Nurnberg make the dreaded trip to Bayern Munich on Saturday having lost to their Bavarian rivals more than any other club in the Bundesliga.

Die Roten triumphed 4-0 in this fixture in April, with Jerome Boateng, Mario Gomez, Rafinha and Xherdan Shaqiri scoring the goals.

With the shield already in the bag, former coach Jupp Heynckes gave a few of his fringe players a run out following their Champions League quarter-final victory over Juventus.

New boss Pep Guardiola has hinted that Mario Gotze is getting closer to his eagerly-anticipated debut, and that could mean Shaqiri is the man who drops out should the former Borussia Dortmund star earn a start.

The Spanish coach has guided his team to two wins out of two so far. Nuremberg also remain unbeaten this season but have drawn both of their matches - against Hoffenheim and Hertha Berlin - 2-2.

Per Nilsson is likely to be sidelined with a hamstring problem, while Marcos Antonio is a long-term absentee with a cartilage injury.

Michael Wiesinger and Armin Reutershahn are not short of options in attack though, with reported Aston Villa target Hiroshi Kiyotake expected to start in midfield.

Recent form:

Bayern: WW

Nuremberg: DD

Possible lineups

Bayern: Neuer, Lahm, Boateng, Dante, Alaba, Schweinsteiger, Muller, Kroos, Gotze, Ribery, Mandzukic

Nuremberg: Schafer, Pinola, Pogatetz, Dabanli, Balitsch, Feulner, Stark, Gebhart, Kiyotake, Mak, Ginczek

Sports Mole says: 3-0

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