Bayern Munich vs Atletico Madrid Prediction & Betting Tips - Champions League

Prediction published on 18/10/2020, 22:49  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 18/10/2020 at 22:57 in Champions League Predictions

Bayern Munich will start the defence of their UEFA Champions League title at home against Spanish side Atletico Madrid on Wednesday in Group A. Both sides go to the game on the back of comfortable wins in their domestic leagues. Bayern beat Arminia Bielefeld 4-1 away from home in the Bundesliga as Atletico registered a 2-0 away win over Celta Vigo. Last season, Bayern won all their Champions League matches as they swept to the title and will be happy to start at the Allianz Arena, where they have no loss for close to a year. The last time Bayern lost at home was in 2019 November and have gone without a loss in 16 matches. They had a small hiccup this season away to Hoffenheim when they lost 4-1 but have since recovered to win four straight matches and scoring three or more in those. At 11 straight wins in the Champions League, Bayern have the longest winning run in the history of the tournament. They have six wins in seven Champions League matches at home and have scored two or more in the six wins. This is the fourth time the two sides are facing off in the Champions League; each has registered two wins, and the wins have come to the team playing at home. In Both Bayern wins over Atleti, Robert Lewandowski has scored and he was also on the mark this weekend, with two goals, as Bayern stayed second in Bundesliga.

Only one of the four meetings between these two teams has produced over 2.5 goals – Bayern’s 2-1 win in 2016. Each of the remaining three has ended 1-0 in the home sides’ favor and Atletico will want to be the first away side to win this fixture. They head here after a fine start to the season, still unbeaten and having kept three straight clean sheets. They beat Celta Vigo 2-0 ahead of the trip to Germany, with Luis Suarez netting his third goal in four games for Atletico. He was on the score sheet as Bayern hit his former team, Barcelona 8-2 last season and will hope to extend his fine start with a goal here. Atletico are known for their defensive discipline and having conceded just one goal in the last four matches this season, they will seek to extend the good form here and we expect another tight game. The last time they face a German side in the Champions League, they fell 2-1 to Leipzig and with only two wins in the last eight away matches in this competition, they will definitely employ caution. They have one clean sheet in six away Champions League matches and have conceded two or more in four of the six.