Bayern Munich has played these Champions League group stages in a routine fashion, easily securing the first spot in the group, which wasn’t all that tough anyway, so they’re entering this clash in a relaxed fashion. However, they’re going to want to say goodbye from the group stages in a positive manner and announce they’ll be a hard nut to crack in the knockout phase next spring. They’ve got 12 pts from 5 matches, which is a terrific record but it can be said they could’ve easily had all 15 pts since they had a 2:0 lead against Roma on the road in the last round, eventually losing by 3:2. They’re not doing too great in Bundesliga, and in the last round they got defeated in a derby by Schalke (2:0) away. They will be without Croat Pranjic at this match, and captain Schweinsteiger stated that they will settle for nothing less than a win at their Allianz Arena.
Satisfied
Basel squad is quite pleased with their previous performances in Europe and will most likely take the 3rd spot in the group and qualify to EL. They’re not doing bad in the Swiss league having 2 consecutive wins, beating a very solid EL side, Young Boys, after a nice turnaround by 3:1, also defeating their direct rivals for that 3rd spot in CL CFR Cluj by 1:0, which literally ensured that spot for them. They’re led by the legendary and great Swiss player Alexander Frei, who gives them the necessary security in the offense, which unfortunately cannot be said for their defense, which is quite hollow.
Home win
This is generally quite an insignificant match for Bayern, but in a way it is meaningful for them as a lot of money is at stake for each win in CL, while their German mentality won’t allow them to play relaxed, especially due to the fact they disappointed their fans during the past weekend, so they’re going to want to make up for that in this clash and play motivated. Basel is quite satisfied with what they’ve done so far in Europe and I don’t believe they will be able to do much at this road match as the quality gap between them and the hosts is just too big, which was visible during their first meeting this season too. The odds on a HW are rapidly dropping, so I suggest you to take the AH as soon as possible with high stakes. Good luck!
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Prediction:
Tip: 1 AH (-1)
Odd: 2.20
Bookie: Bet365
Stake: 8 /10
Tipster: Kather
