Borussia Dortmund vs Bayern Munich Odds & Prediction – German Super Cup August 17

• It is Borussia Dortmund vs Bayern Munich in the German Super Cup on Tuesday, August 17 at 2:30 pm EST
• The winners of last season’s Bundesliga play with winners of last season’s DFB-Pokal at Borussia’s Westfalenstadion
• We preview the game, look at the odds, and offer a best bet below

Borussia Dortmund vs Bayern Munich meet in the German Super Cup on Tuesday, August 17 at 2:30 pm EST. Both teams had differing fortunes in their Bundesliga openers this weekend with Bayern opening their title defense with a 1-1 draw with Borussia Monchengladbach, while BVB were easy winners, beating Eintracht Frankfurt 5-2.

We list the odds, preview Borussia Dortmund vs Bayern Munich, and offer below the best bet for this Super Cup Final.

Borussia Dortmund vs Bayern Munich German Super Cup Odds

Odds as of August 16 at DraftKings

Flying Start for BVB

There is an extra edge to this one with Bayern Munich’s name now entering the fray in the race to sign BVB’s superstar Erling Haaland who, incidentally, played a part in all of Dortmund’s five goals in Saturday’s win over Frankfurt. This followed hot on the heels of the same player scoring all three goals in the DFB-Pokal win over Wehen Wiesbaden seven days earlier.

Warra photo 📸 pic.twitter.com/PR4EvWPMQH

— Borussia Dortmund (@BlackYellow) August 16, 2021

But it was at the weekend, on the opening Bundesliga weekend of the season when it really mattered, Haaland continuing that scoring run in devastating fashion with two goals in the Frankfurt game plus three assists for Giovanni Reyna, Thorgan Hazard, and Marco Reus.

Haaland Lining Up Against New Club?

The Haaland situation will make for a very interesting evening in Dortmund, especially with BVB having already reluctantly sold Jadon Sancho to Manchester United, but beyond this sideshow is the chance for Borussia to get their hands on some silverware in only the second week of the season.

🎙 Marco Rose:

“The boys are fit and worked hard on vacation. We still have to take care of them, keep in touch, and demand clear communication from them. If someone is fit and wants to play, then he will also be on the field – we don't slow anyone down." pic.twitter.com/Si8BqVlztK

— Borussia Dortmund (@BlackYellow) August 16, 2021

With Bayern only drawing at the weekend and still in a state of flux after the late arrival back to training of some of their big names, BVB will fancy their chances here, especially if they can get off to a flying start.

Borussia Dortmund vs Bayern Munich Head-to-Head Stats

A Bayern Win for Der Bomber?

The death of Bayern legend Gerd Muller at the weekend, aged 75, will add extra poignancy to this game. His record number of goals scored in the season had stood the test of time until Robert Lewandowski broke his long-standing Bundesliga goalscoring record of 40 goals last season. Der Bomber, as Muller was affectionately known, was a hero not just in Munich but in the whole of Germany because of his scoring exploits in the West German national team and will be fondly remembered on Tuesday in the Westfalenstadion.

🎙️ @J__Nagelsmann on @LucasHernandez: "Lucas is training with the ball on the pitch today. He still needs to build up his fitness. Of course, we want him to be back as quickly as possible, but he needs time."#packmas #BVBFCB pic.twitter.com/3cbYH1y3if

— FC Bayern Munich (@FCBayernEN) August 16, 2021

Lewandowski meanwhile continues to hit the target with a regularity that only Muller would recognize and was on the scoresheet at the weekend. Unfortunately for him, his goal against Borussia Monchengladbach was only worth a point to Bayern who had to come from a goal behind before eventually eeking out a 1-1 draw.

Bayern boss Julian Nagelsmann has had to contend with a tricky pre-season, largely due to most of his squad being involved in either this summer’s Euros or the Copa  America, and, unusually, the Bavarians failed to pick up a single win in their pre-season friendlies. For the Bayern coach, it is very much a case of waiting until the squad gets fully fit before he can expect the fireworks to begin, but they do have a superb Super Cup record to fall back on, winning four of the last five.

Gerd Müller is one of the most important players in the history of FC Bayern.

Photos from an extraordinary career: https://t.co/xScSrcqWpE pic.twitter.com/CgY4VFGo4s

— FC Bayern Munich (@FCBayernEN) August 15, 2021

BVB vs Bayern Munich Best Bet

While games between these two usually produce plenty of goals, this one is harder to predict than most given its early-season nature. Both coaches may take the opportunity to give game time to those who, to date, have not had too many pre-season minutes in their legs and so predicting line-ups could be equally challenging.

But if Lewandowski and Haaland both get the nod it could end up being a battle of the big names – the one who gets on the scoresheet could win it for his team – but the momentum right now is definitely with BVB after their two wins so far. This one could go to extra-time and even penalties, so well matched are these two at this stage of the season, but for me, Dortmund can edge this one by the odd goal in normal time.

Pick: Borussia Dortmund to win (+195)