Bayern Munich will get its first taste of competitive action in 2024 on Friday in a home clash versus Hoffenheim. Will it be a happy start to the new year for Harry Kane and his squad?
Bookmaker 10bet offers odds at 2.00 for Bayern to win both halves, while the odds are at 67.00 for Hoffenheim to win both halves.
※ Current Odds Date & Time: January 11th, 6:30 P.M. (EST)
Bayern sent off 2023 in unusual style as the German powerhouse isn’t topping the Bundesliga. Leverkusen has produced a spectacular first half of the season, and Bayern sits four points behind Xabi Alonso’s side, albeit with a game in hand.
The two title favorites are set for a head-to-head clash in four weeks’ time, and Bayern has an excellent chance to pick up good momentum ahead of the big fixture, as four of the team’s first five league matches in 2024 will be played on home turf. FCB has a near-perfect record at the Allianz Arena this season, with six wins and one draw registered in seven outings.
Kane has been thoroughly enjoying the home outings as well, scoring 13 of his 21 Bundesliga goals at the Allianz Arena. Only Freiburg found a way to neutralize Kane, and the England captain scored at least twice in five of the rest of the six home games during the first half of the season.
Hoffenheim enters 2024 with quite a bit of uncertainty surrounding the club. After narrowly fighting off relegation in 2022-23, the team started this season in impressive form, but Hoffenheim finished 2023 with a bad run, and it won’t be easy to get back on track in Friday’s match-up.
The Blues visit Munich, having won only once in the past seven league matches. Incredibly, Hoffenheim has scored in all outings over the seven-game stretch, but the side has struggled badly at the back, and it’s kept Pellegrino Matarazzo’s men from putting wins on the board consistently.
Matarazzo has seen his team give up three goals in back-to-back games, and nearly half (14) of the goals Hoffenheim has conceded (30) have come in the last seven games. An improvement must be imminent for a meeting with the league’s best attack.
Bayern has produced 49 goals for the year and hasn’t had any problems opening up Hoffenheim either through the years, having scored in 12 consecutive head-to-head matches. The run includes eight victories for the side from Munich, while there have been two wins for Hoffenheim and two draws, including the last meeting in April, which ended 1-1 at the Allianz Arena.
