Greuther Fürth vs Bayern Munich

Out-of-sorts Greuther Fürth plays hosts to high-flying Bayern Munich at the Sportpark Ronhof Thomas Sommer in what appears to be a routine Bundesliga task for the traveling side.

Despite breaking the deadlock in a Bundesliga match for the first time since 2012/13 last time out, Greuther Fürth ended up on the wrong end of a 2-1 scoreline against Hertha BSC. As a result, the hosts go into this showdown nailed to the bottom of the table with just a single point from five top-flight outings (D1, L4), with three of those four defeats coming by at least a two-goal margin. It will be a daunting prospect for the ‘Kleeblätter‘ to get off the mark here, as they take on a Bayern Munich side they’ve lost to in three of their four H2Hs overall (D1). Additionally, Greuther have played more Bundesliga games at home without ever tasting success than any other team in the competition’s history (19).

On the other hand, since drawing 1-1 at Borussia Monchengladbach on Matchday 1, Bayern Munich have won their subsequent four Bundesliga matches by an aggregate score of 19-3, prevailing by at least a three-goal margin in each of the last three. Adding to Bayern’s confidence, the perennial German champions have suffered just one defeat in their previous 48 top-flight encounters against newly-promoted sides (W44, D3), averaging an intimidating 3.2 goals per game in the process. The ‘Bavarians’ are unbeaten in their last three away Bundesliga fixtures (W1, D2). Despite a modest recent return on the road, they’ve been fun to watch, with four of their previous five away league outings seeing over 2.5 goals and both teams on the scoresheet. Nevertheless, Julian Nagelsmann’s men have netted 3+ goals in each of their last four competitive trips, a run that includes high-profile meetings with Borussia Dortmund, RB Leipzig, and Barcelona.