Overview
- Bayern have won 12 straight in all competitions and can match AC Milan’s 13-game season-opening record with a victory.
- Bayern top the Bundesliga by five points with a +23 goal difference and a reported +14 xG differential after seven league matches.
- Kompany said Urbig starts with Manuel Neuer traveling, noting clarity before Urbig’s expected DFB-Pokal outing due to Neuer’s suspension.
- Gladbach sit 18th and are winless in seven, having already changed coach, with one model cited assigning a 28.9% relegation probability.
- Previews and betting tips strongly favor Bayern, though Kompany and executive Max Eberl stressed full focus given the fixture’s tradition and emotion.