Aston Villa v Bayern Prediction, Tips & Best Bet – Champions League

We have an Aston Villa v Bayern prediction for you plus a breakdown of the betting odds, team news and matchups ahead of their Wednesday Champions League game.

Aston Villa are back in the big time, the 1981/82 European Cup winners have shown immense progression and consistency under Unai Emery and will be no easy task for Bayern.

Bayern despite Kane’s goals uncharacteristically went trophyless last season, but that doesn't mean they’re any less of a force with world-class talent from back to front in the side.

How To Watch Aston Villa v Bayern

When is Aston Villa v Bayern?

Aston Villa v Bayern will take place on Wednesday at 8.00 pm.

TV Channel

Discovery+ and Virgin Media Two.

Where is Aston Villa v Bayern Being Played?

Aston Villa are the home team for this fixture which means Villa Park in Birmingham, England will play host to this match.

Aston Villa v Bayern Munich Odds

Aston Villa are 14/5 outsiders ahead of this game despite being at home. Bayern are seen as having an 8/11 favourite to continue their strong start to the competition per the latest football odds at BoyleSports. If you fancy a draw this is priced at 3/1.

Handicap Betting

Aston Villa + 1 @ 21/20

Bayern: -1 @ 15/8

Handicap Draw: +1 @ 14/5

Aston Villa v Bayern Preview

Aston Villa’s Form

Aston Villa were last season's surprise package under Unai Emery finishing 4th and qualifying for this season's Champions League and also reaching the Semi-Final of the Conference League. Unai Emery deserves immense plaudits for the job he is doing at the club. Interestingly ahead of their Champions League exploits during the summer the club still only had a net expenditure of €-31.20m meaning 9 Premier League sides invested more in their playing squad during the summer.

Aston Villa are currently playing in alignment with their statistical performance with both their league position 5th at 11.222 points and Expected Points position also 5th at 11.67.39 points. However, their 2-2 draw collapse against Ipswich at the weekend ended their 5-match winning streak and the XG scoreline of 1.85 to 1.14 suggested they were even a little fortunate to get a point.

This Champions League tie presents a very different challenge to the club but under Emery, they can’t be ruled out of performing the so-called bigger clubs even in Europe.

Aston Villa’s Last Five Results

Ipswich Town 2-2 Aston Villa | September 29th | Draw

Wycombe 1-2 Aston Villa | September 24th | Win

Aston Villa 3-1 Wolves | September 21st | Win

Young Boys 0-3 Aston Villa | September 17th | Win

Aston Villa 3-2 Everton | September 14th| Win

4 Wins and 1 Draw

Bayern’s Form

Bayern before the start of this season had dominated domestically winning 11 consecutive Bundesliga titles. However, in the 23/24 season, they were undone by a fairytale story of Bayer Leverkusen led by Xabi Alonso landing their first league title. That prompted them to sign the likes of Olise, Paulinha and Ito for a net spend of €-67.65m this summer.

Since the season has begun Bayern have put behind them their 23/24 disappointment with 13 points from their opening 5 league games giving them a 1-point lead over 2nd placed Eintracht Frankfurt. They also won 0-4 against SSV Ulm in the opening round of the DFB-Pokal along with a 9-2 hammering of Dinamo Zagreb on the opening night of the Champions League.

Despite their solid form, they have to play the likes of PSG and Barcelona in the coming weeks in the Champions League so a positive result is crucial here.

Bayern’s Last Five Results

Bayern 1-1 Leverkusen | September 28th | Draw

Werder 0-5 Bayern | September 21st | Win

Bayern 9-2 Dinamo Zagreb | September 17th | Win

Holstein Kiel 1-6 Bayern | September 14th | Win

Bayern 2-0 SC Freiburg | September 1st | Win

4 Wins and 1 Draw

Aston Villa v Bayern Predicted Lineups

Aston Villa’s Predicted Starting XI (4-2-3-1)

GK: Martinez

RB: Konsa, CB: Carlos, CB: Torres, LB: Digne

CM: Onana, CM: Tielemans

RW: Bailley, AM: Rogers, LW: Ramsey

CF: Watkins

Bayern Predicted Starting XI (4-2-3-1)

GK: Neuer

RB: Guerreiro, CB: Upamecano, CB: Kim, LB: Davies

CM: Kimmich, CM: Pavlovic

RW: Olise, AM: Musiala, LW: Gnabry

CF: Kane

Aston Villa v Bayern Head-To-Head Results & Stats

All-Time Head-To-Head Record

Aston Villa wins: 1

Bayern wins: 0

Draws: 0

Head-To-Head Results

Bayern 0-1 Aston Villa| European Cup | May 26th, 1982

Key Players To Watch

Amadou Onana – Aston Villa

Aston Villa’s newest record signing following his £50 million move from Everton last month plenty was expected of the 23-year-old Belgian International. Onana is a physical force in the middle of the park as evidenced by his 1.68 Aerials Won and 3.22 Tackles per 90 putting him in the 85th and 94th percentile for all midfielders. He will be critical in trying to stifle Bayern’s likely control of this game.

Harry Kane – Bayern Munich

Despite a red-hot first season for Bayern since signing from Tottenham last season 44 goals and 12 assists in 45 games was ironically not enough to land Bayenr any trophy despite their previous Bundesliga dominance. However, Kane has started the 24/25 in a similar fashion with 10 goals and 5 assists from 7 games his ruthless edge could put Villa to the sword given he’s scored 8 and assisted 2 in his previous 13 games against the club.

Aston Villa v Bayern Prediction & Best Bet

Prediction: Aston Villa 1- 2 Bayern

Aston Villa are back among the big boys in Europe and though they will be up against it to land a result against Bayern they certainly have the players at their disposal under Emery to land a result.

Bayern went trophyless last season, a strange occurrence for the club and though it’s at an early stage this year the signs look to be brighter that Kane will finally win an elusive trophy.

Expect this to be a tactically well-fought game with Bayern coming out as winners in the end.

Best Bet: Half-Time/Full Time – Draw- Bayern Munich @ 9/2

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