Bayern Munich's Thomas Müller (middle) celebrates with teammates Mario Götze and Robert Lewandowski. (Photo : Getty Images)
Defending champions Bayern Munich (9-0-0, 27 points) will look to extend their record-breaking nine straight victories to open a season against a hard-fighting Cologne XI (4-3-2, 14 points) in a 2015-2016 Bundesliga match at the Allianz Arena on Saturday.
Pep Guardiola's men barely defeated bottom-three club Werder Bremen, 1-0, at the Weserstadion last Saturday to achieve a league all-time record of nine-game winning streak to start a Bundesliga season.
Winger Thomas Müller saved Die Bayern's record with a short-range shot over the outstretched arms of Die Werderaner goalkeeper Felix Wiedwald at the 23rd minute to also keep a seven-point spread from closest pursuer Borussia Dortmund in the overall league table, as reported by ESPN.
Meanwhile, Die Geissböcke suffered a sorry 0-1 loss in the hands of lowly squad Hannover 96 at their home field of RheinEnergieStadion last Sunday, as per SkySports.
Peter Stöger's boys could not find the back of Ron-Robert Zieler's net as Die Roten's defense held on for the whole duration of the match.
Hannover's Danish defender Leon Andreasen scored the lone goal of the match at the 38th minute via a close range shot from center box following a corner kick.
The loss snapped Cologne's two-game unbeaten run and may also be the beginning of a losing streak as they face the unbeatable Bavarians next.
The prediction is a 3-0 romp for Bayern Munich.
Bayern Munich starting lineup (4-1-4-1 formation): Neuer; Rafinha, Boateng, Alaba, Bernat; Alonso; Lahm, Müller, Vidal, Thiago; Lewandowski
Cologne starting lineup (4-4-2 formation): Horn; Rudnevs, Sorensen, Heintz, Hector; Risse, Lehmann, Gerhardt, Bittencourt; Osako, Modeste
