Bayern Munich vs Boca Juniors Tips, Predictions and Bet Builder

Bayern Munich and Boca Juniors meet at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami in one of the most eagerly-anticipated group stage matches.

Bayern go into this Club World Cup Group C affair on top of the pile following their 10-0 drubbing of Auckland City last Sunday.

Twenty-four hours later Boca were playing their part in one of the games of the tournament so far, letting slip a two-goal lead in a 2-2 draw with Benfica.

Bayern Munich vs Boca Juniors Tips Summary

Market	Tip	Odds
Match Result	Bayern Munich	2/7
Best Bet	Bayern & Over 2.5 Goals	5/6
Bet Builder	R Battaglio to be booked, A Marchesin 3+ saves, J Musiala 1+ shot, H Kane 1+ shot on target, Over 9 corners	5/1

Key Match Stats

• Bayern Munich are unbeaten in eight, winning five of their last six

• The Germans have scored 30 goals in those eight fixtures

• Vincent Kompany's men have scored in each of their last 17, scoring at least two in 15 of those

• Bayern fired off 31 shots against Auckland City, with keeper Tracey forced to make seven saves

• Boca's Rodrigo Battaglia has been booked in four of his last seven starts

• The Argentinian side are without a win in their last five matches

Bayern Munich vs Boca Juniors Prediction

Best Bet: Bayern & Over 2.5 Goals @ 5/6

South American clubs have collectively got off to a good start at the Club World Cup but Bayern can put Boca Juniors in their place in Miami.

Boca will have the crowd on their side - they did at the same venue against Benfica - but that alone wasn't enough to help them beat the Portuguese giants, the Argentine side throwing away a 2-0 lead in a 2-2 draw.

They are a physical side - their game produced 40 tackles and 21 fouls - who are lively on the break and have a decent central striker in Miguel Merentiel.

They haven't, however, been in the greatest of form with an early exit from the Copa Libertadores and an Apertura campaign which ended tamely in the quarter-finals against Independiente. They haven't won in five.

Bayern's 10-0 dismantling of Auckland City told us more about the Kiwis than Bayern, but you can only beat what's in front of you and they did it well.

It was a good work-out, took nothing out of them and they have had an extra 24 hours to prepare for this game which they can win well.

Steve Davies says:

There was a greed about Bayern as they banged off 31 shots against Auckland City and, while Boca represent a very different test, there is no doubt the Bavarian giants are in the mood to fill their boots again.

Bayern Munich vs Boca Juniors Bet Builder Tip

• Rodrigo Battaglia to be booked

• Jamal Musiala 1+ Shot

• Harry Kane 1+ Shot on Target

• Agustin Marchesin 3+ Saves

• Over 9 Corners

  Pays 5/1

Boca managed two reds against Benfica and Bayern's slick, attacking style will surely test their discipline.

Midfielder Rodrigo Battaglio will be key to Boca keeping the Germans at bay and, with four yellows in his last seven games, he is clearly a player who walks the wire in discipline terms.

Take Battaglio to be booked as the first component of a bet builder where leg two is Agustin Marchesin making three or more saves. He only had one to make against Benfica but this is a different challenge altogether.

Jamal Musiala managed three goals off the bench against Auckland City so has to have one shot at the very least - whether he starts or comes on. Harry Kane will surely start despite only managing one shot on target in the opener, a feat he can repeat at the very minimum.

And finally, there were 12 corners in Bayern's first game, 11 in Boca's, so go over 9 for this shoot-out.

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Steve Davies adds:

This will be feisty and should be entertaining, so expect plenty of shots, corners and a fair few cards.

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Tactics, Form and Team News

Vincent Kompany has a full squad at his disposal except for Korean centre-back Kim Min-jae.

Jamal Musiala was Bayern's hat-trick hero of the 10-0 drubbing of Auckland City, but given he is just back from injury Kompany may start him off the bench once again.

The same applies to Dayot Upamecano. Alternatively, Musiala could replace 35-year-old Thomas Muller who played the full 90 minutes against Auckland.

Galatasaray-bound Leroy Sane is pressing for a call-up after arriving late in the US, though Serge Gnabry is more likely to get a start if Kompany wants to change his three attacking midfielders.

Expected Bayern Munich line-up (4-2-3-1): Neuer; Laimer, Tah, Stanisic, Guerreiro; Kimmich, Pavlovic; Olise, Musiala, Gnabry; Kane.

Boca head coach Miguel Angel Russo already has changes to make, with centre-back Nicolas Figal and central midfielder Ander Herrera suspended following red cards against Benfica.

Tomas Belmonte should start in midfield, while Marcos Rojo is expected to replace Figal, but Edinson Cavani remains sidelined by injury, although he was unlikely to replace Miguel Merentiel anyway.

Boca will play with a low block, be physical and look to impress on the counter.

Expected Boca Juniors line-up (4-3-3): Marchisan; Advincula, Costa, Rojo, Blanco; Belmonte, Battaglio, Palacios; Zenon, Merentiel, Velasco.

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