Bayern Munich vs Lazio Betting Tips

01:15, 15 Mar 2021

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01:15, 15 Mar 2021

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Allianz Arena in Munich will serve as the host for the UEFA Champions League round of 16 second leg match between Bayern Munich and Lazio on 18th March 2021 at 01:30 IST. The odds are in favor of the defending champions Bayern Munich to win the second leg. For Lazio, a three away goal deficit is too big a mountain to climb against a stronger Bayern side.

Teams Status

Bayern are coming into this fixture on the back of a 4-1 thrashing of Lazio in the first leg of this tie. They qualified from Group A as the number one team with 16 points having won five games and drawing the other one. They even scored 18 goals in the process making them the highest-scoring team in the group stage and also have conceded just five goals. They have been destroying the opposition quite every time they take the field in the Champions League and Bundesliga as well. They are at the top of the Bundesliga points table with 58 points from just 25 matches. They have 18 wins, four draws and just three losses. They have scored the most number of goals by any team in any league as they have scored a total of 74 goals and have conceded 35 goals. Out of the 74 goals, Robert Lewandowski has scored 32 goals just in Bundesliga. He has also netted as many as four goals in the Champions League. David Alaba, Ron-Thorben Hoffmann, Corentin Tolisso, Douglas Costa, T. Nianzou Kouassi and Malik Tillman are the injured players ahead of the Lazio clash.

Lazio qualified as they finished in second place in Group F. They were unbeaten in the group stage as they had won two games while drawing the rest four matches. They had ten points at the end of the six group stage matches. The only loss for Lazio in the Champions League came in the first leg match against Bayern, where they were thrashed 4-1 at home. They are also having a poor run of form in Serie A as well. They are currently placed seventh in the Serie A points table with 46 points from 26 matches. They have 14 wins, four draws and eight losses. Ciro Immobile has been in sensational goal scoring form as the Italian has netted 14 goals in Serie A and five goals in the Champions League. The Serbian veteran Sergej Milinkovic-Savic is the team’s best creator with seven assists in Serie A. Manuel Lazzari and Luis Felipe are the only two players who could miss the second leg clash against Bayern.

What Do the Sportsbooks Say?

Home team name	Draw	Away team name
1.37	5.80	8.90
1.35	5.50	7.50
1.28	6.65	8.25

According to the Betway sportsbook, Bayern Munich are the favorites to win the match and are placed at 1.35, Lazio are placed at 7.50 and the draw is at 5.50 odds. Bayern Munich are placed at 1.28 according to the 10Cric sportsbook, Lazio are placed at 8.25 and the draw is at 6.65 odds. According to the Dafabet sportsbook, Bayern Munich are placed at 1.37, Lazio are placed at 8.90 and the draw is at 5.80 odds.

Tipster’s Angel

Similar to the first leg, this is expected to be a high scoring encounter despite the fact that Bayern are leading the tie by three goals. Bayern Munich have an advantage in this match by considering the current form and their form at home.

Tip: Bayern Munich -1.5 @ 1.89

Bayern Munich found the back of the net on four occasions in the first leg before Joaquin Correa scored the only goal for Lazio. In the last five matches that Bayern has played in all competitions, they won four matches and lost just one match. Also, Bayern won all the last four matches by two or more goals. Bayern are unbeaten in their last five home matches and have won three out of the last five matches by two or more goals. In four of the last five matches that Bayern played in the Champions League, Bayern won by two or more goals. In the last six matches that Lazio has played in all competitions, they have lost four matches and won just two matches. They have lost all four matches by two or more goals. So it is more likely that Bayern Munich will win the match by two or more goals at 1.89 odds available at the 10Cric sportsbook.

Tip: Total Goals Over 3 @ 1.69

A total of five goals were scored in the first leg of this fixture and we are more likely to witness the same in the second leg as well. A total of 30 goals were scored in the last six matches that Baern Munich played in all competitions with an average of five goals per match. And also, none of the last six matches had under three goals in them as five matches had over three goals and one match had a total of three goals. Over three goals were scored in all the last four home matches that Bayern has played in all competitions. Also, over three goals were scored in three of the last five matches that Lazio played in all competitions. Even, over three goals were scored in four of the last five matches the Lazio has played away from home. So, it is very clear that this might be a high scoring match with over three goals at 1.69 odds available at the Dafabet sportsbook.

Conclusion

A miracle is needed for Lazio to qualify from here on as they are already down by three away goals. Until and unless Lazio can produce something out of the ordinary, it will be a walk in the park for Bayern Munich. Bayern Munich are clearly the better and stronger side to make it to the next round