It is a huge occasion for Aston Villa and their fans as they will play their first-ever Champions League fixture at Villa Park. However, their opposition doesn’t get more serious or prestigious – Bayern Munich, the German juggernauts who are always in contention to win the Champions League. But also the same team that Aston Villa overcame in 1982’s European Cup Final.
Aston Villa Team News
Despite this being their maiden Champions League season, Aston Villa started their campaign with a decisive 0-3 away win to Young Boys. Overall The Villains have had a very strong start to their season as the only loss they have incurred is against Arsenal. Following this loss, the team went on a 5-game-winning streak, which also included their Young Boys fixture but was rather surprisingly cut short with a 2-2 draw to Ispwitch during the weekend. While Aston Villa did win their first 6 home fixtures in the Conference League last season, the jump in quality from Europe’s third tier to its premiere competition is a huge one and bear in mind that Aston Villa’s only loss came at home against Arsenal – another team in that very same competition.
Bayern Munich Team News
Bayern’s scintillating form continues, even if the Bavarians failed to win against current champions Bayer Leverkusen at home during the weekend. This result marked the first dropped point from Bayern, as up until that point the team had recorded nothing but victories in its games. Vincent Kompany’s team also made history and headlines in their Champions League opener against Dinamo Zagreb, who they trashed with 9-2. All of this points to the fact that Bayern are in their groove right now and despite some questions as to the choice of head coach, so far things are running smoothly. Additionally, The Bavarians will travel to Villa Park with a remarkable record as they are unbeaten in the last 41 group/league phase fixtures, winning an astounding 37 of them.
Head-to-Head-Games
Only once have Aston Villa and Bayern Munich met before and that was during the 1982 European Cup Final. A game that is fondly remembered by Aston Villa as then the team secured their one and only European Cup.
Aston Villa – Bayern Munich Betting Prediction
Aston Villa have had a fine start to their campaign, but so have Bayern. Despite Villa being a tricky team to play against, and the fact that Villa Park will be booming, I still think that Bayern Munich will walk away with the 3 points. They are experienced enough to not be bothered by hostile atmospheres and are unbeaten in their last 41 group/league phase fixtures. Vincent Kompany’s team is firing on all cylinders and their only blunder was the 1-1 draw with Leverkusen in a game they still statistically dominated. Aston Villa, on the other hand, lost against Arsenal at home in what was arguably their toughest fixture of the season yet and Bayern Munich poses a similar, if not greater challenge.
Betting Tip: Bayern Munich To Win
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Odds: 1.70
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