Ahead of the international window, Bayern Munich will host Union Berlin in the final Bundesliga matchday window this month. Bayern should be well rested from the tight 2-1 win over Elversberg last Sunday, but Vincent Kompany will be weary of exhausting players before they go play with their respective national teams.
Union Berlin’s new manager, Mauro Lustrinelli, has dealt with a brutal start to the season, needing two late goals to earn a draw against Eintracht Frankfurt before losing big to Leverkusen
and Schalke. Union Berlin will need to pull a few rabbits out of the proverbial hat to earn Lustrinelli’s first Bundesliga win.
Match Info
Location: Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany
Date: Friday, September 18th, 2026
Time: 8:30pm CEST (2:30pm EDT)
TV/streaming: Fandango (English), Peacock/Telemundo (Spanish), Find Your Country
Odds: Bayern (-1667), Draw (+1200), Union Berlin (+2000)
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Team Info
Here is the predicted lineup, courtesy of BFW:
Lineup changes
- IN: Manuel Neuer, Konrad Laimer, Jonathan Tah, Alphonso Davies, Joshua Kimmich, Luis Díaz
- OUT: Jonas Urbig, Josip Stanišić, Kim Min-jae, Ismael Saibari, Tom Bischof, Lennart Karl
Player status updated
- Serge Gnabry, adductor (doubtful)
Three things to know
- Union Berlin has never beaten Bayern in 14 competitive matches, although five of those games ended in a draw
- Keep an eye on Union Berlin’s 21-year old left back Tom Rothe who is generating buzz for a national team call-up this month
- Union Berlin has only held one clean sheet in their last 12 matches
Prediction
Bayern wins 6-0. This one is going to get ugly. Harry Kane will score in the first 10 minutes on a turnover, ruining Union Berlin’s hopes of keeping it close. Michael Olise and Luis Díaz will each score in the first half before Kane gives Bayern a 4-0 lead at the break. Ismael Saibari and Jamal Musiala will add goals in the second half as Bayern heads into the weekend at the top of the table.
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