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Champions League – Bayern Munich vs Salzburg: Betting Preview

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Sports Innovation previews the Champions League match between Bayern Munich and Salzburg and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

The scoreline read 1-1 after the first leg and now decision time is here for Salzburg and Bayern Munich. Their second leg Round of 16 meeting in the Champions League takes place at the Allianz Arena on Tuesday evening.

Bayern Munich aim to take full advantage of playing on home soil, thus continuing their fine run. With five wins in their last six matches in the Champions League, they look well suited to keep the momentum going. They take on Salzburg as favorites to progress into the next round.

It is a little difficult knowing what to expect from Salzburg, as three wins from the previous six encounters in the Champions League seems a little erratic. It was enough, though, to see them survive their group as runners-up and hold their current opponents to a draw last time out.

Bayern Munich vs Salzburg stats and analysis

Before their upcoming match in the Champions League, Bayern Munich are performing absolutely brilliant, when it comes to goal scoring. In the past 10 outings in the competition, they performed a formidable average of 2.8 goals per game. An awe-inspiring total of 28 goals. They let 8 goals slip in, which creates an average of 0.8 per game. During this run, they fought their way to 5 clean sheets.

Salzburg are currently decent goalscorers, as they managed a bearable 13 goals in the past 10 Champions League outings for an average of 1.3 goals a game. Their opponents scored a total of 11 goals, and while the Austrian side claimed 1 clean sheet, they conceded an average of 1.1 goals per match.

Facts and figures for Bayern Munich vs Salzburg in Champions League.

  • Bayern Munich have scored in 33 of the last 34 matches
  • Bayern Munich have won 13 of the last 15 home matches
  • Bayern Munich have not lost 13 of the last 15 matches
  • In 5 of the last 6 matches Bayern Munich played, both teams scored
  • Salzburg have scored in 60 of the last 62 matches
  • Salzburg have not lost 10 of the last 11 matches
  • In 5 of the last 7 matches Salzburg played, both teams scored
  • Salzburg have conceded in 6 of the last 7 away matches
  • In the last 3 matches in a row Bayern Munich versus Salzburg played, both teams scored
  • Bayern Munich have not lost the last 3 matches versus Salzburg in a row
  • Bayern Munich have scored in the last 3 matches in a row versus Salzburg
  • Bayern Munich have conceded in the last 3 matches in a row versus Salzburg

Bayern Munich vs Salzburg – Team News

Corentin Tolisso, Alphonso Davies and Leon Goretzka are the three players missing out for Bayern Munich. However, Manuel Neuer is expected to return from a knee injury to replace Sven Ulreich in goal.

 Albert Vallci, Zlatko Junuzovic, Oumar Solet, Sekou Koita, Ousmane Diakite, Benjamin Sesko, Noah Okafor, and Jerome Onguene are all set to be unavailable for Salzburg.

Lineup Bayern Munich vs Salzburg

Bayern Munich vs Salzburg Preview

Bayern Munich Form

Bayern Munich look well suited to take on any opponent presently, as their last three matches saw them gain seven points. They ran out 4-1 and 1-0 against Greuther Fuerth and Eintracht respectively. Their winning streak came to an end against Bayer Leverkusen, who claimed a point in a 1-1 draw.

Salzburg Form

Salzburg look in good shape before their upcoming match as they seek to remain unbeaten. In their last three matches, they first beat Wolfsberger AC by 2-0, before drawing 0-0 with LASK. They were back as winners last time out, when they took out Altach by a 4-0 scoreline.

Bayern Munich vs Salzburg H2H

It finished all square on when Bayern Munich last faced Salzburg in the Champions League. With both denying to back down, the scoreboard said 1-1 in the end. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 7.75.

Bayern Munich enter the match against Salzburg with a 2-2-1 record in their previous 5 encounters in the Champions League. This amounts to a 40% matches winning ratio for the home side, with Salzburg victorious 20% matches of the times. A record worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Over 2.5 goals only came out as a winning bet 3 times in the past 5 matches between Bayern München and Salzburg. Under 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 3.60 with the bookies.

Full Time betting

Bookmakers offer prices on this upcoming match, whether you like to bet accumulators or singles. Analyzing the prices with the bookmakers, a Bayern Munich win is priced at 1.21, while the draw is 8.00. One could also add the away win at 15.00 to a nice accumulator.

Top marksman

Noah Okafor seems to be in decent form right now for Salzburg, as he scored 3 goals in his last six games in the Champions League. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Bayern Munich who are strong favorites this coming Tuesday. Siding with Robert Lewandowski also looks a nice prospect as he scored 5 goals in his last six matches.

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