Champions League is going strong with Wednesday tie between Lazio and Bayern Munich. Both teams enter this match wounded, as their recent league performances have dropped. This is especially pronounced in Bayern, as their most recent 3-0 loss to Bayer Leverkusen has widened the gap between them and Xabi Alonso’s team, making their Bundesliga challenge even more troublesome.
Lazio Team News
For Lazio it was a much needed win last time out against Cagliari where they ended a 3 game winless streak. Before that, Maurizio Sarri’s team lost against Atalanta in Serie A and Inter in the Supercoppa along with a 0-0 draw at home to Napoli. Lazio has managed to score in 3 of their last 5 games from all competitions. In the Champions League group stage Lazio managed 3 wins and 2 losses, scoring in all but their last game against Atletico Madrid. Lazio also has a weak recent record against German teams with just 1 victory in their last 7 fixtures against such opposition.
Bayern Munich Team News
Bayern travel to Italy after a disappointing loss in what was arguably one of their most important games this season. The loss against Bayer Leverkusen also ended a 3 game consecutive win streak. Generally, since the start of the year Thomas Tuchel’s team has shown glaring weakness by losing to Werder and nearly getting away at Augsburg. All of Bayern’s last 3 games have featured over 2.5 goals, but The Bavarians failed to keep a clean sheet in all of them. Despite that, Bayern’s Champions League record is more than good – 5 wins and 1 draw in the group stage. Three of those games featured over 2.5 goals and scoring from both Bayern and their opponent.
Head-to-Head-Games
Bayern and Lazio met in the Champions League not long ago and curiously enough in the Round of 16 again. Back then both games featured over 2.5 goals and saw goals from Lazio and Bayern. The game in Italy saw Bayern actually score 4 goals. In that year’s edition The Bavarians won both games and progressed through.
Lazio – Bayern Munich Betting Prediction
Looking at the head-to-head and the history between these two teams I am going with over 2.5 goals and both teams to score in this game. Lazio are a hardy team at home and Bayern are not in their optimal form. Despite that, they still manage to score quite a lot, while conceding at the same time. This is what tips the scales here for me.
Betting Tip: Over 2.5 Goals & Both Teams To Score: Yes
Bookmaker: BC.Game
Odds: 2.05
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