Bayern Munich v PSG Betting Tips – International Champions Cup 2018, 21st July 2.30pm
Coming so soon after the end of the World Cup there is naturally going to be some star players missing from this friendly fixture. This is part of the opening day of the 2018 International Champions Cup and follows on from the opening fixture of Man City v Borussia Dortmund. Even though some players will be on a break there is the potential for two very strong lineups to still go head to head in this one which is being played in Klagenfurt Austria.
Bayern Munich News and Form
Niko Kovac is the new man in charge of Bayern Munich after having come in to replace interim manager Jupp Jupp Heynckes. There was more domestic success for Bayern last season and they will be gearing up for a Bundesliga title defence. But it is really in the UEFA Champions League where they want to make a bigger impression. Some of their key men who were in action at the 2018 World Cup will be sitting this one out including James Rodriguez, Corentin Tolisso and Thomas Müller after the summer tournament, but Bayern still have plenty of star quality about them. We are going with over 2.5 goals at bet365 for 19/40 odds* (Betting Odds were taken from July 18th, 2018 at 10:22 p.m.) for this game anyway. This is just an early summer workout for both and a chance for the bosses to look at their squads. Following this Bayern will go to the USA to take on Juventus and then Manchester City as part of the 2018 International Champions Cup.
PSG News and Form
PSG won’t be sending out star players Kylian Mbappe and Neymar for this one. That’s to be expected after the summer World Cup. PSG will need those two as fresh as possible for the start of the new season. PSG also have a new boss in Thomas Tuchel who will be looking for a strong summer to forge ahead with. Much like Bayern in Germany, PSG have just totally dominated the French domestic scene and will be favourites for more trophies this season. But they are still missing that UEFA Champions League title and that is where they want to make it count after all their big investments. PSG have picked up goalkeeping legend Gianluigi Buffon but so far it has been a quiet summer from them. Buffon has a W2 D2 L4 record against Bayern. PSG’s first competitive game this season is against Monaco on August 4th in the French Champions Trophy. PSG have won the International Champions Cup twice before and were are having a look at both teams to score at 1/2 odds with bet365* (Betting Odds were taken from July 18th, 2018 at 10:22 p.m.) even though this is just a friendly and therefore a little hard to read.
Bayern Munich v PSG Head to Head
The last time these two met Bayern took a 3-1 win which was in the 2017/18 UEFA Champions League. That was the eighth meeting between them in competitive matches with PSG holding a W5 L3 record from those previous meetings. PSG boss Tuchel has faced Bayern Munich 17 times as a manager and has a W5D2 10 record against them.
Bayern Munich v PSG Betting Odds*
Bayern Munich 8/11
Draw 3/1
PSG 16/5
* (Betting Odds were taken from July 18th, 2018 at 10:22 p.m.)
Bayern Munich v PSG Predictions
Bayern Munich to win: We have to side with the Germans who are looking as if they can produce a slightly stronger starting eleven and will have more options on the bench as well. PSG don’t have their star duo of Neymar and Mbappe and that could just hand an advantage to Bayern.
