Bayern Munich vs Hamburg Preview: Team News & Prediction
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It has been a strong start to the season for defending champions Bayern Munich, as they now welcome newly-promoted Hamburg to the Allianz Arena in Bavaria this weekend.
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Bayern Munich preview: Brilliant Bayern
In their opening game of the 2025/26 season, Vincent Kompany won his second trophy as Bayern Munich defeated Stuttgart in the DFL-Supercup, and they also managed to edge past Wehen Wiesbaden in the first round of the DFB-Pokal a week or so later.
In the Bundesliga, the Bavarians annihilated RB Leipzig by six goals to nil, before they then went to the Augsburg Arena and win by three goals to two, having been 3-0 up. Harry Kane has already scored six goals in four matches across all competitions.
Hamburg preview: Need to improve
Having gained promotion to the top-flight of German football once again, after far too long away and in the 2. Bundesliga, Hamburg have collected just a solitary point from their opening two matches of the campaign.
Hamburg started the season with a goalless draw at the Borussia-Park against Borussia Monchengladbach, before they then suffered a lacklustre defeat at home to arch-rivals St Pauli in the Hamburg derby at the Volksparkstadion a couple of weeks ago.
Bayern Munich team news: A few absentees
Nicolas Jackson is now a Bayern Munich player, but he is still expected to be a back-up to Harry Kane. They have some confirmed absentees, such as Hiroki Ito, Alphonso Davies and Jamal Musiala.
Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Neuer; Laimer, Tah, Upamecano, Guerreiro; Kimmich, Goretzka; Olise, Gnabry, Luis Diaz; Kane
Unavailable: Ito (Injured), Davies (Injured), Musiala (Injured)
Questionable: Bischof (Injured)
Hamburg team news: Gocholeishvili suspended
In that defeat to St Pauli, Giorgi Gocholeishvili was sent off and he is now missing through suspension. It remains likely that Albert Sambi Lokonga and Fabio Vieira begin their Hamburg careers on the bench.
Predicted XI (3-4-3): Fernandes; Omari, Elfadli, Soumahoro; Mikelbrencis, Remberg, Nicolas Capaldo, Muheim; Sahiti, Konigsdorffer, Rossing-Lelesiit
Unavailable: Gocholeishvili (Suspended)
Questionable: Torunarigha (Injured)
Bayern Munich vs Hamburg prediction
The arrivals of Vieira and Sambi Lokonga on the final day of the summer transfer window will likely be massively crucial for Hamburg, because their squad is fairly limited and lacking quality, as shown by their opening couple of matches. Bayern Munich have quite a small squad and do have UEFA Champions League football to prepare for this week, but they are still expected to ease themselves to a comfortable victory this weekend.
Bayern Munich vs Hamburg tip: Bayern Munich to win -2 handicap
