Bayern Munich v Celtic Betting Preview – UEFA Champions League 18th October 7.45pm
Bayern Munich and Celtic are sat on three points having both lost to PSG in the group. Munich’s defeat against the French side last time out saw boss Carlo Ancelotti get the boot and they have replaced him by bringing back Jupp Heynckes. The Germans are massive odds-on favourites to win this game as they will want to get themselves back on track immediately in the group and they will be defending an unbeaten home record against Scottish sides. Celtic took a win at Anderlecht for a rare European away win on match day two, but they will face a much tougher night in Munich.
Bayern Munich v Celtic Betting Tips
Bayern and Celtic are level on three points in the group and yes, you read that right. That is because they both suffered big defeats against PSG in their respective campaigns so far. On match day two, Bayern Munich went down 3-0 in Paris and so they need to muster up a response to that setback. Their defeat against PSG saw Carlo Ancelotti get the boot and Bayern have brought back former boss Jupp Heynckes for the rest of the season. There has been prior between Bayern and Celtic and that was back in the 2003/04 group stage with Bayern earning four points after a 2-1 win on home soil and a 0-0 draw at Celtic Park. The last Scottish side that Bayern faced was Aberdeen in the 2007/08 UEFA Cup round of 32 and the Germans won that 7-3 aggregate. Against Scottish visitors, Bayern Munich are on a four match winning streak at home and they have never lost at home against a Scottish side with a W5 D3 record. They are strong favourites for this one.
Bayern Munich boasts tremendous scoring power in them of course and over 3.5 goals at bet365 is only a quote of 4/7. It is no surprise that Robert Lewandowski is the 15/8 first goalscorer favourite for them and he has now 18 goals in 16 appearances for club and country this season. Before that loss against PSG, Bayern opened their group campaign with a 3-0 win over Anderlecht and the Bavarians have lost just one game at home in Europe since September 2014 and that was a 2-1 defeat against Real Madrid in the quarter finals last season. They were on a sixteen match winning streak at home in Europe before that. A Bayern Munich 3-0 correct score at bet365 is the shortest priced option in the market at 13/2. Bookmakers are expecting this to be comfortable for them.
Celtic’s biggest ever away win in the Champions League happened on match day two when they pummeled Anderlecht 3-0. That was a massive boost for them because they had lost their opener at home 5-0 against PSG which in turn was their biggest ever European home defeat. That win over Anderlecht snapped a ten match winless streak in the UEFA Champions League group stage (home and away) for Celtic (D3 L7). It was also the Hoops’ first win for 17 European group stage fixtures in the UEFA Champions League or UEFA Europa League (D7 L9). That win was a long time coming that is for sure. Celtic only managed the three points in the group stage campaign last season but they did take 1-1 draws at both Borussia Monchengladbach and Man City. Celtic are now W0 D3 L7 on the road at Bundesliga clubs.
Celtic are on a seven match winless streak home and away in Europe against German sides (D3 L4), their only ever victory over one was a 3-1 triumph against Stuttgart back in the 2002/03 UEFA Cup fourth round. Celtic are once again looking pretty powerful and dominant on the domestic front but can they raise their game in Europe? That’s a different matter altogether. They have Leigh Griffiths at 9/4 in the anytime goalscorer market for this one. Celtic went to Linfield in the second qualifying round and took a 2-0 win, and that snapped an 11-match winless streak that they were on away from home in Europe (D6 L5). You are looking at a price of 19/20 on both teams to score at bet365, just to see the Hoops get something on the board in this one. It is going to be a very difficult away night in Germany for them.
Bayern Munich v Celtic Betting Odds
Bayern Munich 1/10, Draw 9/1, Celtic 18/1
Bayern Munich v Celtic Predictions
Bayern Munich to win: Punters can’t get carried away by Celtic victory over sub-standard Anderlecht. The Scottish Champions struggled badly against the quality of PSG and will probably do so again against Bayern Munich. The Germans will want to produce a strong performance here to get themselves going again and can take this to nil.
