Bayern Munich vs Eintracht Frankfurt prediction: How will Bundesliga fixture play out today?
The two sides meet at the Allianz Arena on Saturday evening
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Your support makes all the difference.Bayern Munich take on Eintracht Frankfurt this weekend as the resumed Bundesliga season continues.
Germany’s top division returned last weekend becoming the first of Europe’s top five leagues to do so following the shutdown amidst the coronavirus pandemic.
Bundesliga champions Bayern picked up where they left off by beating Union Berlin last Sunday.
Frankfurt returned to the field with a defeat at home to Borussia Moenchengladbach and will be hoping for better when they visit the Allianz Arena on Saturday.
Here’s everything you need to know:
When is the match?
The game kicks off at the Allianz Arena at 5.30pm on Saturday.
What TV channel is it on?
The game will be broadcast on BT Sport 1 and BT Sport Ultimate.
Subscribers will also be able to live stream the match online via the BT Sport website.
Team news
For the hosts Philippe Coutinho and Corentin Tolisso remain out as Bayern remain relatively injury-free.
That said, with Dortmund, on the horizon Flick could rotate with Kingsley Coman and Ivan Perisic possibles to come in.
Goncalo Paciencia has been ruled out for the visitors while Dominik Kohr is suspended.
Predicted line-ups
Bayern Munich: Neuer, Pavard, Boateng, Alaba, Davies, Kimmich, Thiago, Goretzka, Muller, Lewandowski, Coman
Eintracht Frankfurt: Trapp, Toure, Hinteregger, Abraham, N'Dicka, Rode, Ilsanker, Chandler, Kamada, Dost, Kostic
Odds
Bayern Munich 1/8
Draw 8/1
Eintracht Frankfurt 14/1
Prediction
The reigning champions weren’t quite themselves last weekend against Union Berlin but after another week of full training that rust should be well and truly knocked off. Expect Robert Lewandowski to be back among the goals again ahead of Der Klassiker with rivals Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday. Bayern Munich 3-0 Eintracht Frankfurt
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