Bayern München vs Borussia Dortmund: Bundesliga Preview, Form and Key Stats

Bayern München host Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga on Saturday 31 October, 20:30 (Mecca time). The hosts are 1st in the table and the visitors 2nd. This preview uses the season's Bundesliga results to compare how both sides score, defend and perform at home and away.

Where the two sides stand

Bayern München are 1st on 17 points (goal difference +19) and Borussia Dortmund are 2nd on 17 (+8); Bayern München and Borussia Dortmund are level on points. Bayern München lead the table, while Borussia Dortmund trail the leaders Bayern München by 0.

What is at stake

On points alone (goal difference separates ties, and other results will move the table too): if Bayern München win they reach 20 points, at best 1st; if Borussia Dortmund win they reach 20, at best 1st. A draw would take Bayern München to 18 (at best 1st) and Borussia Dortmund to 18 (at best 1st).

Bayern München at home

Bayern München have 3 wins, 0 draws and 0 defeats at home (9 points from 3 games, 3.0 per game), scoring 6.0 and conceding 0.67 per game. They kept 1 clean sheet and failed to score in 0 of those 3.

Current streaks for Bayern München: 2 straight wins, a goal in each of their last 5.

Borussia Dortmund away from home

Borussia Dortmund have 2 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats away from home (7 points from 3 games, 2.33 per game), scoring 1.33 and conceding 0.67 per game. They kept 2 clean sheets and failed to score in 1 of those 3.

Current streaks for Borussia Dortmund: a 7-game unbeaten run, 2 clean sheets in a row.

Recent form

Bayern München's last 5 results in the Bundesliga, newest first (opponent position in brackets): 3-1 at SC Freiburg (3rd, W); 6-1 vs RB Leipzig (6th, W); 2-2 at FC Augsburg (9th, D); 7-0 vs Union Berlin (17th, W); 2-1 at SV Elversberg (5th, W). That is 13 points from a possible 15, with 20 goals scored and 5 conceded.

Borussia Dortmund's last 5 results in the Bundesliga, newest first (opponent position in brackets): 1-0 vs Eintracht Frankfurt (14th, W); 0-0 at Union Berlin (17th, D); 2-2 vs Werder Bremen (7th, D); 1-0 at VfB Stuttgart (15th, W); 3-0 vs SC Paderborn 07 (13th, W). That is 11 points from a possible 15, with 7 goals scored and 2 conceded.

Against top-half opponents Bayern München have 3W 1D 0L (2.5 points per game from 4 games); against the bottom half it is 2W 1D 0L (2.33 per game from 3).

Against top-half opponents Borussia Dortmund have 0W 1D 0L (1.0 points per game from 1 games); against the bottom half it is 5W 1D 0L (2.67 per game from 6).

When the goals come

Bayern München's 25 league goals are spread by minute band, with the most productive spell 16-30 (5 goals); 15 (60%) came after half-time and 6 after the 75th minute. they have conceded most between minutes 46-60 (2 of 6 goals), including 1 after the 75th minute.

Borussia Dortmund's 11 league goals are spread by minute band, with the most productive spell 76-90 (5 goals); 8 (73%) came after half-time and 5 after the 75th minute. they have conceded most between minutes 76-90 (3 of 5 goals), including 3 after the 75th minute.

Late goals could matter: Bayern München have scored 6 after the 75th minute and Borussia Dortmund have conceded 3 there, while Borussia Dortmund have scored 5 and Bayern München have conceded 1. Before half-time, Bayern München have scored 10 and Borussia Dortmund have conceded 1; Borussia Dortmund have scored 3 and Bayern München have conceded 1.

Tactics and discipline

Bayern München's most used formations: 4-2-3-1 (7 games).

Borussia Dortmund's most used formations: 3-4-2-1 (6 games), 3-4-3 (1 game).

Bayern München have collected 6 yellow and 0 red cards and converted 1 of 1 penalties.

Borussia Dortmund have collected 15 yellow and 1 red cards.

Players to watch

Bayern München's players to watch: M. Olise (6 goals and 3 assists in 7 appearances); H. Kane (4 goals and 5 assists in 7 appearances).

Borussia Dortmund's players to watch: S. Guirassy (2 goals and 2 assists in 7 appearances); Fábio Silva (2 goals and 1 assist in 6 appearances); N. Schlotterbeck (average rating 7.91).

Head-to-head

In their last 10 meetings Bayern München won 6, Borussia Dortmund won 1 and 3 were drawn, averaging 3.7 goals per game. Both teams scored in 8 of them and 8 had more than 2.5 goals. The most recent was Borussia Dortmund 1-2 Bayern München in the Super Cup (2026).

Recent meetings, newest first: Borussia Dortmund 1-2 Bayern München (2026); Borussia Dortmund 2-3 Bayern München (2026); Bayern München 2-1 Borussia Dortmund (2025); Bayern München 2-2 Borussia Dortmund (2025); Borussia Dortmund 1-1 Bayern München (2024).

Goals outlook

Blending Bayern München's home scoring rate (6.0) with Borussia Dortmund's away conceding rate (0.67) gives about 3.3 goals for Bayern München; the reverse calculation gives 1.0 for Borussia Dortmund, a combined 4.3. Both teams scored in 2 of Bayern München's 3 home games and 1 of Borussia Dortmund's 3 away games, and over 2.5 goals appeared in 3 and 1 of them. These are season-average calculations, not a forecast.

Strengths and weaknesses

Bayern München's strengths: 1st in the league for goals scored (25 goals); 2nd in the league for goals conceded (6 conceded); 1st in the league for home points per game (3.00); 3rd in the league for away points per game (2.00); 1st in the league for points from the last five games (13 points).

Borussia Dortmund's strengths: 1st in the league for goals conceded (4 conceded); 1st in the league for away points per game (2.33); 2nd in the league for points from the last five games (11 points).

Our read

On the numbers, the form lines are close (Bayern München 13 points, Borussia Dortmund 11). Bayern München collect 3.0 points per home game while Borussia Dortmund take 2.33 per away game, which tilts the balance toward Bayern München.