Kompany wary of HSV despite past results
Vincent Kompany has acknowledged the dangers posed by newly promoted sides ahead of Bayern Munich's reunion with one of its oldest rivals, Hamburger SV.
After an opening-day 6-0 drubbing of RB Leipzig, Bayern registered a 3-2 win over Augsburg before the international break, having gone 3-0 up inside 48 minutes.
Bayern has dominated recent encounters with HSV, which is back in the Bundesliga for the first time since 2017-2018 after promotion last term.
Bayern has won 13 of the past 14 meetings between the old Nord-Sud-Gipfel rivals, routing it 6-0 when the sides most recently met in 2018.
The past eight games between the sides at Bayern’s Allianz Arena have seen the home side net 50 goals, winning by margins of 6-0, 8-0, 5-0, 8-0, 3-1, 9-2, 5-0 and 6-0.
But Kompany will not allow any complacency in the camp ahead of Sunday's (AEST) game, saying: "For us, we are always the favourites when playing at home.
"But every game has its dangers as teams want to win points against us. I have nothing to do with this past.
"It is a match against a team with a lot of confidence and motivation, following their promotion.
"They won a lot of matches last season. You always carry that from the second division when you are promoted."
Bayern added to its forward options on transfer deadline day with the acquisition of Nicolas Jackson from Chelsea on a season-long loan, and he could make his debut on Sunday (AEST).
HSV only has one point from its first two matches of the campaign, having played out a goalless draw with Borussia Moenchengladbach before losing 2-0 to local rival St Pauli.
Giorgi Gocholeishvili was sent off in the Pauli game and will be suspended this week, but HSV could hand debuts to Fabio Vieria and Albert Sambi Lakonga, who both joined from Arsenal on deadline day, the former on loan and the latter on a permanent basis.
