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(224245) Bayern Munich at (224246) Aston Villa
Aston Villa vs Bayern Munich
Champions League, Wednesday, 3pm ET
Both Teams to Score & Over 2.5 Goals (-134)
Play: Both Teams to Score & Over 2.5 Goals
Odds at Time of Release: -125
Line Parameter: Playable to -140
Aston Villa dropped points for just the 2nd time this season (in 8 matches) after a 2-2 draw against EPL newcomers Ipswich on the weekend, with their offense producing once again, but their defense letting them down. Aston Villa have scored in 7 of 8 matches so far (failing to do so only in the 2-0 loss to Arsenal), and scored 2+ goals in 7 of 8. But their defense is bad, keeping just 1 clean sheet in 7 matches (the 3-0 win against Young Boys in MD1), and conceded 2+ goals in 3 of 7. They definitely have the firepower up front to score against a Bayern defense that is not entirely bulletproof.
On the other hand, Bayern Munich dropped points for just the first time in the season with a 1-1 draw at home against Leverkusen, a match that they probably should have won. Prior to that they beat Werder Bremen by 5-0 and they absolutely demolished Dinamo Zagreb by a massive 9-2 in MD1 of the Champions League. Still unbeaten in the season (W6 D1 L0), scoring a total of 30 goals (an average of 4.28 goals/match), scoring 2+ goals in 6 of 7 and 3+ goals in 5 of 7. They have kept 3 clean sheets in 7 matches (against Ulm in the Cup, Freiburg and Werder Bremen), and conceded 2+ goals in 2 of those. Their defense looks better than last season, but they might need to score at least 2 or 3 goals in order to win this.
Both teams with some serious firepower up front, Bayern will surely score at least once here, all we are looking for is a Villa goal to hit the parlay.
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