Aston Villa vs Bayern Munich Prediction, Preview, Lineups and Team News | Champions League, October 2, 2024

Aston Villa vs Bayern Munich Preview

• Tournament: Champions League
• Date: Wednesday, Oct 2
• Kick-off Time: 08:00 pm GMT
• Venue: Villa Park

The fixture of Aston Villa vs Bayern Munich is a repeat of the 1982 European cup final, where the the English side emerged victorious. In this season’s UEFA Champions league this will be their first face-off since that final. Both the teams have began their campaign with a victory on the first league game with Villa striking three times against Young Boys and Bayern smashing nine past Dinamo Zagreb.

Bayern Munich come into this fixture after a 1-1 draw with last year’s Bundesliga title winners Bayer Leverkusen where they dominated the ball but were not clinical enough to find the winner. Meanwhile Aston Villa picked up just a point away to Ipswich Town as their prime focus was on the upcoming fixture in the Champions League.

Aston Villa manager, Unai Emery has beaten Bayern Munich on two occasions and has lost only three of his 20 group games in the Champions League. On the other hand, Bayern manager, Vincent Kompany have been in transition to make his team the most scoring one. Bayern has so far scored 30 goals in the first seven games as they made a terrific start to the 2024-25 campaign.

The game promises to be thrilling as this is the first time the two will play a competitive fixture since Villa’s famous win in the competition 42 years ago.

Aston Villa Team News

Unai Emery has been without his captain John McGinn due to a hamstring injury and is expected to miss this game also. Maty Cash is also ruled out while long term absentees Tyrone Mings and Boubacar Kamara have both returned to training, but are not expected to be in the first team. Leo Bailey’s return will be a boost in attack. Jhon Duran and Ollie Watkins are expected to start for them.

Bayern Munich Team News

Harry Kane, who was limping late on against Leverkusen is expected to start as the injury is nothing major which would require rest. Goalkeeper Manuel Neuer is expected to start after he played on saturday, however Sacha Boey, Josip Stanisic and summer signing Hiroki Ito will be unavailable.

Aston Villa vs Bayern Munich Predicted Lineups

Aston Villa Predicted Lineup:

Goalkeeper: Martinez.

Defenders: Konsa, Carlos, Torres, Digne.

Midfielders: Onana, Tielemans, Rogers.

Attackers: Bailey, Watkins, Ramsey.

Bayern Munich Predicted Lineup:

Goalkeeper: Neuer.

Defenders: Guerreiro, Upamecano, Kim, Davies.

Midfielders: Kimmich, Pavlovic, Musiala

Attackers: Olise, Kane, Gnabry

Aston Villa vs Bayern Munich Head-to-Head record

The two teams have met only once before this fixture and it was long back in the 1982 European Cup final where Aston Villa emerged victorious with a solitary goal.

Key Players to Watch Out for in Aston Villa vs Bayern Munich

Michael Olise (Bayern Munich)

He has been in an amazing form for the Bavarians netting five goals and providing two assists in just a week. This includes a brace in his Champions League debut against Dinamo Zagreb. He has integrated into Vincent Kompany’s style of football brilliantly keeping Leroy Sane on the bench.

Jhon Duran (Aston Villa)

He has been crucial in the early matches for Aston Villa netting five goals as a substitute. He also was brilliant on the European stage as Villa cruised past Young Boys with a 3-0 victory in the Champions League.

Aston Villa vs Bayern Munich Prediction

With the form Bayern Munich has been in, it would be very unexpected that they would not bulldoze their way past most of the opposition in Europe and a buoyant Aston Villa stands pretty little chance against them. Unai Emery, is a manager who loves challenges and he would be prepared with every minute detail on how to restrict the Bavarians.

Predicted Scoreline: Aston Villa 2-3 Bayern Munich (Watch Live)

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