Aston Villa v Bayern Munich

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Aston Villa opened their account in this season's new format in the Champions League with a resounding 3-0 win away from home at Swiss club Young Boys and the west midlands club will now return to the home surroundings of Villa Park for this matchday 2 clash with Bayern Munich, while the German visitors produced an emphatic start to their Champions League campaign following a 9-2 thumping of Dinamo Zagreb.

Aston Villa gained a point in the domestic top flight on the weekend with a 2-2 draw away from home at Premier League newcomers Ipswich Town and although The Villains failed to extend their winning streak to six games overall, nevertheless, the hosts have extended their unbeaten run to six games in all competitions.

Premier League wins against Leicester City, Everton and Wolves along with a League Cup success over Wycombe Wanderers as well as the aforementioned win against Young Boys in the Champions League will give the west midlands club belief and confidence that they can get a result of some sort against their German counterparts.

Interestingly, eight out of Aston Villa's last 10 matches in all competitions have also resulted in Over 2.5 goals as well, making this upcoming encounter a potential blockbuster.

Bayern Munich were also involved in a draw in the German Bundesliga over the weekend as Vincent Kompany's side had to make do with a point after being held to a 1-1 draw by last season's Europa League winners and Bundesliga title-holders, Bayer Leverkusen.

Nevertheless, Bayern Munich are now unbeaten in each of their last 13 matches in all competitions and having collected a total of 11 wins within this period, the German visitors are also likely to feel upbeat about their chances when they make their way to the west midlands for Wednesday night's clash under the lights.

Six of these 11 wins have been achieved on their travels and includes wins on the road in the German top flight at the likes of Wolfsburg 3-2, Holstein Kiel 6-1 and Werder Bremen 5-0 respectively, so the possibility of further goals being scored at Villa Park looks highly likely, especially as 10 of these previous 13 games have also resulted in Over 2.5 goals being scored.

In addition, a staggering nine games of Bayern Munich's last 10 outings on the road have also produced three goals or more and within this period, Bayern Munich alone have scored a total of 40 goals in the process!

Aston Villa v Bayern Munich Verdict

Both Aston Villa and Bayern Munich have been involved in numerous high-scoring games in recent times and this should bode well for an entertaining and high-scoring affair at Villa Park on Wednesday night in what could be a score-draw.

Therefore, our main bet will be Over 2.5 goals @ 1.50

Other side bets worth considering:

Draw @ 4.00

Correct Score: 2-2 @ 13.00