Viking FK vs Bayern Munich - prediction, team news, lineups

Bayern Munich volition look to bounce backmost from home disappointment with a Champions League triumph against hosts Viking FK connected Tuesday at Lyse Arena.

After 1 fitxure successful the competition, Bayern are 2nd with 3 points successful the league signifier table, whereas their opponents are 30th with nary points pursuing their 3-1 nonaccomplishment against Stuttgart connected September 9.

Match preview

The hosts were resoundingly beaten by Stuttgart, facing 4 large chances and 11 shots from wrong the box, portion besides relying connected the woodwork to forestall the victors netting a 4th goal.

Viking's home fortunes person been acold much positive, with the nine presently starring the Eliteserien with 53 points, though Bodo/Glimt lone way them owed to extremity difference.

Head coach Morten Jensen's lone decision successful his past 10 outings was against Stuttgart, portion they managed to triumph connected 7 occasions successful that stretch.

De Morkebla person won each of their past 11 fixtures astatine home, scoring astatine slightest 2 goals successful each of those games.

Viking lone kept 3 cleanable sheets successful that time, and they person conceded 35 goals successful 17 Champions League matches overall.

Bayern unusually travel into their adjacent Champions League crippled having failed to triumph successful the Bundesliga, drafting 2-2 with Augsburg.

That was the 2nd clip successful 5 league games that they failed to triumph successful the apical flight, and determination are concerns astir the Bavarians from a antiaircraft perspective.

Vincent Kompany's broadside person failed to support a cleanable expanse successful 5 of their 8 outings successful each competitions this term, and veterans similar Manuel Neuer person been mistake prone.

The visitors emerged arsenic 5-0 victors against Bodo/Glimt successful matchweek 1 of the Champions League, and they person present won 9 of their 10 astir caller matches successful the league signifier of the competition.

When playing connected the road, the visitors person lone mislaid 1 of their past 23 distant contests, a play successful which they claimed triumph 18 times.

Bayern person conceded successful 4 of their 5 distant clashes this season, winning 3 of those games portion scoring 10 goals.

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Team News

It would beryllium shocking if Viking opted to play an expansive XI, truthful expect to spot a rigid 4-4-2 featuring centre-backs Gianni Stensness and Henrik Saelebakke Falchener.

Joe Bell is apt to patrol the mediate of the transportation adjacent to Kristoffer Askildsen, portion the hosts' hopes of scoring volition remainder connected forwards Peter Christiansen and Erik Botheim.

As for Bayern, attacker Jamal Musiala is dealing with a thigh wounded and is acceptable for a play connected the sidelines, truthful expect to see Ismael Saibari successful the lineup.

There is nary uncertainty astir the enactment of Harry Kane up front, and the centre-forward volition astir surely beryllium flanked by Michael Olise and Luis Diaz.

Joshua Kimmich's passing volition beryllium cardinal from midfield, portion goalkeeper Neuer volition anticipation to beryllium protected by Dayot Upamecano.

Viking FK imaginable starting lineup:

Ostbo; Heggheim, Stensness, Falchener, Haugen; Bjordal, Bell, Askildsen, Tripic; Christiansen, Botheim

Bayern Munich imaginable starting lineup:

Neuer, Stanisic, Upamecano, Tah, Davies; Kimmich, Pavlovic; Olise, Saibari, Diaz; Kane

We say: Viking FK 1-4 Bayern Munich

Bayern Munich volition rightly beryllium seen arsenic favourites contempt their inconsistencies successful the Bundesliga.

Even if Viking negociate to find their mode onto the scoresheet, the overwhelming firepower successful the visitors' onslaught volition apt triumph the game.

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