Bundesliga Round 8 2026-10-31 · 17:30 UTC scheduled
Prediction
65% Bayern Munich (home) Model favorite
19% Draw
15% Borussia Dortmund (away)
Expected goals 2.16 — 1.13 Over 2.5 goals: 64% Both teams to score: 60%

Model: history/v2-w1460-r150. Probabilities are produced by our own model from public match data. They are not odds and not betting advice.

Why — recent form

"—" means the number is not available in our data; we never fill gaps with zeros. Recent form covers only matches with expected-goals data, which may be fewer than the team's actual recent fixtures.

Metric Bayern Munich Borussia Dortmund
Recent xG (attack, per-match avg) 3.312.1
Recent xGA (defence, per-match avg) 1.370.95
Sample size (matches with xG data) 55
Rest days since last match 67
Season pressing (PPDA, lower = more intense) 9.0 10.0
Matches in the last 7 days 22
Matches in the next 7 days 22
Travel to this match (km) 283471

What the data says

Match data Moderate evidence

Bayern Munich vs Borussia Dortmund: what the data says

Home last five: 2.20 points, 3.75 xG for, 0.88 against per game. Away: 2.20 / 2.18 / 0.99.

Bayern MunichBorussia Dortmund
18.0 Shots on target per match 9.0
3.40 Goals per match 1.80
25.5 Shots per match 14.0

What is worth noting before kickoff?

What could go against this prediction

The model's top probability is below 70%; in backtests matches in this band end as predicted about 65.0% of the time.

Injuries & suspensions

Latest pre-match snapshot from our data source; availability varies by league.

Bayern Munich

  • injured Aleksandar Pavlovic return: About 1-2 weeks
  • injured Jamal Musiala return: A few weeks
  • injured Luis Díaz return: Late November 2026
  • injured Manuel Neuer return: About 1-2 weeks
  • injured Min-Jae Kim return: About a week

Borussia Dortmund

  • injured Emre Can return: Mid November 2026
  • injured Giannis Konstantelias return: Late May 2027
  • injured Justin Lerma return: About 1-2 weeks
  • injured Kauã Prates return: About 1-2 weeks
  • injured Konstantinos Karetsas return: Early November 2026

Head to head

All-time (per our source): Bayern Munich 27 · 9 9 draws · 13 Borussia Dortmund

DateHome ScoreAway
2026-08-22Borussia Dortmund 1 - 2Bayern München
2026-02-28Borussia Dortmund 2 - 3Bayern München
2025-10-18Bayern München 2 - 1Borussia Dortmund
2025-04-12Bayern München 2 - 2Borussia Dortmund
2024-11-30Borussia Dortmund 1 - 1Bayern München
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How predictions are made

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Data coverage

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