Bayern vs Greuther Furth – When Bayern Munich welcomes Greuther Furth to the Allianz Arena on Sunday, they will be seeking to put a bad week behind them by increasing their advantage at the top of the Bundesliga table.
The visitors picked up another win to continue their recovery in the form at the bottom of the table, while the hosts suffered a shocking defeat last weekend before faltering in the Champions League in midweek.
Bayern had reached cruise control in their season before to last weekend, having increased their advantage at the top of the Bundesliga to nine points over Borussia Dortmund, ahead of a seemingly straightforward Champions League round-of-16 clash at Red Bull Salzburg in midweek.
Fast forward a week, and the champs have been undone twice during a rare stumbling block in an otherwise stellar season.
Everything looked to be going according to plan when Robert Lewandowski scored after only nine minutes against newly promoted VfL Bochum last Saturday, but Bayern was 4-1 down at halftime.
In the meantime, despite their continued battle for survival at the foot of the table, visitors Greuther will feel relieved when they visit the Allianz Arena.
Following their promotion from the 2. Bundesliga last season, they will be rewarded with memorable journeys to some of Germany’s top teams, including the Champions League’s home ground at the weekend.
The Cloverleaves enter the match as great underdogs, but manager Stefan Leitl will be hoping for another spirited performance from his team in order to take advantage of any Bayern blunders.
Bayern vs Greuther Furth – Team News:
Coman has picked up a little knock ahead of Sunday’s match after his exploits for Bayern Munich in midweek, so the Frenchman is a concern.
Serge Gnabry is another player who could miss time due to a muscular injury, but Jamal Musiala could return once his COVID-19 isolation period is up.
However, the kid will have to pass a fitness test to assess his availability, as first-choice goalkeeper Manuel Neuer is still out with a knee injury.
Due to heart and knee concerns, Alphonso Davies and Leon Goretzka have also been ruled out. The visitors will be without Marius Funk, Robin Kehr, and Jessic Ngankam today due to their long-term absences.
Gideon Jung is also out with a knee ailment, but Leitl has no new injury concerns heading into the trip.
As a result, the manager is expected to go with the same starting lineup that upset Hertha last weekend, which means top scorer Hrgota will likely be partnered in attack by Jamie Leweling once more.
Bayern Munich possible starting lineup:
Ulreich; Pavard, Upamecano, Sule, Hernandez; Kimmich, Tolisso; Sabitzer, Muller, Sane; Lewandowski
Greuther Furth possible starting lineup:
Linde; Meyerhofer, Griesbeck, Viergever, Itter; Seguin, Christiansen, Tillman; Dudziak; Hrgota, Leweling
Bayern vs Greuther Furth – Head-to-Head:
Our Prediction: Under 5.5 Goals
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