Through two matchdays, Vincent Kompany has led a hungry Bayern Munich team to the top of the Bundesliga table with wins over RB Leipzig and Augsburg. Following a busy international window for many of Bayern’s players, Bayern will need to quickly re-focus to defeat a struggling Hamburg squad. Bayern will also need to avoid looking ahead to a marquee midweek matchup with Chelsea to start the Champions League.
Back in the 1980s, Bayern and Hamburg ruled the Bundesliga. In the last 10 meetings, Bayern has won nine times by scoring 38 goals and only allowing three goals in return. Hamburg will have to look all the way back to 2009 to the last time they defeated the Rekordmeister. The last four meetings have been particularly embarrassing.
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Hamburg has spent the last seven seasons barely missing out on promotion from the second division. Hamburg finished in the top four every season before finally finishing second in 2024/25.
Odds: Bayern (-1670), Draw (+1100), Hamburg (+2800)
Prediction: Bayern wins, 7-0. Michael Olise, Harry Kane, Luis Díaz will each score in the first half. Kane will make it a brace in the 55th minute before the bench is emptied. Lennart Karl will dribble past three defenders for his first career Bundesliga goal. Nicolas Jackson will add a quick brace and it will be all smiles in Munich.
It’s Bayern time.
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Match Info
Location: Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany
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Date: Saturday, September 13th, 2025
Time: 6:30pm local time (12:30pm EST)
TV/streaming: ESPN DTC, ESPN Select, Find Your Country
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