Aston Villa vs Bayern Munich prediction

Aston Villa’s fairy tale run will face a tough test when they welcome Bavarian giants Bayern Munich to Villa Park in the second round of the new UCL League Phase format on Wednesday Unai Emery’s side won 3-0 over Young Boys in what has been yet another strong start to the season that has seen those lose just one of their opening eight games (6W, 1D) with the draw coming on Sunday away at newly promoted side Ipswich.

Bayern Munich put out a statement win in the opening round of this competition, thrashing Dinamo Zagreb 9-2, the most goals scored ever in the history of the Champions League. Any lingering doubts surrounding the appointment of Vincent Kompany as coach and questions about if he could compete for the title in his first season in charge seem to have at least been eased after Bayern’s strong start to the 2024-25 campaign domestically and in Europe.

There is excitement in both camps coming into this match. Both teams are playing an attractive brand of attacking football and we expect the same to be displayed here. We fancy an end-to-end encounter and we are picking both teams to score as our opening Aston Villa vs Bayern Munich prediction for this game

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Main Tip: Both Teams to Score

Our Aston Villa vs Bayern Munich predictions

According to the statistics and the odds of the bookmakers, we suggest the following tips:

Prediction 1: Both Teams to Score

Here are 3 reasons why we are backing both teams to find the back of the net here:

• Both teams have been on an incredible scoring run in their recent matches
• Bayern have averaged 4.60 goals a match in their last 5 matches; Villa averaged 2.60 in the same period
• Deefence hasn’t been their strong suits either; Villa have 1 clean sheet in the last matches while Bayern have 1 in their last 4 games

Odds for this bet

1Win offers competitive odds for the bet “Both Teams to Score”

The odd of 1.53 means that the bookmakers are calculating with a likelihood of approx. 65% chance that both teams will score in this match

Odds comparison for Both Teams to Score

1Win – odd 1.53
Bet365 – odd 1.50

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Prediction 2: Bayern Munich Over 5.5 Corners

3 reasons why we are backing Bayern Munich to take at least 6 corners in this match:

• Given their style of play, Bayern tend to get lots of corners in their matches
• They have had at least 6 corners in 4 of their last 5 matches across all competitions
• Aston Villa have conceded at least 5 corners in 4 of their last 6 matches

Odds for this bet

Paripesa offers competitive odds for “Bayern Munich Over 5.5 Corners”

The odd of 2.09 means that the bookmakers are calculating with a likelihood of approx. 48% that Bayern Munich to take at least 6 corners in this match

Odds comparisons Bayern Munich Over 5.5 Corners

Paripesa – odd 2.09
Betwinner – odd 2.05

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Prediction 3: Over 3.5 Bookings

Here’s why we feel there is value in picking this match to have at least 4 total bookings:

• 4 of Villa’s last 5 matches have had at least 4 bookings
• For Bayern , 4 of their last 6 matches have also had 4 bookings
• Being their first meeting since 1982, there is likely to be a lot of tension surrounding this match and the potential for physicality and cynical challenges exists

Statistics for Aston Villa vs Bayern Munich Prediction

Team News Aston Villa

• Injuries: John McGinn is absent with the hamstring issue he sustained in the win over Wolves, while Diego Carlos and Jaden Philogene (unspecified) are missing as well, and there are question marks over full-back duo Lucas Digne (knock) and Matty Cash (thigh).
• Attack: Duran has been terrific for Villa, but the South American is once again destined to lose out to Ollie Watkins, who has been involved in 55 Premier League goals since Emery took charge in November 2022, including both goals against Ipswich at the weekend. Only Erling Haaland (66) and Mohamed Salah (60) have amassed more in that time.
• Returning Players: Tyrone Mings and Boubacar Kamara are both set to return from their lengthy layoffs following the international break.

Team News Bayern Munich

• Injuries: Bayern Munich will be without defenders Hiroki Ito and Josip Stanisic until October and November respectively, while right-back Sacha Boey is not scheduled to come back until December. Arijon Ibrahimovic could return in early October and goalkeeper Daniel Peretz is likely to be unavailable for a few more days
• Midfield Choices: Joshua Kimmich has been partnered in midfield by Aleksandar Pavlovic for the last two games, and Kompany may not wish to disrupt the duo’s rhythm by introducing a new partner for either
• Attacking Options: With Olise’s brilliant start to the season, he seems to have secured a solid slot in the starting XI. Kane will continue leading the attack as the out-and-out striker upfront. He scored 4 goals in the 9-2 thrashing of Zagreb on matchday 1

H2H statistics

These teams have met just once before:

• Villa actually won the encounter 1-0
• It’s important to note however that this was back in 1982

Latest results Aston Villa

• 4 Wins and a draw in the last 5 matches
• 13 goals scored in these last 5 matches. Average of 2.60 goals per match
• Drew 2-2 at Ipswich over the weekend in their last match

Latest results Bayern Munich

• Also have 4 wins and a draw in their last 5 matches
• A whopping 23 goals scored in these last 5 matches. Average 4.60 goals per match
• Drew 1-1 at home to Leverkusen in their weekend league match

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