Hoffenheim visit the defending German champions for the opening game of the new campaign and our tipster is expecting goals at both ends in Bavaria

Germany's Bundesliga gets back underway on Friday as defending champions Bayern Munich host Hoffenheim.

The visitors finished third last season, ensuring automatic qualification to the Champions League in the process but there was a staggering 29 points between the teams in the standings.

With that in mind it's no surprise to see bet365 price Bayern at 1/5 (1.20) to kick off their title defence with a victory. The visitors are 11/1 (12.00) while the draw trades at 13/2 (7.50) with the same firm.

The match is available for bet365 customers in the UK to watch and bet on. Anyone with a funded or active account (bet placed within the last 24 hours) can tune into the action on the match page shortly before kick off.

Niko Kovac has taken over at Bayern, replacing Jupp Heynckes who oversaw much of last season after Carlo Ancelotti left the club in September. Even with a new face on the sidelines, the bookmakers can't see beyond another emphatic season for the Bavarian giants. 888Sport go 1/6 (1.17) that they're crowned champions once more and the key for punters will be how to get the red-hot favourites on side at tastier prices.

Much of Hoffenheim's success last term was built on an impressive home record. Julian Nagelsmann's side won 11 of the 19 league clashes in front of their own fans but their form on the road left a lot to be desired and that doesn't bode well for this trip to Bavaria.

An attacking approach is great to watch for the neutral, but their defensive weaknesses were ruthlessly exposed against the better teams in Germany and that seems unlikely to change ahead of their coach’s final year in charge.

Friday's visitors won just one away game against the sides who finished in the top six (5-2 versus RB Leipzig) and each of their three matches on the road to their fellow top four teams ended in defeat.

Crucially though, each of those games saw neither side keep a clean sheet and that is a solid guide of what to expect here.

In Hoffeinheim's nine trips to sides who ended the 2017-18 season in the top 10 of the Bundesliga, both teams to score landed in eight of them. Goals at both ends pays 4/5 (1.80) with bet365 for this game and that appeals somewhat but combining it with a Bayern Munich win pays 13/10 (2.30).

The last head-to-head meeting between this pair at the Allianz Arena ended 5-2 and while the opening weekend of the season might not yield quite as many goals, a home win where both teams get on the scoresheet looks a solid option at 13/10 (2.30) to kick off the new Bundesliga campaign in style.