- Home form: Bayern are unbeaten in Bundesliga 2026-2027 at home (W1), scoring five times in one game at the Allianz.
- Union form: Union are winless in their last two away games against Bayern and head to the Bavarian capital as big long shots.
Bayern should overpower Union
Standing and form
Bundesliga 2026/2027's biggest favorites FC Bayern Munich have a chance to kick on when they entertain 15th-placed Union Berlin at the Allianz Arena on Friday. Vincent Kompany's side are sixth in the standings after two games with four points on the board and they have made a solid start to the campaign that could easily form the base for another strong campaign.
Recent results and style
They come into the fixture on the back of two wins in two home games in all competitions and their performances have been typically dominant. The first of their recent matches was a 4-1 DFB-Pokal win at VfL Osnabrück, which was followed by a 0-0 away draw with Schalke and a 5-0 trouncing of Bodø/Glimt at the Allianz in the Champions League. Kompany is getting Die Bayern to play fast, possession-based soccer with an aggressive counter-press and some clever shape shifts that are sure to keep Union under the cosh.
Union will be tested
Mauro Lustrinelli's visitors will set up to be compact and physical as usual but will try to add a little more pace and fluency to the mix in the hope that they can spring a few transition opportunities. Union have made a terrible start to the season, with one point from three games leaving them under pressure near the bottom of the table.
The Berlin-based side arrive in Bavaria seeking to stop a two-game losing skid that has seen them beaten 4-0 in the Bundesliga at Leverkusen and 3-1 in the Bundesliga at home to Schalke. Union will look to block the game up and hope they can make a breakthrough on set pieces and in transition, but the hosts should be able to keep them at bay for the majority of the game.
Bayern can win to nil
We are taking Bayern to win to shutout in this fixture because the odds-on hosts should have this game sewn up in the first half and can keep it that way, with under-pressure Union looking blunt on the road and the hosts scoring plenty at home.
- Aleksandar Pavlovic is the top scorer in the Bundesliga for Bayern with one goal in two games while Ismael Saibari has two assists in as many games.
- Tim Skarke is the leading marksman for Union with two in three Bundesliga games and Josip Juranovic has two assists in three games to make the visitors tick.
