certainly will not bet against them scoring a few goals on Saturday.
With the game versus the Bianconeri in mind, the ex-Barcelona coach could opt to rotate his squad. The Spanish tactician will still have some key players absent through injury, including Jérôme Boateng, Javi Martínez, Sven Ulreich, and Holger Badstuber. However, both Mehdi Benatia and Mario Götze could play some part in the match having recovered from their respective injuries, and fortunately, Bayern will not be missing any players due to suspension.
Darmstadt
Meanwhile, Darmstadt, who are back in the Bundesliga after a 33 year absence, have won two out of their last five matches. Although they are just four points away from the relegation play-off spot, fans will feel some slight sense of encouragement given the decent start to 2016 for die Lilien. Dirk Schuster's men have picked up six points from their past four matches, and more important is that these wins have been on the road.
In their last trio of road games, Darmstadt have scored at least two goals, but they will be facing a tough task to find a way past Bayern's tough back-line, who, anchored by Manuel Neuer, have conceded just ten goals this season. Unfortunately for Schuster, he will have to make do without a whole slew of players due to suspension. As a result of yellow card accumulation, Konstantin Rausch, Jérôme Gondorf, Peter Niemeyer, Aytac Sulu, and Marcel Heller will all miss out on the trip to Munich.
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On paper, this looks like a straightforward win for Bayern as they will next turn their focus to their Champions League round of 16 match against Serie A giants Juventus next week, and expect the Allianz Arena to be a lively atmosphere. However if you are too far away to make it in person, no worries. LiveSoccerTV.com has plenty of options to catch this match via TV, computer, phone, or tablet.
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