Bayern Munich v Man Utd

Bayern Munich vs Manchester United Preview

Bayern Munich will play host to Manchester United at the Allianz Arena in the opening game of Group A on Wednesday night and this upcoming fixture evokes memories of that fateful evening back in 1958 when the plane carrying the ‘Busby Babes' crashed in Munich, killing eight of United's players.

Tributes will be paid once again this evening but 65 years later, Bayern Munich and Manchester United will do battle again on Wednesday night in this opening fixture with the German hosts looking to extend their recent unbeaten run to five matches in all competitions.

Bayern Munich have collected three wins within their last four matches which have been in the domestic Bundesliga, picking up victories against Werder Bremen, Augsburg and Borussia M'gladbach, while the bigger picture shows Bayern have lost just three games in their last 14 games overall.

The German hosts reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League last season but they were bundled out of the competition by Manchester City, so Bayern Munich will be keen to better that this time around and having won eight of their last 10 ties overall at this level, including notable wins against Inter Milan, Barcelona and PSG, the hosts look in good shape to get off to a winning start here.

Manchester United's poor start to this new domestic Premier League campaign worsened on the weekend when Erik ten Hag's men were soundly beaten 3-1 at home to Brighton at Old Trafford as the Red Devils slipped to a third defeat in their opening five games of this new campaign.

Although Manchester United have picked up wins against Wolves and Nottingham Forest, neither victory was entirely convincing and having also slipped to defeats to the likes of Tottenham and Arsenal as well, the visitors look to have their work cut out if they're to get anything out of this upcoming fixture in Munich on Wednesday night.

The bigger picture shows United have claimed just three wins from their last 10 matches in all competitions and in the Champions League, the visitors have lost just once in their last seven ties at this level but didn't appear in last season's competition.

In addition, Manchester United have managed to capture just one win in their last six outings on the road in this elite club competition which includes three defeats at Istanbul Basaksehir, RB Leipzig and Young Boys respectively.

Bayern Munich v Manchester United Verdict

Bayern Munich will be the more confident out of the two teams for this upcoming fixture then, especially as the German hosts have never lost at home to Manchester United in a Champions League fixture along with collecting five wins in the process on home soil, so this upcoming clash looks to be beyond United here.

Therefore, our main bet will be Bayern Munich win @ 1.53

Other side bets worth considering:

Bayern Munich win & Over 3.5 goals @ 3.00

Correct score: Bayern Munich 2-1 @ 8.50