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Tottenham vs Bayern Munich: UCL Matchday 2 Odds, Picks & Betting Preview

Gary Gowers

By Gary Gowers in Soccer News

Updated: April 7, 2020 at 1:24 pm EDT

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Mauricio Pochettino
Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino will be hoping to recreate the passion and energy that accompanied his team's journey to last season's Champions League Final, when Bayern Munich visit north London in Matchday 2: Photo By @HotspurLane (Twitter).
  • Group B’s two big names go head-to-head
  • Tottenham looking to bounce back from a lukewarm start to the season
  • Bayern looking to recreate the team’s glory years

Group B’s big two meet in north London next week on Tuesday, October 1, both hoping to build on the points gained on Matchday 1. For Spurs, it was only a single point after they blew a two-goal lead against Olympiakos in Athens, but for Bayern, it was plain sailing as they eased past Red Star Belgrade with a 3-0 win at the Allianz Arena.

Both are expected and expecting to reach the knockout stages, so will be keen not to lose this one. We’ll take a look and see if there’s any value anywhere.

Tottenham vs Bayern Munich UCL Matchday 2 Odds

Team Spread Moneyline Total Odds to Win Champions League
Tottenham pk +0.5 (-118) +176 O 3 (+100) +2800
Bayern Munich pk -0.5 (+102) +133 U 2 (-116) +1000
Draw N/A +260 N/A N/A

Odds taken on September  25, 2019.

This early part of the new season hasn’t gone as Tottenham either hoped or planned. After getting to last season’s Champions League final – they lost 2-0 to Liverpool in the final – and finally moving into their state-of-the-art new stadium, Spurs fans were hoping this would be the season when the club finally kicked on and challenged the elite of the English and European game.

But so far it hasn’t happened.

Their summer transfer window was quiet by most clubs’ standards but by Tottenham’s the signings of Tanguy Ndombele from Lyon and Ryan Sessegnon from Fulham represented a significant step forward. Sadly for them, that step up to the next level is yet to materialize and their lukewarm start to the campaign has led to many questions being asked of Mauricio Pochettinno’s men.

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With just two home wins, two draws and two defeats in the league so far, the new Tottenham Hotspur Stadium is not the positive, vibrant place they hoped it would be and it was certainly not helped this week when a much-changed but still strong Tottenham team was knocked out of the Carabao (League) Cup on penalties by League Two Colchester United.

Add to that a Champions League opener that saw them throw away that two-goal lead in Athens, and this one against Bayern becomes massive for the Lillywhites. It’s one Pochettino’s men dare not lose.

Tottenham vs Bayern Munich  Match-Ups

Tottenham
VS
Bayern Munich
121/224 Number of European wins / Number of games 262/469
436/1.95 Number European goals scored / Per game 936/2.00
233/1.04 Number of European goals conceded / Per game 488/1.04
3 Number of European trophies won 7
2 Number of domestic league titles won 29
5 Number of European finals 12

For Bayern, this season signals the beginning of a new era with the double-departure of Arjen Robben and Franck Ribery – their two talismanic wide-attackers – giving new faces the chance to establish themselves in the famous red shirts.

Coach Nico Kovac has given his team a fresh look throughout, not just up front, but it’s the positions once filled by Ribery and Robben that have attracted the most interest. The early signs are that those stripes will be handed to Ivan Perisic and Kingsley Coman, but it’s a transition that needs time if early season results are anything to go by.

Three wins and two draws would, for most teams, signal a good start to the season but this is Bayern and every dropped point is both unexpected and scrutinized. At the time of writing, they are second in the Bundesliga behind RB Leipzig, with whom they drew 1-1, but their 4-0 win over Cologne last weekend suggests they are starting to find some form.

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In their Champions League opener, they made light work of Red Star and will be hoping their improving form and a stuttering Tottenham will give them the edge in this one.

But for me, this may be Spurs’ chance for redemption. The new stadium will be rocking and those Tottenham players who took the team to last season’s Champions League final don’t suddenly become bad players overnight. The backlash from the Colchester game may well serve to galvanize them as a club and I can see them edging this by the odd goal.

My pick: Tottenham to win (+176)

Gary Gowers
Gary Gowers

Sports Writer

Once just a sports fanatic, fan-turned-writer Gary Gowers has been featured on European television and radio networks to discuss several professional football clubs. His work can be found in an assortment of publications like The Metro, MyFootballWriter.com, and BBC Radio Norfolk.

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