The Bavarians are so far unbeaten in the Bundesliga after nine games, with Robert Lewandowski as the league’s current top scorer with 12 goals from 8 games.
Thomas Muller has also been impressive in front of goal, having scored 9 out of his 9 appearances for Bayern this season. With a goal difference of +25, Pep Guardiola’s men are expected to produce a sterling performance, and a high scoring one for that matter, against Koln. The German league leaders have only conceded 4 goals this season.
Lewandowski reacts to a missed chance in a previous league match. The Polish forward has not scored for Bayern in their last two matches.
Koln, on the other hand, will be cautious of the fact that playing Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena comes with costly consequences as far as conceding goals is concerned. If their recent history is anything to consider, Peter Stoger’s men will most likely endure a difficult 90 minutes of football away from home.
Team news
Bayern Munich
Bayern face major injury concerns with the exclusion of Mario Gotze and Sabastian Rode due to adductor and thigh injuries respectively. Medhi Benatia, Holger Badstuber, Franck Ribery and Arjen Robben are also unlikely to feature in the home game. However, Robben, who has not played a competitive match since September 3, could pass a late fitness test for Bayern when they host Koln. Robben was also on target the last time the two sides met in February.
FC Koln
Koln’s defender Mergim Mavraj is the only player who will miss the away trip to the Allianz Arena after undergoing a knee surgery.
Modeste could be the tormentor-in-chief on Saturday when The Billy Goats face Bayern Munich
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- USA: on GOLTV USA and various Fox channels
- Canada: on various Sportsnet channels
- UK: (to be announced)
Some channels to watch Bayern Munich vs Koln in the USA include Fox Sports GO, GOLTV USA, Fox Soccer 2GO USA and Fox Sports 2 USA, at 9:30 EDT. In Canada, watch The Bavarians host the Billy Goats at 9:30 EDT on Sportsnet World and Sportsnet World Now. Alternatively, visit our live broadcast page to view additional broadcast information for other countries across the world.
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Head to head
- Bayern have won the last 4 meetings with FC Koln and scored 13 goals in the process
- The last time the two teams met, Bayern won 4-1
- Koln last home win over Bayern was in 2011
- This fixture registers an average of 3 goals per match
Last five matches in all competitions
Bayern Munich: WWWWL
FC Koln: WLDWL
Quick facts
- Koln have recently had a huge win away from home, having beaten Schalke 3 goals to nil
- Although Bayern Munich have beaten 1.FC Koln in their last four Bundesliga encounters, the Billy Goats have never lost to Bayern five consecutive times
- No other Bundesliga club has ever won 9 out of their first nine 9 opening games of the season. Bayern also broke their own record having won 8 out of their 8 opening games in the 2012/2013 season.
- Koln are currently 6th in the Bundesliga table with 14 points after 9 games
- Anthony Modeste is Koln’s top scorer with 5 goals in 9 games
Probable lineups
Bayern Munich: Manuel Neuer, Philipp Lahm, Javier Martinez, Jerome Boateng, David Alaba, Xabi Alonso, Arturo Vidal, Thiago Alcantara, Douglas Costa, Thomas Mueller, Robert Lewandowski
FC Koln: Timo Horn, Frederik Soerensen, Dominique Heintz, Jonas Hector, Pawel Olkowski, Kevin Vogt, Matthias Lehmann, Yannick Gerhardt, Marcel Risse, Leonardo Bittencourt, Anthony Modeste
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