Bundesliga odds: Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund & the top teams’ chances of winning in 2021-22

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Having won the Bundesliga title in each of the last nine seasons, Bayern Munich are already well on course to complete their historic 10 in a row in 2022.

New coach Julian Nagelsmann has picked up where predecessor Hansi Flick left off, leading his team to the Herbstmeister position of sitting top of the league at the winter break.

Boasting a nine-point lead at the top of the table, Bayern are once again threatening to run away with a league they have completely dominated over the past decade.

GOAL brings you everything you need to know about the favourites and outsiders for the Bundesliga title in 2021-22.

Who are the Bundesliga favourites in 2021-22?

Having picked up 14 wins from their opening 17 fixtures to pull comfortably clear of the chasing pack, Bayern Munich are now overwhelming 1/50 (1.02) favourites with bet365 to go all the way to the title once again.

The record 31-times champions are still spearheaded by the evergreen Robert Lewandowski, whose 19 goals from 17 league matches so far puts him well on course to win a fifth consecutive Golden Boot.

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With Dayot Upamecano and Marcel Sabitzer having followed manager Nagelsmann from last season’s runners-up RB Leipzig to the Allianz Arena in the summer, the gap appears to be widening between Bayern and the rest of the league.

Who are the outsiders to win the Bundesliga in 2021-22?

Indeed, RB Leipzig have fallen dramatically away into mid-table since losing their coach and key players, leaving them as huge 250/1 (251.0) outsiders to lift the league trophy for the first time.

Instead, it is traditional rivals Borussia Dortmund who offer the best hope of preventing the title returning to Munich this campaign, priced at 18/1 (19.0) to be crowned champions for the first time since 2012.

Dortmund certainly possess players capable of reaching the very top, none more so than Erling Haaland and his record of 53 goals in 54 Bundesliga matches.

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The Norway international has started just 10 league games this season (scoring 13 goals) due to injuries, so keeping him fit could prove central to an unlikely title bid in the second half of the campaign.

Marco Rose’s men did push Bayern all the way in a 3-2 defeat at the Westfalenstadion at the beginning of December and remain their only potential challengers to what looks like a one-horse race.

Who are favourites to finish in the Bundesliga top four in 2021-22?

While the title race has been a closed shop over the past 10 years, Germany’s battle for the top four is once again providing plenty of intrigue.

Dortmund have remained almost ever-presents in the Champions League - finishing in the top four in 10 of the last 11 seasons - and are priced at just 1/150 (1.01) to maintain that record this time out.

However, RB Leipzig are now at Evens (2.0) to secure their place for a fourth year in a row as they sit six points adrift in 10th at halfway.

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Bayer Leverkusen’s days as Champions League regulars are a distant memory after just one top-four finish in the last five seasons but they are now 8/11 (1.73) to return to Europe’s top table as they occupy fourth place.

Neck-and-neck with Leverkusen on 28 points, Hoffenheim are 9/4 (3.25) to achieve a Champions League spot for just the third time in their relatively short top-flight history.

Freiburg have never reached the Champions League and are dark horses at 5/2 (3.50) despite sitting in third as we enter 2022, with Christian Streich’s team having achieved some eye-catching results so far.

Both just a point adrift of fourth-placed Leverkusen, Union Berlin and Eintracht Frankfurt can be backed at 4/1 (5.0) and 8/1 (9.0) to really upset the established order by claiming a place at Europe’s top table.

Mainz are on offer at 9/1 (10.0) as they begin the new year just four points shy of fourth place in ninth position, while Koln are a longer 16/1 (17.0) despite sitting a point ahead in eighth place.

Odds correct at the time of writing. 18+. Please gamble responsibly.