Here are stats and vital information between the two German sides you should know ahead of the thrilling Encounter
KICK-OFF: Saturday 25th May 2013, 7.45pm
PAST THREE MEETINGS…
Borussia Dortmund 1 (Grobkreutz), Bayern Munich 1 (Gomez), Bundesliga, May 2013
Bayern Munich 1 (Robben, 43), Borussia Dortmund 0, German Cup, February 2013
Bayern Munich 1 (Kroos), Borussia Dortmund 1 (Gotze), Bundesliga, December 2012
STATS…
- This will be Bayern Munich’s tenth final – a number of appearances only lower than Real Madrid and AC Milan. Bayern have won four times and lost five – the joint most any club has been the runner-up in this competition alongside Juventus and Benfica – including last year’s final, when they went out on penalties to Chelsea. Borussia Dortmund have only appeared in one final but were victorious.
- This Saturday’s clash will be the first time in history that two German clubs come up against each other in the Champions League final, and only the fourth time two clubs from the same country have battled it out for the trophy, with the three previous occasions occurring between Real Madrid and Valencia in 2000, AC Milan and Juventus in 2003 and Manchester and Chelsea in 2008.
- Bayern Munich’s stunning 7-0 aggregate victory over Barcelona in the semi-finals is the record winning-margin at that stage of the competition.
- Wembley will become the first stadium to host two Champions League finals in three years. Out of the five it has hosted over time, this will be its first involving a German club.
- Although Bayern have scored six goals more than Borussia Dortmund during the competition so far with 29 and 23 respectively, it’s the latter club who can boast the second-highest goal-scorer in this year’s tournament, with Robert Lewandowski netting 10 – just two behind top scorer Cristiano Ronaldo.
- Bayern Munich cruised through their knockout stages of the Champions League, not conceding a single goal in either of their quarter-final or semi-final legs, recording an 11-0 aggregate victory across the four matches. On the other hand, Dortmund have only managed to keep three clean sheets in their last 12 European games.
Daily Independent Odds
Bayern Munich to win: 1.8
Borussia Dortmund to win: 5.1
Draw: 4.2
Sbnation Prediction
Bayern Munich would be the favorites to win even if Götze and Hummels were fit. With Götze out and Hummels a question mark, the only reason to believe Dortmund will win is sentiment. They have the talent to take advantage if Bayern play poorly (2010 final) or fail to finish their numerous chances (2012 final), but there's no reason to pick them. 2-0 Bayern.
Chigotoday Prediction
Bayern Munich has been condemned to win the Epic battle. They have better Chiampions League experience, technique and players to do the job. We think the match will be technical and captivating.
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