In the focus of this round of Bundesliga, Bayern will face Dortmund at home. Before the game, Bayern's official website wrote an article analyzing this key matchup.
Bayern Munich's performance since the summer offseason may be called a real dream start. Vincent Kompany's side have set a club record with ten wins in ten games since the start of the season. Only upcoming rivals Borussia Dortmund have ever had a better start, winning even their first eleven official games of the season in 2015-16. Bayern are now expected to claim that record in Saturday's head-to-head meeting as a win would see their goal difference better than Dortmund's a decade ago.
Europe's longest unbeaten team
Not only did Bayern start strong, but Dortmund did the same, remaining unbeaten in nine official games in the 2025-26 season. As such, this is also a showdown between two of the longest unbeaten teams in Europe's top leagues at the moment. Dortmund has been unbeaten in 14 consecutive league games across seasons, while Bayern has been unbeaten in 15 consecutive Bundesliga games.
Bayern: Goal-scoring machine
Bayern's offense is currently unstoppable. In the first six rounds of the Bundesliga this season, Bayern scored 25 goals, setting a new Bundesliga record. Looking across seasons, Vincent Kompany's side are also on pace to score at least three goals in each of their last seven games. Only in 2005, under coach Felix Magath, did Bayern score three goals or more in eight consecutive games.
Shooter Showdown: Kane vs. Gilasi
Harry Kane is already chasing the next record. The striker previously set a new league record by scoring 11 goals after six rounds. Now he is hitting the next milestone: 13 goals in seven games will be the record, and the holder of this record is none other than Dortmund's Gilasi. Similar to Kane, the Borussia Dortmund forward has been in top form for a long time, making this game a showdown between two of the most efficient strikers currently in Europe's top leagues. In 2025, only Real Madrid's Mbappe has scored more goals in official games (44 goals) than Kane (39 goals) and Gilasi (32 goals).
Kompany's excellent record
Meet the milestone with a super-efficient scoring rate: Vincent Kompany recently reached the milestone of scoring 100 points as a Bundesliga coach, and this was only his 40th league game coaching Bayern. In Bundesliga history, only Guardiola has done it faster (39th game). The Belgian Bayern coach averaged 2.5 points per game, his team averaged 3.1 goals per game, and even had two of the best statistics.
Allianz Arena: Defensive Bastion
Bayern has also shown defensive stability under the leadership of former world-class defender Kompany, which is not surprising. Bayern only conceded 3 goals and was the best defensive team in the league. Its opponent Dortmund conceded 4 goals and ranked second defensively. At home, Bayern has not conceded a goal for 465 consecutive minutes in the Bundesliga across the season, and has recently kept clean sheets in five consecutive games at the Allianz Arena. A sixth consecutive game with a clean sheet would equal a club record: Bayern had only achieved it under Hitzfeld in the 1998-99 season.
German Record Showdown
The showdown between Bayern Munich and Dortmund is called the "Germany El Clasico" for a reason: this is the 138th meeting between the two teams since the establishment of the Bundesliga, and it is the most played showdown in the history of German professional football. Bayern has a clear lead in the overall record with 67 wins, 37 draws and 33 losses. However, Bayern have failed to win in their last three meetings with Dortmund (two draws and one loss), and that will hopefully change on Saturday.