Red Star Belgrade vs Bayern Munich
Champions League
Date: Tuesday, 26 November 2019
Kick-off at 20:00 UK / 21:00 CET
Venue: Stadion Rajko Mitić (Belgrade)
Red Star Belgrade
Vladan Milojevic will lose people like Milan Pavkov and Branko Jovicic in attack and midfield, respectively. In addition, Red Star Belgrade boss has a fit squad to choose from. He will appear inverted the last two results against Tottenham and try and salvage a point against Bayern.
Milojevic is expected to start with a 4-2-3-1 formation with the Canadian custodian, Milan Borjan become the first choice between the sticks. Marko Gobeljic and Milan Rodic will take place the right and left, respectively, with Nemanja and Milos Milunovic Degenek forming the central defensive pairing.
Experienced former Swansea City midfielder Jose Canas will provide stability in the middle of the park, with Jovancic play beside him in the double pivot. Former Chelsea and Werder Bremen midfielder Marko Marin will be the one with the creative impulse, looking to venture forward and utilize the space behind the Bayern defense.
Young Argentina, Mateo Garcia and the Dutch winger, Rajiv van La Parra would give width to play them on both sides with Tomane lead the line for Serbian outfit.
Predicted Lineup (4-2-3-1): Borjan; Gobeljic, Degenek, Milunovic, Rodic; Jovancic, Canas; Garcia, Marin, Van La Parra; Tomane
Bayern Munich
Hansi Flick has no fresh injury concerns to deal with ahead of the trip to face Red Star Belgrade, with Jann-Fiete Arp, Niklas Sule and Lucas Hernandez out with long term injuries, while Jerome Boateng is likely to return after serving a suspension. David Alaba is not traveling with the squad, as the Austrian defender was waiting for his son's birth.
It has worked very well under Flick and, therefore, the board of Bayern Munich has decided to continue with him at least until Christmas. Flick expected to field a strong lineup and can opt for a 4-2-3-1 formation, with Manuel Neuer keep his place in goal.
Jerome Boateng will walk into the squad in place of David Alaba in central defense, while Javi Martinez kept his place. Benjamin Pavard will continue as a right back and Child Canada, Alphonso Davies can also expect his name in the starting lineup after a series of impressive performances.
Joshua Kimmich will slot in midfield alongside Leon Goretzka. Both players have been in great form in the national colors and will look to replicate that here as well. Serge Gnabry and Kingsley Coman will continue to feature on the wing, with Thomas Muller scoring machine play from Poland, Robert Lewandowski.
Possible Lineup (4-2-3-1): Neuer; Pavard, Boateng, Martinez, Davies; Kimmich, Goretzka; Gnabry, Muller, Coman; Lewandowski
Match Statistics
Bayern have won their three games under interim coach Flick by a 10-0 aggregate scoreline, beating Olympiakos (2-0) in the Champions League and then Borussia Dortmund (4-0) and Düsseldorf (4-0) in the Bundesliga.
This will be the seventh meeting between the two clubs. Bayern have won three times, including a 3-0 home victory in the group stage in mid-September.
In total, Lewandowski has scored 59 goals in 84 Champions League event. He is fifth on the all-time scorers list of the competition, three shy of Real Madrid Karim Benzema.
Bayern have reached the Champions League last 16 for the 12th season in a row.
Five-time champion (1974, 1975, 1976, 2001, 2013) have won all four of their group matches so far this term, scoring 15 goals and conceding just four.
Red Star captain Marko Marin made 124 Bundesliga appearances for Borussia Mönchengladbach and Werder Bremen, registering 12 goals and 44 assists. He also won 16 senior international caps for Germany.
Red Star Belgrade vs Bayern Munich Predictions
Red Star Belgrade has bounced back from the 4-0 defeat they received at the hands of Tottenham in their last European clash at home and is now unbeaten in their last two matches in all competitions.
However, had it not been for Olympiakos bleak, yet taste success in their campaign, the host will drop to the bottom of Group B. At this time, the host who sit third with no more than three points to their name.
On the other hand, Bayern Munich has been merciless against their enemies so far. The visitors drove to the top of the ladder with four wins out of four, after most of their European fight recently ended with a 2-0 win over Olympiakos at home.
In all honesty, the German outfit shows no signs of slowing down, even on the road. The away side had stumbled only once away from home this season, and has recorded back to back wins in their last two matches in the Champions League.
It is also worth mentioning that Red Star Belgrade is a part of the domestic campaign is much more competitive and does not have the firepower to take on a team of this stature. The fact that they only home defeat so far was at the hands of Tottenham, would stand as such evidence.
Bayern slotting past three unanswered goals in the reverse fixture this enemy, it is certainly safe to rely on the visitors to secure the three points in this one, even with -1.5 defects in them.
In addition, visitors have not been shy racking their goal tally. And has scored ten of their last two trips around Europe. Furthermore, their previous h2h meetings here also clashes high score by more than 3.5 goals in the charts.
Given that people like Robert Lewandowski and Serge Gnabry will feature on the front lines Bayern, by all means, expect goals to be abundant this week.
Red Star Belgrade vs Bayern Munich Betting tips
Bayern Munich -1.5 Asian Handicap @ 1.80 (4/5)
Over 3.5 goals @ 2.00 (1/1).
