BERLIN (AP) — With more hope than expectation.

The Bundesliga is waiting to see if Borussia Dortmund can mount a challenge to Bayern Munich in “der Klassiker” on Saturday.

Both teams are unbeaten after six rounds but Bayern has made a perfect start to the season with 11 wins from 11 games across all competitions including the German Supercup.

Though Dortmund dropped points against St. Pauli and Leipzig, it has displayed a new-found resilience under new coach Niko Kovač. Still, the team has a long way to go before it can be considered a title contender.

“We don’t want to talk up something that isn’t there. We are good but Bayern are currently better,” Kovač said before facing his ex-club.

Bayern has already scored twice as many goals (25-12) and conceded fewer (3-4) than Dortmund after

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