Bayern Munich vs Manchester City
Club Friendlies
Date: 26 July 2023, Wednesday
Kick-off at 11:30 UK / 12:30 CET
Venue: Japan National Stadium (Tokyo).
Pep Guardiola will be the main focus of attention when Manchester City takes on Bayern Munich in the quarterfinals of the 2022/23 Champions League. The first leg of the tie will be held on April 11 and the second leg on April 19.
For Guardiola, this will be his first game against his old club since he left Bayern Munich. It will be an opportunity for him to face his old fans and try and win the Champions League with Manchester City.
In the Round of 16, defending Premier League champions Manchester City were able to eliminate RB Leipzig from the Champions League with a resounding 7-0 victory. Erling Haaland scored five goals in the match.
The path to the quarterfinals of the Champions League was much tougher for Bayern Munich as they had to beat Paris Saint-Germain on the road and prevent Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi from reaching the final.
Bayern Munich vs Manchester City Head to head
- In the history of H2H, Manchester City have won six out of 12 meetings against Bayern Munich.
- Their last meeting was back in March, when City prevailed in the quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions League with a 3-0 victory at home.
- The last two meetings between these two clubs in pre-season were also decided by a single goal.
Bayern Munich vs Manchester City Prediction
The teams are still working on their preparations for the upcoming season. With that in mind, we can’t resist backing Manchester City to win against Bayern Munich on Wednesday at a tempting 2.20 odds. The Citizens have dominated the previous meetings between these two clubs.
We’ll pick the Under 2.5 goals bet at the odds of 2.70. Since neither of these teams has been able to produce many goals in their last two meetings, we believe that the Under is the best option.
Bayern Munich vs Manchester City starting lineup
Bayern Munich possible starting lineup:
Ulreich; Mazraoui, Pavard, Upamecano, Davies; Kimmich, Laimer; Coman, Musiala, Sane; Gnabry
Manchester City possible starting lineup:
Ederson; Walker, Dias, Laporte; Stones, Rodri; Bernardo, Kovacic, Foden, Grealish; Haaland
