Tough test for Bayern: Will the Munich team surprise Barcelona?
In recent weeks, FC Bayern München’s basketball players have fought their way back on the international stage, earning a starting spot for the play-offs twelve matchdays before the end of the current group stage. Most recently, the FCB even won three games in a row – including the German showdown with Alba Berlin.
The aim now is to underpin this form in the upcoming away game. The Munich team is the guest of FC Barcelona, the second-placed team in the current Euroleague. In contrast to the Bavarians, the FC Barcelona basketball players have played a sensational group phase so far and the play-off ticket is already within reach.
Behind Spanish rivals Real Madrid, FC Barcelona is the second strongest team in Europe with a record of 17-5. It is therefore not at all surprising that Barcelona are rated as clear favourites against Bayern according to the betting odds.
The Catalans already beat the FC Bayern Munich basketball team 80:27 in the first leg. If the Munich team can take revenge for the defeat and continue their current winning streak on the international stage, odds of 5.00 are paid out on Barcelona vs. Bayern for tip 2.
Barcelona – Statistics & current form
The Catalans are on course for the Euroleague play-offs – for the third time in a row, mind you. As vice-champion and co-favourites for the title, the FCB basketball players have played a very strong group phase so far and have only lost five of 22 group games. Only in the last group games did the Catalans stumble.
After all, there were three of the five defeats in the Euroleague on the last five match days, including a surprising home defeat against the basketball players from Milan. For FC Barcelona, the home defeat against Olimpia Milano was the first home defeat in the Euroleague.
Nevertheless, the Catalans are one of the strongest teams in Europe at home. Only Real Madrid has a better point average in home games than the FCB basketball team. It is quite possible that the home strength will also be underpinned in the showdown with the team from Munich.
Will the Catalans break the 80-point mark again?
On average, FC Barcelona threw more than 80 points per EL match. Particularly praiseworthy was the scoring output of Nikola Mirotic, who is one of the most dangerous offensive players in the Euroleague with an average of 17.70 points. Mirotic already threw eleven points against the upcoming opponent from Munich in the first half.
A double-digit scoring output is also obvious for the second-round game. Especially since the power forward already scored 17 points in the most recent home game against Lyon. However, Laprovittola was the best scorer in the last Euroleague match. Internationally, it was a best mark for the Argentine this season.
If head coach Jasikevicius & Co. can build on their powerful performance against Lyon in the home match against FCB, odds of 1.19 for tip 1 are paid out for Barcelona vs. Bayern. The home record against the Munich team is encouraging: FCB have won four out of five home games against Bayern.
Probable starting five of Barcelona:
Calathes – Exum – Laprovittola – Mirotic – Nnaji
Bayern – Statistics & current form
The FC Bayern Munich basketball players are currently on a high. Since the defeat against AS Monaco almost a fortnight ago, the Munich team has won six games in a row, including three matches in the current Euroleague 2021/22. With the winning streak on the international stage, Bayern even earned a starting spot for the play-offs.
With chasers like Anadolu Efes, Fenerbahce & Co. breathing down their necks, the FCB is still under pressure to win in the Euroleague. Twelve matchdays before the end of the group phase, every group match in the race for the play-offs has the character of a final. An away win in Barcelona would therefore be all the more important.
The FCB basketball team already showed last season that they have the potential to master the away game at FC Barcelona. The last time Bayern played at the Catalan top club, they won 82:72 away.
Munich build on momentum of winning streak
Before the landmark match in Catalonia, Bayern already tanked up on self-confidence with a clear home win against medi Bayreuth. And it wasn’t just the offensive that warmed up in the 83:60 win. Defensively, the Munich basketball team also made a good impression. After all, Bayern conceded 70 or fewer points in a match for the fourth time in a row.
Tuesday’s game against FC Barcelona will nevertheless be an endurance test for the FC Bayern Munich basketball team. Statistically speaking, the second-placed team from Catalonia has the best offence in the Euroleague. Already in the first half of the season, the Munich team felt the offensive power of the Blaugrana.
Since then, however, Bayern has clearly improved. In their current form and especially in their best line-up, a surprise cannot be ruled out this time. If you want to bet on Barcelona vs. Bayern, you can almost quintuple your bet in case of success.
Predicted Starting-Five of Bayern:
George – Jaramaz – Radosevic – Thomas – Walden
Barcelona – Bayern Direct comparison / H2H-balance
This is the tenth time the two clubs have met on the international stage. So far, FC Barcelona leads the direct comparison against the Munich side with a record of 6-3. One of the six victories, as mentioned before, came in the first round of the current Euroleague 2021/22, ending FCB’s run of bankruptcies against FC Bayern München.
In the season before, the basketball players from Catalonia had lost to Bayern twice in a row. The mark of 150 points was broken in the first season duel between the two clubs. This was the fourth time in a row that bets on over 149.5 points paid off in Barcelona vs. Bayern.
Barcelona – Bayern Tip
The basketball players of FC Bayern München are brimming with confidence during their current winning streak. Across all competitions, the Munich team has won its last six games and has been particularly convincing from a defensive point of view. Internationally, neither Alba Berlin nor Lyon have broken the 70-point mark against Bayern.
That makes it all the more important to back up the recent statistics in the away game in Catalonia. The FCB’s Tuesday opponents have the strongest offence in the current Euroleague. If the Munich team takes the recent momentum with them, a match at eye level is at least close for head coach Trinchieri & Co.
FC Barcelona’s basketball players have always cracked the 80-point mark in the eight of their last nine home games. It would therefore not be at all surprising if the scoring trend continues in the home game against Bayern. The south derby against Bayreuth already showed that the Munich team has the offensive potential to keep up with their upcoming opponents.
After all, Bayern has already warmed up for the showdown with the Catalans by winning 83:60. With a stake of six units, we place our bet on Barcelona vs. Bayern at betting odds of 2.12 on Over 154.5 points.
