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This bet seems valuable for the Lazio-Bayern clash
The bookies made the Munich team relatively big favorites, and they are coming from a heavy defeat.
There will also be two matches on Wednesday’s Champions League game day, and Lazio-Bayern Munich may be the most interesting in the Valentine’s Day program. The Germans are basically the favorites for the duel, but seeing the odds, the bettors are starting to turn away from the team. The three-way odds for the match in Rome have changed a lot since the opening of the market, the away success has risen from 1.40 to well over 1.70 at some offices.
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Of course, this is not a coincidence, because the Bavarians are coming from a demoralizing defeat. On the weekend behind us, Bayern lost the super rally against the claimant to the throne Leverkusen 3-0, and thus they are already five points behind Bayer, who are still marching undefeated. Defeat is one thing, but losing in such a way that the team could not even develop a dangerous situation is another matter, Tuchel was completely tactically nullified by Alonso. The moves of the trainer, who previously won the Champions League with Chelsea, have all gone bad, and some are already envisioning his departure. This is also interesting because, despite the scandal, he still has a better average per game (2.3) than his predecessor, Julian Nagelsmann (2.19).
In fact, it’s been a while since we’ve seen Bayern this tactically disjointed, well on their way to dethroning the Bundesliga throne after 11 years.
In autumn, these signs were not so noticeable and the team marched well in the UCL as well. Müller and his teammates finished the group with 16 points, although the six goals conceded didn’t look so good. In the elite series, the move is typically better for them – this is clearly shown by the fact that the team ended the last 8/7 UCL road match with a victory, defeating last year’s finalists Inter, Man United, Barcelona and PSG, among others. .
We could highlight many poor performances in the Leverkusen game, but it is very noticeable that Harry Kane only got into the ball eight times and only once inside the 16. If the attacker who scored 28 goals in 28 matches, taking all series into account, is taken off the field, the chances of the leather pants will already deteriorate drastically.
Let’s also not forget that Bayern is hit by a minor wave of injuries, Coman, Gnabry, Davies and Laimer are still unavailable, but Kimmich is already 100 percent. Tuchel is expected to return to the four defender system, in which this time Guerrerio will be able to get a place on the wing instead of Boey, who was recently thrown into deep water and took a nasty bath. On the home side, Patric and Zaccagni are on forced rest.
Lazio reached the knockout stage only for the third time, and in the autumn group stage, they slipped further behind Atlético in second place. Maurizio Sarri’s team won the silver medal in Serie A last year, although even the top 4 is in danger this year. In their most recent championship, they recorded an encouraging 3-1 success, ending a three-match winless streak.
The last time Bayern visited Italy was in last year’s group stage, when they beat Inter 2-0, and in the straight knockout stage they were hosted by Lazio in February 2021, Musiala and co won that match 4-1.
Now we don’t expect such a clear result, especially since Lazio has lost only once in their last 15 home games, and the Munich team is struggling a lot. Tuchel urgently needs to sort out the ranks, but it would be surprising if he pulled a bright victory out of the hat right away. Since the second match will be in Munich, a close result for Bayern is more than enough, so we will end up picking the following combination for the match.
