In just over an hour’s time, the ball will be rolling in FC Bayern’s away match against 1. FC Heidenheim. Coach Vincent Kompany surprises with his duo in defensive midfield
After the disappointing 2:2 draw against Mainz 05, FC Bayern visit Heidenheim today. Vincent Kompany sends almost his best possible starting eleven onto the pitch for the last competitive match before Christmas
Josip Stanisic, Dayot Upamecano, Jonathan Tah and Hiroki Ito start ahead of Jonas Urbig, who comes in for the injured Manuel Neuer. In midfield, Kompany relies on the duo of Raphaël Guerreiro and Leon Goretzka. Joshua Kimmich is out injured and has remained in Munich. Michael Olise, Lennart Karl and returnee Luis Díaz are expected to create danger in front of them. As usual, there is no way around Harry Kane up front
Overview of the line-up
1. FC Heidenheim: to follow shortly
FC Bayern: Urbig – Stanisic, Upamecano, Tah, Ito – Guerreiro, Goretzka – Olise, Karl, Luis Diaz – Kane
Clear signs against Heidenheim
Bayern don’t have much to lose at the moment. They are comfortably six points ahead of Dortmund in the table. For the visitors, on the other hand, important points in the relegation battle are at stake today. With a win, Heidenheim could jump to 16th place and be level on points with 15th-placed Augsburg
In addition to the table situation, the direct comparison between Bayern and FCH also speaks for itself: Four of the five previous meetings have gone to Munich, although Heidenheim have won one of their two home games against the German record champions
1. FC Heidenheim – FC Bayern: Broadcast, date and channel at a glance
Match: 1. FC Heidenheim – FC Bayern
Competition: Bundesliga
Date: Sunday
Time: 5.30 pm
Venue: Voith-Arena, Heidenheim
TV: DAZN
Livestream: DAZN