Kawasaki Frontale-Bayern Munich is a friendly and is played on Saturday at 12:00: news, TV, streaming, likely line-ups, predictions,
Bayern Munich’s Japanese tour continues as they travel to Singapore – where another luxury friendly against Liverpool is scheduled for 2 August – to face a J1 League club, Kawasaki Frontale, in Tokyo.
Thomas Tuchel’s men are fresh from their 2-1 defeat to Manchester City on Wednesday, which handed them their first disappointment of the season. A goal by defender Laporte four minutes from the end was decisive, immediately after Tel’s momentary equaliser. The former Psg and Chelsea coach obviously took advantage of this to experiment, even though the squad is not complete. The arrival of Kim, bought from Napoli for 50 million euros, has fixed the backline, it is true. But what is missing up front is a striker capable of taking up the legacy of Robert Lewandowski, who left Germany last summer to join Barcelona. Bayern Munich’s two big market targets are no longer a mystery: contacts with Tottenham for that Harry Kane already long pursued last year are set to intensify, but the Premier League could also bring in Kyle Walker, full-back of European champion City. These are therefore frantic days for the directors of the German champion club, who in the last Bundesliga only finished ahead of Borussia Dortmund thanks to goal difference, winning their 11th consecutive title.
It is not long, meanwhile, before Bayern’s first official engagement, when they take on Leipzig in the German Super Cup on 12 August. Kawasaki Frontale are unbeaten in the last three matches, but at the moment occupy a disappointing seventh place in the standings, with an average of just over a goal scored per game, the Achilles’ heel of Toru Oniki’s men so far.
Seko of Kawasaki Front
The Prediction
Tuchel, it seems, should make many changes compared to the friendly with Psg. And the chances of former Neapolitan Kim making his debut are very high. Bayern Munich’s victory, however, should not be in question. The Bavarians are likely to score between two and four goals in total against the Japanese.
The likely line-up for Kawasaki Frontale-Bayern Munich
- KAWASAKI FRONTALE (4-3-3): Jung; Yamane, Takai, Kurumaya, Noborizato; Wakizaka, Schmidt, Seko; Ienaga, Yamada, Miyashiro.
- BAYERN MONACO (4-2-3-1): Sommer; Pavard, Kim, Upamecano, Davies; Kimmich, Gravenberch; Sané, Musiala, Coman; Gnabry.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 1-3
