After the fantastic highlight match against Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League in midweek, Bayern Munich quickly return to the mundane weekly Bundesliga business, as they face relegation-threatened VfL Bochum. Last Word on Football brings you our Bayern Munich predicted lineup for the game.
Bayern Munich Predicted Lineup vs VfL Bochum
How Bayern Munich Have Lined Up Recently
Bayern began the Leverkusen game as follows: Manuel Neuer was in goal, while Konrad Laimer, Dayot Upamecano, Kim Min-jae, and Alphonso Davies played in the back four. Meanwhile, the two holding midfielders were Joshua Kimmich and Leon Goretzka, as Michael Olise, Jamal Musiala, Kingsley Coman and Harry Kane were the front four.
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Coach Vincent Kompany changed the team in three positions compared to the previous starting 11. He brought in Upamecano, Kimmich, and Coman for Eric Dier, Joao Palhinha, and Leroy Sané respectively.
Bayern Munich Recent Form and Tactics
The Bavarians are flying at the moment with three consecutive wins in all competitions while getting eight victories, and two draws from their last 10 encounters. Yet, Bochum will be a very different kind of test for Kompany’s team, as they are fighting for their sporting lives.
At the pre-match press conference on Friday, the Bayern coach talked about having a special appreciation for that, after having had to fight relegation with Burnley last season himself in the Premier League.
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Kompany also talked about having the same preparation for each match, regardless if it is against “Bochum or Borussia Dortmund”. He nonetheless admitted that because of the congested match calendar, there will be significant rotation in the squad. Tactically, the 4-2-3-1 formation will likely remain the same though.
Bayern Munich Injuries to Consider
In midweek, Neuer embarrassingly injured himself during a goal celebration against Leverkusen. The team captain will likely miss the remaining matches before the upcoming international break. Apart from that, Aleksandar Pavlovic is still out with illness.
Bayern Munich Predicted Lineup vs VfL Bochum
Urbig, Stanisic, Upamecano, Dier, Ito, Kimmich, Joao Palhinha, Coman, Müller, Gnabry, Kane.
