Bayern München vs Borussia Dortmund: Bundesliga Title Race Compared

Bayern München are 1st in the Bundesliga with 17 points and Borussia Dortmund are 2nd with 17, level on points.

Record and efficiency

Bayern München: 5W 2D 0L in 7 games. Borussia Dortmund: 5W 2D 0L in 7 games.

Bayern München and Borussia Dortmund are level on points per game (2.43).

Attack and defence

Bayern München have the edge in goals scored per game: 3.57 against 1.71 for Borussia Dortmund.

Borussia Dortmund have the edge in goals conceded per game: 0.57 against 0.86 for Bayern München.

Borussia Dortmund have the edge in clean sheets: 5 against 2 for Bayern München.

How they rank in the league

Bayern München's league rankings: goals scored 1st, goals conceded 2nd, home points per game 1st, away points per game 3rd, points from the last five games 1st.

Borussia Dortmund's league rankings: goals scored 10th, goals conceded 1st, home points per game 4th, away points per game 1st, points from the last five games 2nd.

Home and away

Bayern München take 3.0 points per home game and 2.0 away; Borussia Dortmund take 2.5 at home and 2.33 away.

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.

Key players

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).

History between them

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).

What comes next

Bayern München's next games: vs Borussia Dortmund (2nd), at FSV Mainz 05 (8th), vs 1. FC Köln (12th).

Borussia Dortmund's next games: at Bayern München (1st), vs SV Elversberg (5th), at M'gladbach (18th).

Verdict

The two are level on points per game this season. Recent form gives Bayern München 13 points from the last five and Borussia Dortmund 11.