Bayern Munich were unstoppable at the end of last season, and have strengthened over the summer, so can anyone stop Hansi Flick’s team going back to back?
The German title race is just one of the stories of the upcoming season, of course, and there’s plenty to be interested in at both ends of the table.
With big transfers and new teams to look forward to, here’s what’s in store for the 2020/21 Bundesliga campaign.
The title
If any challenging team begins to think ‘this could be our year’, they can just look at Bayern’s finish to the season to remind them of the size of their task.
Nine games after Flick was given the permanent reins as manager brought nine wins, and that’s not even including the four wins and 16 goals scored in their four Champions League games in August.
Bayern have a 76.2% chance (1.31) of retaining their title, according to Infogol’s model, set against odds of 1.16., which reflects their dominance at the end of last season and the expensive addition of Leroy Sané.
Borussia Dortmund ran them closer than anyone else last season, and their challenge may rest with their ability to hang on to Jadon Sancho and get the most of the Englishman and striker Erling Haaland in the final third.
Dortmund are the closest to Bayern, at 11.6% (8.62), but it’s RB Leipzig (8.7%, or 11.5) who have a better shot than
Source: Betfair German
