Bayern Munich vs Augsburg

Closing the international break, the reigning Bundesliga champions – Bayern Munich – prepare to face Augsburg in their 11th round fixture at the Allianz Arena.

The Bavarians won through on November 9 against third last St Pauli 1-0 and thus collected 26 points in thirty matches, significantly more than the guests who are sixth last in thirteenth place with 12 points After a draw in the preceding match against Hoffenheim 0-0 on November 10.

The hosts will approach the match with the desire of maintaining the record of being the only team in Bundesliga without a loss in the current season this season after having won all their four most recent top flight fixtures.

In the final part of the Bayerns match against St Pauli, we did not see much dangerous actions from Bavarian girls, except that they did not let enemies do It more boldly- three attempts, but not one of them reached the goal.

Belgian side Vincent Kompany and his team over weekend defeated St Pauli 1-0, making it two straight games they have managed 1-0, after which they ravaged opposition goals in the following six duels and netted 20 goals.

The fact the Bavarians were strong from a defensive perspective was not lost on Kompany, who highlighted his players' performance without the ball, telling reporters: We also played well in defense and I believed that was our strong point this morning. We offered little going forward as a team unlike in our recent performances.”

Bayern Munich has not lost another match after the October 23 Champions League match that saw them beaten 4-1 by Barcelona.”

Kompany’s side however, have an impressive average for a team that has played 11 of their homes matches in the past at the Allianz Arena, a place where they have cultivated a knack for winning outright with 9 victories and 2 draws in total and scoring freely in the process scoring a massive 20 in as many games this season while conceding merely 3 times at their own backyard.

The match against Hoffenheim was actually a riveting one and based on the exchanges Fuggerstadter probably deserved more of the chances making, given they created 16 shots while the counterparts made 11.

Augsburg's distance behind 16th-place St Pauli, who hold the division's relegation playoff slot, is just four points.

Augsburg has scored 13 goals in the Bundesliga, but they have also given up 20 goals, which puts them in fourth place defensively and tied for fifth place offensively.

Notably, despite being near the relegation zone, Thorup's club has won twice and drawn twice in their last four games, and they have accumulated eight of the 15 available points—more than they had in their previous 13 league games.

The team has lost seven of their previous eight away games in the top league and drawn just once, which is a worrying trend for the visitors.

With defensive midfielder Joao Palhinha sidelined until January 2025, Bayern will need to figure out how to defend against opposition attacks.

Even though Aleksandar Pavlovic is getting close to recovering from a broken collarbone, Kompany might start Joshua Kimmich and Leon Goretzka in a double pivot if Friday's match comes too soon.