Prediction: Bayern Munich vs Sporting Lisbon

Prediction: Bayern Munich to win 3-1

Best Odds: 8/1

Bookmaker: Zetbet

Bayern Munich and Sporting Lisbon will lock horns with each other in the UEFA Champions League this week. The League Stage game between the defending Bundesliga champions and last season’s Liga Portugal winners will be held at the Allianz Arena in Munich and is scheduled to kick off at 5:45pm UK time on Tuesday.

Bayern Munich

Bayern Munich are having a wonderful season. After winning the Bundesliga title last season, Vincent Kompany’s side are expected to retain the German championship and are also among the favourites to win the UEFA Champions League.

Kompany’s side are eight points clear at the top of the Bundesliga table after 13 rounds of matches. Bayern have won four of their five UEFA Champions League games and are third in the League Stage table.

Bayern Munich will head into the UEFA Champions League game this week on the back of a 5-0 hammering of VfB Stuttgart away from home in the Bundesliga. England international striker Harry Kane scored three goals at the MHPArena – his third hat-trick of the Bundesliga season so far. It came after a 3-2 victory over Union Berlin in the last-16 stage of the DFB-Pokal, which followed a 3-1 win against St. Pauli.

Team News:

Bayern Munich are likely to line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation against Sporting Lisbon. Manuel Neuer will be in goal for the Bavarian giants. Konrad Lamer,  Dayot Upamecano, Jonathan Tah and Tom Bischof will be the four defenders. Joshua Kimmich and Leon Goretzka will be the two holding midfielders. Michael Olise, Lennart Karl and Luis Diaz will be the three players operating in attacking midfield, with Harry Kane leading the line for the defending Bundesliga champions.

Sporting Lisbon

Sporting Lisbon are one of the biggest and most historic clubs in Portugal. They won the Portuguese league title last season and are aiming to do the same this time around, as well as progress to the knockout stages of the UEFA Champions League.

Rui Borges’s side are second in the Liga Portugal table at the moment. Sporting have picked up 32 points from 13 matches and are five points behind leaders FC Porto. Sporting are eighth in the League Stage table of the UEFA Champions League with 10 points from five games.

Sporting will head into the UEFA Champions League match against Bayern Munich this week on the back of a 1-1 draw with Benfica away from home in Liga Portugal. It came after a 4-0 hammering of Estrela at home in the league, which followed a 3-0 win against Club Brugge in front of their fans in Liga Portugal.

Team News:

Sporting Lisbon are likely to line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation against Bayern Munich. Rui Silva will be in goal and will have Ivan Fresneda, Ousmane Diomande, Goncalo Inacio and Maximiliano Araujo in front of him in defence. Morten Hjulmand and Hidemasa Morita will be in holding midfield. Geny Catamo, Francisco Trincao and Pedro Goncalves will be the three attacking midfielders. Luis Suarez will lead the line for Sporting.

Key Factors to Consider

• Bayern Munich have scored 15 goals in 5 UEFA Champions League games so far this campaign.
• Bayern Munich have conceded 6 goals in 5 UEFA Champions League games so far this campaign.
• Harry Kane has scored 5 goals in 5 UEfA Champions League matches for Bayern Munich so far this campaign.
• Sporting Lisbon have scored 11 goals in 5 UEFA Champions League matches so far this season.
• Sporting Lisbon have conceded 5 goals in 5 UEFA Champions League matches so far this season.

Conclusion

While Sporting Lisbon are doing well in the UEFA Champions League at the moment, Bayern Munich are a better team and should be able to pick up all three points from this particular League Stage game with ease.

Prediction: Bayern Munich to win 3-1

Best Odds: 8/1

Bookmaker: Zetbet