Unbeatens Bayern Munich, Schalke clash
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09/15/2007 -
Munich, Germany (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Bayern Munich will put its unbeaten mark on
the line on Saturday against Schalke 04, the only other club in the Bundesliga
that hasn't lost this season.
Although the league contenders haven't lost yet, the sides haven't gotten off
to equal starts. Bayern Munich has accumulated 10 points in four matches and
Schalke has just six.
With new signings Luca Toni, Miroslav Klose and Frank Ribery leading the way,
Bayern Munich has three wins and a draw and has outscored its opponents 11-1.
Toni and Klose each have three goals.
Klose will have to do something he hasn't done in six years to get his fourth
goal, and that's score against Schalke. He last scored against Schalke while
playing for Kaiserslautern in April of 2001.
If that trend continues, Bayern Munich may also have to look for someone other
than Toni to find the back of the net.
Toni is nursing a thigh injury and his status for the game is in doubt. He did
rejoin Bayern Munich on Monday and has been rehabbing the injury all week.
"Toni's injury was no secret," Bayern Munich manager Ottmar Hitzfeld said. "We
have done everything in our capacity to get him fit."
Bayern still has plenty of firepower, though, and is unbeaten at home. Bayern
Munich has yet to allow a goal in its two home matches.
Schalke's Kevin Kuranyi, who has taken a league-high 26 shots and leads the
club with two goals, will try to change that Saturday.
Regardless of the score, neither team can let down until the final whistle.
Both clubs have had a lot of success offensively late in games so far this
season. Bayern Munich leads the league with four goals in the last quarter of
its games and Schalke is second with three.
However, the teams have combined to allow just one goal in the last quarter of
their games this season.
Schalke finished second in the league last year and could use a victory. With
just one wins and three draws, the club has scored eight goals but also given
up five.
On Friday, Borussia Dortmund got by Werder Bremen, 3-0, to open the Bundesliga
week.
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Nurnberg hosts Hannover, Arminia Bielefeld hosts Rostock and Eintracht hosts
Hamburg.
On Sunday, Duisburg hosts Hertha Berlin and Wolfsburg hosts Karlsruher.
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