Aston Villa vs. Bayern Munich: Picks, Predictions, Odds and Player Props

Aston Villa host their first ever UEFA Champions League match, a repeat of the 1982 European Cup final against Bayern Munich.

Villa famously won that final in Rotterdam 1-0 to lift the trophy for the only time, which means Bayern have an old score to settle.

Aston Villa vs. Bayern Munich betting picks and predictions

Aston Villa or Draw Double Chance (+100)

Bayern have had 42 years to wait to avenge that European Cup final defeat at the hands of Villa, but it's a wait that may have to go on a little longer yet.

The Bavarian giants arrive in Birmingham a -134 chance and buzzing after opening this season's UEFA Champions League account with a spellbinding 9-2 win over Dinamo Zagreb two weeks ago.

But Villa, 3-0 opening-night winners at Young Boys, are a major step up in class from Zagreb and will give Bayern a proper test.

Strong at home and full of confidence, lay Bayern by backing the Aston Villa or Draw Double Chance at +100.

This is new territory for Villa though not for their head coach Unai Emery, a four-time UEFA Europa League winner as a coach and a regular leading sides into the UEFA Champions League.

Indeed in that department he boasts far more experience than his opposite number, Vincent Kompany.

Emery will have his players well drilled and evidently has them in good form - they are unbeaten in six matches, winning five in a row before being held 2-2 at Ipswich at the weekend.

Bayern, desperate to make up for last season's catalog of blunders, certainly have their mojo back. They won their first four Bundesliga games by an aggregate 16-3 as well as thumping nine past Zagreb.

At the weekend, however, they were held 1-1 at champions Bayer Leverkusen, a game in which top scorer Harry Kane, scorer of four against Zagreb, limped off with a foot injury.

This is sure to be an open, entertaining affair but Villa look like a genuine top-four team in the Premier League rather than a flash in the pan, and boast the tools to give Bayern a proper test.

Amadou Onana Under 35.5 passes (-120)

Villa enjoyed 53 percent possession at Young Boys as they eased to a 3-0 win in their first UEFA Champions League group stage contest.

Against Bayern they are likely to see far less of the ball and their subsequent passing tallies should fall accordingly.

Take Amadou Onana, for example. The Villans midfielder was instrumental in his side's win in Switzerland but, operating just in front of the defense, still only produced 37 passes.

It's hard to believe he will get near that number against Bayern so back Onana's total passes to drop under 35.5 at -120.

Jamal Musiala Over 2.5 Shots (+137)

Bayern's Germany international forward Jamal Musiala had a stellar match against Dinamo in the first round of games.

Musiala had four shots, seven dribbles and created seven goalscoring opportunities with two assists in Bayern's 9-2 victory.

He is averaging 3.2 shots per game in the Bundesliga - only team-mate Harry Kane is going at more than that - and even in a tough game against tough opponents he looks a great bet at +137 to have over 2.5 shots.

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Aston Villa vs. Bayern Munich odds

Aston Villa	+310
Tie	+310
Bayern Munich	-134

Aston Villa vs. Bayern Munich player props

Anytime Goalscorer

Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa)	+187
Jhon Duran (Aston Villa)	+333
Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa)	+333
Harry Kane (Bayern Munich)	-105
Jamal Musiala (Bayern Munich)	+250
Serge Gnabry (Bayern Munich)	+187

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This article was written by a partner sports writer via Spotlight Sports Group. All odds displayed on this page were correct at the time of writing and are subject to withdrawal or change at any time.