Bayern Munich will be looking to continue their dominance of Champions League Group C when they play host to Viktoria Plzen at the Allianz Arena on Tuesday evening.
On the other hand, the visitors will be hoping to pick up their first points of a challenging European campaign so far.
After an impressive 4-0 victory in the league on Friday, Bayern return to the Champions League group stage where they have picked up victories over Inter Milan and Barcelona and are yet to concede a goal.
With back-to-back matches agains Plzen in the competition, Bayern can wrap up qualification for the knockout stages, which will not only take the pressure off two challenging fixtures at the end of the group stage but will also allow focus on the league.
Julian Nagelsmann will also most likely have one eye on their upcoming league match against Borussia Dortmund and will be hoping his side can wrap up this game early, so he can make the most of the depth of their squad, resting key players before a crucial contest in the Bundesliga.
Vktoria Plzen, who are unbeaten in their league campaign so far, have played a different calibre of opponents in this competition, and the results of their matches have probably not surprised anyone.
After getting through two qualifying rounds and a playoff to get into the Champions League, Michal Bilek’s side may have been hoping for a more favourable draw which would have given them a potential chance of securing a third-place spot in the group.
That would have therefore seen them secure a Europa League knockout round playoff place, but instead, they got drawn against three European giants.
Plzen made improvements between the first and second group game and they will be hoping to make another step forward in this game.
Bayern Munich vs Viktoria Plzen head to head
These two teams have previously met on just two occasions in the Champions League, where Bayern Munich won in both encounters while scoring six goals and keeping clean sheets in the process.
Bayern Munich 5-0 Viktoria Plzen 23/10/13
Viktoria Plzen 0-1 Bayern Munich 05/11/13
Bayern Munich latest home form
Bayern Munich have recently been on a good run of form at home, having been unbeaten in their five most recent matches. They managed to defeat Bayer Leverkusen 4-0 in their last home game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored 11 goals and conceded three.
Bayern Munich 2-0 Wolfsburg 14/08/22
Bayern Munich 1-1 Borussia Dortmund 27/08/22
Bayern Munich 2-2 Stuttgart 10/09/22
Bayern Munich 2-0 Barcelona 13/09/22
Bayern Munich 4-0 Bayer Leverkusen 30/09/22
Bayern Munich latest away form
Bayern Munich were beaten 1-0 by Augsburg in their last away game in the league. However, they have recently been on a good run of form on the road, having been unbeaten in their previous eight matches. In their last five matches, they have scored 15 goals and conceded just two.
Bochum 0-7 Bayern Munich 21/08/22
Viktoria Koln 0-5 Bayern Munich 31/08/22
Union Berlin 1-1 Bayern Munich 03/09/22
Inter Milan 0-2 Bayern Munich 07/09/22
Augsburg 1-0 Bayern Munich 17/09/22
Viktoria Plzen latest home form
Viktoria Plzen have recently been on a relatively good run of form at home, having lost just one of their seven most recent matches. They managed to defeat Slavia Prague 3-0 in their last home game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored 10 goals and conceded four.
Viktoria Plzen 2-1 Sheriff 09/08/22
Viktoria Plzen 2-1 Qarabag 23/08/22
Viktoria Plzen 3-0 Slovacko 31/08/22
Viktoria Plzen 0-2 Inter Milan 13/09/22
Viktoria Plzen 3-0 Slavia Prague 18/09/22
Viktoria Plzen latest away form
Viktoria Plzen have recently been on a good run of form on the road, having lost just one of their 11 most recent matches. They drew 1-1 with Bohemians 1905 in their last away game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored seven goals and conceded eight.
Ceske Budejovice 0-1 Viktoria Plzen 27/08/22
Slovan Liberec 0-1 Viktoria Plzen 03/09/22
Barcelona 5-1 Viktoria Plzen 07/09/22
Sigma Olomouc 2-3 Viktoria Plzen 10/09/22
Bohemians 1905 1-1 Viktoria Plzen 01/10/22
Bayern Munich news
Marcel Sabitzer is likely to start in the deeper midfield for Bayern as he did in their previous game, with Goretzka alongside him, after his recovery from COVID on Friday.
Summer signing Mathys Tel could potentially lead the forward line, while both Muller and Kimmich missing out with positive COVID cases.
Viktoria Plzen news
Viktoria Plzen will be without midfielder Pavel Bucha, as he was sent off in their previous Champions League game against Inter Milan.
The three-at-the-back formation used against Inter Milan saw more success than the four-at-the-back when playing Barcelona, so it would be expected that the three would be preferable on Tuesday.
Prediction and Odds
Bayern Munich are expected to display a dominant performance on Tuesday, especially in preparation for a crucial league game on Saturday.
Viktoria Plzen will be looking to give a good account of themselves here, but coming away from Munich with anything to show for their efforts could prove a tough task.
Odds: 1 1.68 X 2.10 2 3.20
Probable outcomes
Bayern Munich 2-0 Viktoria Plzen
Bayern Munich 2-1 Viktoria Plzen
Bayern Munich 3-0 Viktoria Plzen
Bayern Munich 3-1 Viktoria Plzen
Bayern Munich 4-1 Viktoria Plzen
