A repeat of the 1982 final presents Aston Villa with their first proper test of UEFA Champions League football; however, Bayern Munich should be claiming revenge in this fixture.Aston Villa's home form should provide some concern for Bayern Munich and many teams in the UEFA Champions League, as the Villains have only lost twice in their previous ten competitive fixtures.
Although, Bayern Munich's overall form should allow them to overcome Aston Villa, as Vincent Kompany's men have not lost in their last 13 games. Bayern Munich have made a habit of scoring first, with Bayern Munich scoring first in eight of their last nine. Expect goals in this fixture, with more than 2.5 goals have been scored in the last five for Aston Villa and eight of the previous ten for Bayern Munich.This should be an intriguing clash between two teams with an eye for goal. For this game, we are predicting Bayern Munich to edge out this fixture in a high-scoring affair, with a 3-2 scoreline.
Aston Villa 2-3 Bayern Munich
ASTON VILLA VS BAYERN MUNICH PREVIEW & PREDICTION
The second matchday of the UEFA Champions League takes place this week as clubs across the competition adapt to the new league phase. A repeat of the 1982 final occurs at Villa Park, as Aston Villa host Bayern Munich.
Date: 02/10/2024 Location: Villa Park Kick-Off: 2PM EST
Aston Villa embarks on their first UEFA Champions League club test when they host Bayern Munich in the UEFA Champions League. Unai Emery guided his Aston Villa side to a terrific start in this year’s competition with a tremendous 3-0 win over BSC Young Boys. Aston Villa had their midfield to thank for a clinical display, as goals from Amadou Onana, Youri Tielemans, and Jacob Ramsey gave the Villains the comfortable victory in Switzerland.
Vincent Kompany undertook his UEFA Champions League debut as Bayern Munich manager with an emphatic victory over Dinamo Zagreb despite a slight scare. Bayern took a three-goal lead through goals from Harry Kane, Raphael Guerreiro, and Michael Olise; however, Dinamo Zagreb pulled two goals back. Bayern then romped up the pressure, with further goals from Harry Kane (x3), Michael Olise, Leroy Sane and Leon Goretzka.The two teams had met before famously, in the 1982 European Cup final - where a 67th-minute goal from Peter Withe secured Aston Villa’s only European Cup and the sixth consecutive year where an English team won the illustrious trophy.
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John McGinn is expected to miss out through injury, with question marks over Luca Digne and Matty Cash.
Expected Aston Villa Eleven: Martinez, Bogarde, Konsa, Torres, Maatsen, Onana, Tielemans, Bailey, Rogers, Ramsay, Watkins.Hiroki Ito and Josip Stanisic are both ruled out until early November.
These two historic clubs have only met once before, in the 1982 European Cup final, where Aston Villa claimed their only European title. Despite their relatively limited experience against German sides, Villa boast a respectable record, winning six of their ten competitive matches against Bundesliga opposition.
Aston Villa Form Villa have been in excellent home form, losing just two of their last ten competitive fixtures at Villa Park. However, one of those defeats came in European competition, as they fell to Olympiakos in last season’s UEFA Europa Conference League. Under Unai Emery, Villa have become a formidable side, and they’ll be looking to continue their strong recent form, having gone unbeaten in their last six matches, with five wins and a draw.
In their most recent outing, Villa were held to a 2-2 draw away at Ipswich Town. Ollie Watkins and Morgan Rogers gave Villa the lead after Liam Delap opened the scoring for Ipswich, but Delap's second goal denied Emery's side a victory. Despite this setback, Villa's overall form will give them confidence ahead of facing Bayern Munich.
Bayern Munich Form Bayern Munich, led by Vincent Kompany, have started the season in typically dominant fashion. They remain unbeaten in their last 13 matches across all competitions and opened their Champions League campaign with a win against Dinamo Zagreb. In the Bundesliga, Bayern have won five and drawn one of their first six matches, with their most recent game ending in a 1-1 draw against reigning Bundesliga champions Bayer Leverkusen, thanks to an equalizer from Aleksandar Pavlovic.
Bayern’s experience in European competition is vast, especially against English opposition. They have played English teams 61 times, winning 26, drawing 18, and losing 17. Notably, Bayern have faced English clubs in four European Cup finals, losing twice (to Aston Villa in 1982 and Manchester United in 1999) and winning twice (against Leeds United in 1975 and Chelsea in 2012).
Summary Aston Villa’s impressive home form and recent unbeaten streak give them a fighting chance against the German giants, but Bayern’s wealth of experience and recent form make them the favorites. Villa will need to be at their best to compete with Bayern’s firepower, but given both teams’ attacking styles, this match promises to be an exciting clash.
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