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Bundesliga 2016-2017: Hamburg vs Bayern Munich, Preview, Prediction & Predicted Lineup

| Sep 22, 2016 09:38 PM EDT

Bayern Munich winger Franck Ribéry.

Bottom three club Hamburger SV (0-3-1, 1 point) will hope to earn their first victory of the 2016-2017 Bundesliga season as they clash with defending champions and current league leaders Bayern Munich (4-0-0, 12 points) at their home ground of Imtech Arena this Saturday, Sep. 24.

Start Time and Streaming Info

The game starts at 9:30 a.m. ET. It can be viewed live online thru FuboTV.

Hamburg is currently at the bottom three relegation are after the team had failed to register a single win in their first four games this season. After settling for a 1-1 draw with Ingolstadt in their season-opener last month, the team succumbed to a three-game losing streak.

Their last game was on Tuesday as they visited SC Freiburg at the Schwarzwald-Stadion, resulting in a 0-1 loss to the newly-promoted side, as per ESPN.

Germany's Rio Olympics hero Nils Petersen scored the only goal of the game at the 70th minute to hand head coach Bruno Labbadia's boys their third straight defeat after four rounds of play.

With a draw in their slate, Die Rothosen is at the 16th spot of the German top flight at the moment, with Schalke and Werder Bremen both having four losses at the bottom of the standings.

Meanwhile, four straight Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich started the term on a four-game winning tear as they look to win the title for the fifth consecutive season.

New head coach Carlo Ancelotti's side crushed capital city team Hertha Berlin, 3-0, at the Allianz Arena on Wednesday to keep their perfect record intact, BBC Sport reported.

French midfielder Franck Ribery opened the scoring at the 16th minute as the team took a one-point advantage at the break. Two more goals in the second half, courtesy of Spanish midfielder Thiago and Dutch winger Arjen Robben at the 68th and 72nd minutes, completed the champs' three-goal haul in the contest.

Die Bayern are again the overwhelming favorites to win over the struggling Hamburg side.

Prediction and Predicted Lineup

The predicted result is a 4-0 rout for Bayern Munich.

Hamburg starting lineup (4-2-3-1 formation): Adler; Sakai, Djourou, Spahic, Douglas; Jung, Ekdal; Müller, Hunt, Waldschmidt; Wood

Bayern Munich starting lineup (4-3-3 formation): Neuer; Lahm, Boateng, Martinez, Alaba; Thiago, Alonso, Vidal; Müller, Lewandowski, Ribery  

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