Atlético Madrid vs Bayern München Match preview
The Champions League Group Stages matches will continue on Tuesday, with Atletico Madrid hosting Bayern Munich in the fifth game at Wanda Metropolitano. This is expected to be a huge game for Madrid who will be aiming to secure qualification to the knockout stages with Munich having already advanced to the next stages with two games to spare.
The Germany machines lead the group with 12 points while Madrid are second with five, two above third-placed Lokomotiv Moscow.
Match Facts
- Munich have won all their four opening Group stage matches in the Champions League.
- Madrid have secured a single victory, drawing once while losing two group stage matches in the UCL.
- The Bavarians have scored a total of fifteen goals while conceding four in the last four Champions League matches.
- Diego Simeone’s men have scored only four goals while conceding seven in this season’s Champions League.
- Bayern Munich have won their last 15 Champions League matches.
- In their nine of their last eleven Champions |League matches, Munich have scored at least three goals.
Head to Head
This will be the second meeting between these two teams, having faced each other in the first leg of Group stage tie. Munich ran riot at the Allianz Arena as they beat Madrid 4-0 thanks to goals from Leon Goretzka, Kingsley Coman (brace) and Corentin Tolisso.
Munich and Madrid have so far met five times in the Champions League with the La Liga side winning three times, losing two games in the process.
Atletico Madrid Team News
The hosts will be without a number of players who are on the sidelines with injuries. Key player Diego Costa is set to miss the home clash after he was diagnosed with vein thrombosis that is believed to have been caused by him catching coronavirus.
Other players who will miss the clash through injuries include, Manu Sanchez, Lucas Torreira, Hector Herrera, Luis Suarez and Sime Vrsaljko
Bayern Munich Team News
Joshua Kimich is out of the clash after he picked up a knee injury during his side’s 3-2 victory over Borussia Dortmund on November 6th.
Marc Roca is serving his suspension after picking up two yellow cards during the clash with Salzburg. Other players include Corentin Tolisso, Chris Richards, Bouna Sarr, Alphonso Davies, Nicolas Feldhahn and Malik Tillman are injured.
Atletico Madrid vs Bayern Munich Prediction
Hans-Dieter Flick’s men will be aiming to make it five wins in a row from their opening Champions League group stage games on Tuesday. The two teams are coming from victories in their domestic leagues over the weekend. Atletico beat Valencia away 1-0 while Munich stunned Stuttgurt 3-1 in the Bundesliga over the weekend.
Our topbets pundits believe Bayern Munich will complete a double over Madrid when they meet this Tuesday. Betway is backing a win for Munich at odds of 3.71 while 1xbet has 3.801 for the same outcome.
Goals – Over 2.5
Munich are never afraid to attack and Madrid will have a huge mountain to climb in preventing the likes of Robert Lewandwoski and Serge Gnabry from scoring.
We believe at least three goals will be scored in this clash and you can put your money on over 2.5 market.
Anytime goal scorers
Robert Lewandowksi and Leroy Sane have been in fine form for the visiting side, with the pair having at least scored a goal in their last two matches they’ve featured. You can put your money on either of the players to score at any time during the match.
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