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Bayern Munich vs. SpVgg Greuther Fürth
Just a few days after the first leg of the CL round of 16, Bayern Munich are straight back in the Bundesliga. This close timing might even make the record champions happy in this case, as the last two games against Bochum and Salzburg left a lot to be desired. On Sunday, the 23rd matchday against SpVgg Greuther Fürth offers a chance for rehabilitation, kick-off is at 15:30 in the Allianz Arena. Our prediction for this match can be found in the following Bayern vs Fürth tip.
As expected, the Munich side are currently top of the Bundesliga. However, with 52 points from 22 games, the lead over their rivals Borussia Dortmund shrank to six points on the last matchday, so the record champions should not be too sure yet. Fürth, on the other hand, is at the other end of the table and still at the bottom of the league, which makes Sunday a duel of absolute opposites. However, the Franconians have been able to collect points quite consistently in recent weeks, thus closing the gap to the relegation place to nine points.
Bayern -Fürth Info
– Date & Time: 20.02.2022, at 15:30 hrs.
– Venue: Munich, Allianz Arena
– Competition: Bundesliga, 23rd matchday
– TV broadcast: DAZN
Bayern Form & Balance Check
Bayern are currently in their lowest-scoring phase of the season. For the first time under Nagelsmann, Bayern have failed to win two competitive games in a row, which actually leaves the Munich side with just three wins from six games in the new year. This is a little too little for the astronomical expectations of the record champions, who are accustomed to success, and who were also thoroughly beaten by VfL Bochum on the last day of the Bundesliga season. In the 4-2 defeat, Bayern conceded several rare dream goals, but generally also revealed some glaring defensive problems.
Only draw in Salzburg
New signing Dayot Upamecano in particular once again made serious mistakes, the Frenchman still unable to compensate for the departure of Boateng and Alaba, just like his colleagues. Accordingly, he immediately found himself on the bench in the important CL round of 16 first leg in Salzburg during the week. Nevertheless, the Munich team fell behind, Adamu scored the 1:0 for the cheeky hosts. Kingsley Coman was only able to save the draw for Bayern shortly before the end, which makes the starting position for the second leg a lot more pleasant.
Bayern facts & analysis
– Top of the Bundesliga, 52 points.
– Last played 1-1 at RB Salzburg
– Failed to win 2 games in a row for the first time this season
Fürth form & balance check
SpVgg Greuther Fürth seem to be slowly arriving in the Bundesliga. Before the turn of the year, they finally managed their first win of the season with a 1-0 win against Union Berlin on matchday 15 after twelve defeats in a row. This acted as a kind of can opener, because since then the Franconians have lost only two of eight games and also picked up two more victories. After 14 matchdays, the beaten Fürth side were still on a paltry one point, but two months later the Spielvereinigung suddenly have 13 points to their name.
Third win of the season in relegation duel
Last weekend, the Bundesliga’s bottom team picked up its third win of the season. Fürth celebrated a 2:1 victory against relegation rivals Hertha BSC and started like the fire brigade. Not even a minute had passed before the cloverleaves struck. Seguin played a dream pass into the back of the still sleepy Berlin defence and captain Hrgota finished free in front of Schwolow to make it 1-0. Later, the attacker increased the lead to 2-0 with a penalty, while Gechter only managed to score the final goal for Hertha.
Fürth Facts & Analysis
– Last in the Bundesliga, 13 points
– Last win 2:1 against Hertha
– 12 points from last 8 games
Predicted line-up – last update on 18 Feb 2022
Nagelsmann could leave the eleven from Wednesday’s CL game unchanged. Should he want to rotate a little, Upamecano, Sabitzer and possibly the recovered Musiala are the first options. Davies, Goretzka and Neuer are still out injured. On the Fürth side, coach Stefan Leitl could also stick to his recently successful starting line-up. However, a more defensive alignment is also conceivable, for example with a double six.
Bayern -Fürth direct comparison & Statistics
Up to now, FC Bayern and SpVgg Greuther Fürth have only met five times, three of them in the Bundesliga. The Fürth side has never even managed to score against the record champions, with five wins for the Munich side in the statistics. The first leg this season ended 3:1 for the FCB.
– The average number of goals scored in a match between Bayern Munich and SpVgg Greuther Fürth is 4.25.
– The average number of goals scored in the first half in matches between Bayern Munich and SpVgg Greuther Fürth is 1.75.
– A look at Bayern Munich: Robert Lewandowski is the top scorer with 26 goals. Branimir Hrgota scored 7 times for SpVgg Greuther Fürth.
– Bayern Munich’s home record this season: 9 wins – 0 draws – 2 defeats.
– SpVgg Greuther Fürth’s away record this season: 0 wins – 1 draws – 10 losses.
