The title race has long been done and dusted. Dortmund’s hopes for European glory too have disappeared. When the team faces arch rivals Bayern Munich on this Saturday, the match is loaded with less intensity than usual. It does not have the exciting backdrop of the matches involving the top team in the league and the second best.

You cannot fault Bayern if they take this game a bit lightly. Having comfortably won the Bundesliga title, they will be focused more on the UEFA Champions league semi final matches against Real Madrid than on the match-up against the traditional foes.

Dortmund, on the other hand, have everything to gain from this match. Schalke are just three points behind. A loss would be akin to keeping the door open to them.

Dortmund will look forward to cash in on the recent poor run of Bayern in the German top division. The title holders were first held by Hoffenheim, and then beaten by Augsburg. Can Dortmund inflict the same damage on the Munich powerhouse?

Pep Guardiola will not want further setbacks, particularly against Dortmund, ahead of the European crunch games. Winning is a fantastic habit, and if you lose it, it is hard to regain.

Bayern Munich are likely to field a weakened eleven. It is hard to predict how many of their regular stars will be in action. Still, Bayern’s bench is stronger than most teams in Germany. Robert Lewandowski, Marco Reus and co will want to avoid the ignominy of losing to a second-string Bayern side.

Bayern Munich-Borussia Dortmund Prediction

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