The DFB announced the referees for the four Bundesliga matches on Tuesday evening. According to the announcement, the summit meeting Dortmund vs. Bavaria will be led by FIFA referee Tobias Stieler.
The 38-year-old from Hamburg has already whistled the whistle three times in the duel between Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich – with a balanced record: a 0:0, a BVB victory, a Bayern victory. Stieler has led Dortmund’s games in the Bundesliga a total of 16 times (1.94 points for BVB on average), and the Bavarians have already had the pleasure 22 times (2.41 points for the Bavarians on average).
