Barcelona vs Bayern Munich Betting Tips

Barcelona are hosting Bayern Munich in the Camp Nou, Barcelona on the 15th of September 2021, Wednesday at 00:30 IST. A lot has changed after the devastating ‘2-8’ night at Camp Nou last year, history remains nonetheless. Will there be redemption or repetition?

Barcelona Form and Team News

FC Barcelona have demons to put to rest in this Champions League, they are starting off facing FC Bayern Munich. Who can forget what happened when they last faced off against each other. Barcelona are going through their worst crisis on and off the field, they finished last season as the third best team and only won the Copa Del Rey to show as a major achievement. They lost to PSG in the prequarters of the Champions League as well to make matters worse. Barcelona’s recent form has been quite splendid, they have won seven in the last ten and have lost two games in the lead up to this game while also drawing a game in the process. This Barcelona team full of youngsters can really make a difference to all that’s being happening in Camp Nou with their football, if they falter, this club could probably start falling apart like some other old European giants who don’t have a name nowadays.

The After Messi era in the Champions League begins with this match and how this team will react to his absence could in turn become the template for how they’ll eventually play in the seasons ahead. Koeman has problems aplenty and he needs to address them quickly and get the team moving in the right direction, Depay has gelled well with the team so far and his collaboration with Braithwaite at the front could become the telling factor. Pedri after the hectic last season would’ve got a much deserved rest and De Jong, Puig combined, this team has a talented bunch of players who really can make the difference.

Bayern Munich Form and Team News

Bayern faltered against the same opposition as like Barcelona in the last season. PSG was the nemesis for the side from Germany as well. They lost on the away goal advantage. Bayern seem a bit late to get into the groove of things after the first four league games. They are unbeaten which is as expected, but they have drawn one game which seems a bit hard to understand given the brand of football Bayern is famous for in recent years. The League champions were clearly not at their best in the last leg of the last season, they were just not as dominant as we used to see from them. Bayern would be desperate to rediscover their ‘not just win but crush the opponent’ style of play in the course of the season.

Hansi Flick has left a legacy that only a few managers can match, Nagelsmann is coming into this team as the new manager and he holds a tremendous amount of reputation from his time at Leipzig. It’s a home coming of sorts for the manager in different colors this time and he would hope to win nonetheless. The impact that Lewandowski had in this team was to be seen in the latter half of last season when he was nursing an unfortunate injury, he is returning and has already hit six league goals!! He along with Gnabry and Muller have hit the right notes and are up and running.

Odds by Casumo

Bayern Munich are favorites to win according to the Casumo Sportsbook. They are placed at 2.12 odds while Barcelona is placed at 3.15. The odds for a draw is 3.75.

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Our Tipster’s Angle

Bayern start as favorites as per the odds. But here despite that, Barca could have a say. The crowds returning to the stadium will be a major boost and here too it’ll help this young Barca side to play with a fresh head. Bayern are hot favorites nonetheless, but Barca here in this match could go on to win this tie given the slightly better recent record and the stadium atmosphere.

Tip 1: Draw No Bet Barcelona

Barcelona as said above are displaying the brand of football they are famous for in the recent matches and are looking like they are probably likely to continue with the same in the upcoming matches given the form of the players. Bayern Munich, on the other hand, have been steam rolling opponents at will. But here though, it’s a different Barca outfit full of youngsters, all vying to showcase their class. The result could be in favor of Catalans. And while playing head to head in Camp Nou in the champions league, Barcelona have won two of the last four matches. When Camp Nou has hosted this match up earlier, Barca have won on three occasions in the last five matches. Barcelona have not lost in the last five home games and not just lost but have won all these games. So it’s quite likely that Barcelona will either draw or win this game. According to the Casumo Sportsbook, the odds for the same is 2.38.

Tip 2: Total goals under 3.5

Barcelona have in the last five matches across competitions have had four matches where the total goal tally was under 3.5 goals. While in the last three home games that Barcelona have played, they have managed to be under the limit in two matches of those. Bayern Munich also were involved in two of the last three matches in this tournament which had the total goals to be under 3.5. Playing away in this tournament, their last game also saw Bayern Munich satisfying the above criteria to the fullest. Three of the last five head to head matches between the two sides also had under 3.5 goals in total. While playing in Barcelona, three of the last four head to head matches have also seen under 3.5 goals. So the game between Barcelona and Bayern Munich on Sunday will most likely have a total of under 3.5 goals in it. The odds for Total goals under 3.5 according to the Casumo Sportsbook is 1.65.

 

Conclusion

There is no better feeling than redemption and Barca can do it now. Now that the people are back in the stands, added energy could play a pivotal part in their games from here on. Bayern will also be eyeing to punish the Catalans yet again given chances up front. Summarizing on a couple of tips from above:

1. Draw No Bet Barcelona @ 2.38

2.   Total goals under 3.5 @ 1.65

 

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