Dortmund face Bayern challenge
Bundesliga leaders Borussia Dortmund face a tough challenge in defending champions Bayern Munich in round 24.
Bayern currently lead the form table for the last six matches having accumulated 13 points compared to Dortmund's 12 in third place.
However, in the last six matches the league leaders haven't lost whereas Bayern lost once away to Cologne.
When the two teams met earlier in the season, the league leaders won 2-nil.
There is a 13 points difference between the two teams and a loss for the champions will increase it to 16 whilst a win will help reduce it to 10. After the match only ten matches matches remain.
Here is some of the stats for the two teams so far this season:
Bayern Munich | Dortmund | |
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Rank | 3 | 1 |
Played | 23 | 23 |
Points | 42 | 55 |
Drawn | 6 | 4 |
Won | 12 | 17 |
Lost | 5 | 2 |
Goal difference | 22 | 36 |
Clean sheets | 7 | 11 |
Failed to score | 6 | 3 |
Goals scored | 49 | 49 |
Goals conceded | 27 | 13 |
Ave. goals scored | 2.1 | 2.1 |
Ave. goals conceded | 1.2 | 0.6 |
Biggest win | Bayern Munich 5 - 1 Kaiser Bayern Munich 4 - 0 Hoffenheim | Dortmund 5 - 0 Kaiser |
Biggest loss | Kaiser 2 - 0 Bayern Munich Dortmund 2 - 0 Bayern Munich Schalke 04 2 - 0 Bayern Munich | Dortmund 0 - 2 Leverkusen |
Scored 3 or more | 11 | 8 |
Conceded 3 or more | 3 | 0 |
Scored 5 or more | 2 | 1 |
Conceded 5 or more | 0 | 0 |
Home matches | ||
Played | 11 | 11 |
Points | 26 | 24 |
Drawn | 2 | 3 |
Won | 8 | 7 |
Lost | 1 | 1 |
Goal difference | 22 | 16 |
Goals scored | 29 | 21 |
Goals conceded | 7 | 5 |
Ave. goals scored | 2.6 | 1.9 |
Ave. goals conceded | 0.6 | 0.5 |
Away matches | ||
Played | 12 | 12 |
Points | 16 | 31 |
Drawn | 4 | 1 |
Won | 4 | 10 |
Lost | 4 | 1 |
Goal difference | 0 | 20 |
Goals scored | 20 | 28 |
Goals conceded | 20 | 8 |
Ave. goals scored | 1.7 | 2.3 |
Ave. goals conceded | 1.7 | 0.7 |
AnaVar wrote on Tuesday, 8th March 2011 7:48pm
Bayern is not quite themselves this season. So many stand a serious chance at beating them.
Ana
Bayern is not quite themselves this season. So many stand a serious chance at beating them.
Ana