Aston Villa vs Bayern Munich Preview & Prediction | 2024-25 UEFA Champions League | League Phase
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Aston Villa's return to the top table of European football has been a hugely successful one so far, but now they face one of their biggest tests against German juggernauts Bayern Munich.
KICK-OFF DATE/TIME: Wednesday October 2nd 2024: UK – 8:00pm / US ET – 3:00pm / US PT – 12:00pm
HOW TO WATCH ON TV: UK – TNT Sports 1/ US – CBS Sports
HOW TO WATCH ONLINE: UK – discovery+ / US – Paramount+
ASTON VILLA TEAM NEWS: MCGINN A HUGE MISS IN MIDFIELD
PREDICTED XI (4-4-1-1): Martinez; Konsa, Carlos, Torres, Digne; Bailey, Onana, Tielemans, Ramsey; Rogers; Watkins
UNAVAILABLE: Kamara (Injured), Mings (Injured), McGinn (Injured), Cash (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE:
BAYERN MUNICH TEAM NEWS: KANE IN TRAINING AND LIKELY TO BE FIT
PREDICTED XI (4-2-3-1): Neuer; Kimmich, Upamecano, Kim, Davies; Palhinha, Pavlovic; Olise, Musiala, Gnabry; Kane
UNAVAILABLE: Boey (Injured), Ibrahimovic (Injured), Ito (Injured), Stanisic (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE: Kane (Injured)
KEY STATS
- Aston Villa have lost only three of their previous 16 European Cup/UEFA Champions League matches (W10 D3).
- Aston Villa have won five of their previous seven matches at home in the European Cup/UEFA Champions League (L2).
- Aston Villa won their first six UEFA competition home games last season before losing 4-2 against Olympiacos in the first leg of their UEFA Conference League semi-final tie.
- Aston Villa have only failed to score in one of their last 32 UEFA competition home games.
- Bayern Munich have lost only one of their last ten UEFA competition matches against English teams (W7 D2).
- Bayern Munich have lost only one of their last seven UEFA competition matches away from home against English teams (W4 D2).
- Bayern Munich are unbeaten in a competition record 41 UEFA Champions League group/league phase matches (W37 D4). Since a 3-0 away defeat vs Paris in September 2017.
- Bayern Munich have won 18 and drawn two of their last 20 UEFA Champions League group/league phase matches away from home.
- Bayern Munich have only failed to score in one of their last 41 UEFA Champions League group/league phase matches.
- Only one of Bayern Munich’s last 89 UEFA Champions League group/league phase matches finished without a goal being scored.
ASTON VILLA VS BAYERN MUNICH PREDICTION
Aston Villa fans will have very fond memories of this fixture, having beaten Bayern Munich in the 1982 European Cup final. Plenty of time has passed since and the German giants arrive in the UK as strong favourites. Vincent Kompany’s side smashed Dinamo Zagreb 9-2 in their first game and when considering that Aston Villa have kept just one clean sheet in all competitions so far this season, Bayern will be expected to carve out plenty of opportunities when considering the players at their disposal.
In the end, Bayern Munich’s attacking firepower, led by the relentless Harry Kane who recorded four goals against Dinamo and will know Aston Villa very well, should wind up being what leads then to victory in this one.
ASTON VILLA VS BAYERN MUNICH TIP: BAYERN MUNICH TO WIN
