Bayern Munich vs Manchester City Prediction & Match Preview

Steffen Schmidt - July 24, 2023

Bayern Munich vs Manchester City
Club Friendlies
Date: 26 July 2023, Wednesday
Kick-off at 11:30 UK / 12:30 CET
Venue: Japan National Stadium (Tokyo).

Two months after their clashes in the UEFA Champions League quarterfinal, Bayern Munich and Manchester City meet each other once again, this time in a friendly on Asian soil.

The two European heavyweights will lock horns on Wednesday at Japan National Stadium in Tokyo.

Bayern Munich are winless in four straight meetings with the Citizens, three of which they have lost.

The negative streak includes two defeats for the Bavarians in friendly against Man City, the previous one coming exactly a year ago on US soil (a 0-1 win for Man City with a goal from Erling Haaland).

Haaland continued from where he stopped last year by netting a second-half brace in an emphatic 5-3 win over Yokohama F Marinos in the Citizens’ first preseason friendly on Sunday.

The Norwegian striker, who bagged 52 goals last year across competitions, is expected to return to the starting lineup on Wednesday and he is our top suggestion for the anytime goalscorer market.

Bayern Munich, on the other side, thrashed ninth-tier rival Rottach-Egern eight days ago as Jamal Musiala, Mathys Tel, and Marcel Sabitzer bagged five goals each in a 27-0 victory.

Sabitzer has just completed a Borussia Dortmund move a day ago while Bayern Munich will also be without Sadio Mane who is on the brink of signing for Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al Nassr in Saudi Arabia.

Nevertheless, we still have reasons to expect a thrilling encounter between two very strong outfits as they are both looking to build momentum ahead of the new season.

Bayern Munich vs Manchester City Head-to-head

• Manchester City have taken the lead in the H2H history against Bayern Munich with six wins to Bayern’s five in the previous twelve encounters.
• The two outfits last played each other just over a couple of months ago when Man City advanced from their UEFA Champions League quarterfinal tie 4-1 on aggregate, courtesy of a 3-0 win at the Etihad Stadium.
• Interestingly, each of the last two preseason friendlies between these sides ended in a 1-0 scoreline.

Bayern Munich vs Manchester City Prediction

Both teams are still in the early phases of their preparations for the new season. Nevertheless, we can’t resist the temptation of backing Manchester City to get the win on Wednesday at the attractive 2.20 odds knowing about their dominance in the most recent set of clashes against the Bavarian giants.

We will alternatively take the Under 2.5 goals FT bet at the 2.70 odds knowing that neither of the last two H2H outings between these counterparts provided two or more goals.

Bayern Munich vs Manchester City Betting Tips

• Manchester City to win @ 2.20 (6/5)

• Under 2.5 goals FT @ 2.70 (17/10) odd.