Aston Villa vs. Bayern Munich Predictions

• Where: Villa Park, Birmingham, England
• When: Thursday, October 3, 03:00 AM

These two clubs have met only once before. It was in the 1982 European Cup finals, an equal to today’s Champions League. Aston Villa won that clash, 0-1, lifting its only European title. Bayern has six of them, but the German team is definitely willing to avenge that defeat. After all, the German mentality is to always aim for a win, and in situations like these, an extra motive is included as well.

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Aston Villa

Emery’s team will play one Champions League game at Villa Park for the first time under his leadership. Overall, Villa hasn’t played in the UCL in decades, and we are pretty sure the players will be fired up.

They had only won once until last weekend when they lost to Arsenal. The team’s morale is at the highest possible level. We need to mention Villa’s attack, which has been stable and productive since the start of the year. The Villains showed they can adjust to any situation during the match and break the rivals’ defense.

On the other hand, their defense has slight problems and has only kept one clean sheet so far. It was against Young Boys on the road, and that being said, there are plenty of questions about their quality and consistency.

Bayern Munich

The Bavarians are back. After a sluggish previous year and struggles on all the fields, it seems that the Bavarian team managed to pull itself together—or at least that the new head coach, Vincent Kompany, did that.

Since the start of the campaign, we have clearly noticed a significant improvement in Bayern’s performances. They’ve played fast, strong, and, above all, extremely offensive-minded football. That’s why their total goal difference this season is 29-4. And we need to note that in the past three games, Bavarians scored 20 times, allowing only three goals.

The team looks ready to compete with any European team, and with its current form, Bayern is undoubtedly the favorite to win UCL. However, the game in Birmingham will be a true test for Kompany’s boys.

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Aston Villa and Bayern Munich Possible Lineups

Aston Villa: Martinez; Nedeljkovic, Konsa, Torres, Digne; Onana, Tielemans; Maatsen, Ramsey, Rogers; Watkins

Bayern Munich: Neuer; Laimer, Upamecano, Kim, Davies; Kimmich, Pavlovic; Olise, Musiala, Gnabry; Kane

Aston Villa vs Bayern Munich Head to Head

These two teams met on May 26th, 1982, at the De Kuip stadium in Rotterdam. Villa won the title, with Peter White netting the only goal in the 67th minute.

Aston Villa vs. Bayern Munich Prediction

With Bayern’s current performance, this surely won’t be a calm and boring match. Aston Villa’s problems are in the back line, and Kompany intends to exploit them all. The only chance for the hosts to triumph here is to be aggressive and open because Bayern’s defense also has problems. Our pick for this event is over 2.5 goals.

Our verdict: Over 2.5 goals

Aston Villa versus Bayern Munich Odds

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