Bayern Munich vs Lazio Prediction & Match Preview

• Bayern Munich advanced from 11 of their last 12 R16 ties in the UEFA Champions League.
• Lazio were eliminated in both of their previous appearances at this stage of the elite continental competition.
• Harry Kane tops Bayern Munich’s scoring charts in both Bundesliga and Champions League.

Bayern Munich will chase a one-goal deficit on Tuesday evening when they play host to Lazio in the second leg of the UEFA Champions League last-16 round tie. A potential failure at this stage of the competition would put the final nail in the coffin for the Bavarians who are enduring rough times domestically this season.

Friday’s 2-2 stalemate at Freiburg left Thomas Tuchel’s men ten points behind Bayer Leverkusen atop the Bundesliga standings. Having already been eliminated from the German DFB Pokal and having lost the German Super Cup final to RB Leipzig, the Champions League remains Bayern’s lone opportunity for silverware this season.

Lazio will not come into this in much higher spirits either. They’ve lost three of the previous four league games. Maurizio Sarri’s troops suffered successive domestic losses to direct European rivals Fiorentina, Bologna, and Atalanta. They continued the poor spell of form with a 0-1 home defeat to AC Milan four days ago.

Recent Meetings

• These two teams met each other at this exact stage of the Champions League three years ago. Bayern Munich claimed wins home and away to advance 6-2 on aggregate on the occasion.
• Lazio picked up a 1-0 victory in the reverse tie in this Champions League term, played on Valentine’s Day.
• This will be the fourth head-to-head encounter between Bayern Munich and Lazio.

Bayern Munich vs Lazio Prediction

Lazio have not been great travellers so far in the season. They lost half of their away fixtures in this term of the Serie A. I Biancocelesti also suffered successive road defeats to the likes of Feyenoord and Atletico Madrid in the group stage of the Champions League.

Each of these losses came by at least two goals difference. Knowing how important this game is for the Bavarians, we expect Tuchel’s men to dominate from the start to the end. The quality is simply on Bayern Munich’s side and we will back the hosts to win by two or more goals difference as the main pick at the 1.85 odds.

Harry Kane has obviously been Bayern Munich’s key player so far in the season. He has 27 goals in 24 Bundesliga appearances this term. The English forward is also the team’s top scorer in the Champions League with four goals in seven games. We can see the value in backing Kane to score anytime on Tuesday at the 1.72 odds.

Steffen Schmidt- March 5, 2024

Bayern Munich vs Lazio Betting Tips

Bayern Munich -1.5 Asian Handicap

OK

1.86 Odds

Correct Score: Bayern Munich 3-0

OK

7.50 Odds

Harry Kane to score anytime

OK

1.67 Odds