UEFA Champions League Betting Predictions – Week 1
Barcelona Vs Celtic
Barcelona have won six of their eight Champions League games against Celtic (D1 L1). Celtic’s only win in that run was in November 2012 when they recorded only 15% possession at Celtic Park to beat the Catalans (2-1). Celtic have lost on their last three trips to the Camp Nou, all in the Champions League (2 goals scored, 9 conceded).
Barcelona have won their last 11 Champions League games at the Camp Nou (29 goals scored, 6 conceded), all since Luis Enrique took charge. A 12th home win in a row would equal the record in the competition held by Manchester United and Bayern Munich.
Barcelona have won eight of their last 10 Champions’ League group games (D2). They have also scored in 37 of their last 38 group games, the only exception coming against Benfica in December 2012 (0-0) when Barça were already guaranteed of topping their group.
Form Guide:
Barca: W4 L1 | Celtic: W4 L1
Football Betting Predictions:
Back Barcelona to win & Over 2.0 @ 1.30
Basel Vs Ludogorets
Basel have won three of their four games against Ludogorets (L1), including both at St Jakob-Park (6 goals scored, 0 conceded). Basel are making their seventh Champions League appearance, that’s five more than any other Swiss club (Grasshopper, the next in line having only 2). Basel have never progressed further than the Last 16 in the Champions League (2011/12, 2014/15). Basel have won only three of their last 13 Champions League games (D4 L6). In these 13 games, Basel have scored more than one goal on only one occasion (4-0 v Ludogorets, November 2014). This is Ludogorets Razgrad’s second appearance in the Champions’ League group stages after 2014/15; they finished bottom of the group behind Real Madrid, Basel and Liverpool.
Form Guide:
Basel: W5 | Ludogorets: W3 D2
Football Betting Predictions:
Back Basel to win & Both teams to score @ 3.60
Bayern Munchen Vs Rostov
This is the first competitive encounter between Bayern Munich and FC Rostov. No Russian club has ever beaten Bayern Munich in the Champions League (D3 L9). At home, the Bavarians have won their last five games against Russian opposition (16 goals scored, 1 conceded).
Bayern Munich have won 18 of their last 19 Champions’ League group games at home (L1), their only defeat coming against Manchester City in December 2013 (2-3). They have scored 59 goals in those 19 games. FC Rostov are the only team, alongside Leicester City, to make their Champions’ League group stage debut this season. They are also the sixth Russian side to appear in the group stages of the competition.
Form Guide:
Bayern: W4 L1 | Rostov: W3 D1 L1
Football Betting Predictions:
FC Bayern München & Over 2.5 @ 1.33
Benfica Vs Besiktas
This is the first competitive encounter between Benfica and Besiktas. Benfica have won five of their six home games against Turkish opposition in all competitions, their only defeat coming in the 2008/09 UEFA Cup group stages against Galatasaray. Benfica have scored more than two goals only once in their last 40 Champions League games (v Anderlecht in November 2013). Four of Benfica’s last five group games have ended 2-1, the other ending 2-2.
Form Guide:
Benfica: W4 D1 | Besiktas: W3 D1 L1
Football Betting Predictions:
Bet both teams to score @ 1.18
Dynamo Kyiv Vs Napoli
This is the first competitive encounter between Dynamo Kiev and Napoli. Dynamo Kiev have lost five of their seven home games against Italian clubs in the Champions League (W1 D1), their only win coming against Roma in November 2004 (2-0). Napoli’s only previous meeting with a Ukrainian club was against Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk in the Europa League group stages in 2012/13 and semi-finals in 2014/15. They lost their two away games on both occasions. Dynamo Kiev have won only seven of their last 39 Champions League games (D11 L21). At home, they have recorded only one win in their last six (D3 L2).
Form Guide:
D. Kyiv: W3 D1 L1 | Napoli: W4 D1
Football Betting Predictions:
Risk Kyiv to win @ 3.10
Manchester City Vs Borussia Monchengladbach
Manchester City and Borussia Mönchengladbach are facing each other in the Champions’ League group stages for the second consecutive season. City won both games in 2015/16 (6 goals scored, 3 conceded). Borussia Mönchengladbach have won only one of their six away games against English clubs in all competitions, it was against Arsenal in the UEFA Cup in September 1996 (3-2). Manchester City have won six of their last eight Champions’ League group games (L2). None of Manchester City’s 30 Champions’ League group games have ended goalless. They have also only kept four clean sheets in those 30 matches. Manchester City have yet to concede a goal at home in 2016 in the Champions League, qualifiers included (4 games).
Form Guide:
Man City: W5 | Gladbach: W4 L1
Champions League Betting Predictions:
Back City to win and both teams to score @ 2.60
Paris Saint Germain Vs Arsenal
Paris SG and Arsenal’s only previous encounter was in the 1993/94 Cup Winners Cup semi-finals. The Gunners won 2-1 on aggregate, including a 1-1 draw at the Parc des Princes. Paris SG have lost only one of their last 39 home games in European competition (W25 D13), and that was against Barcelona in April 2015 (1-3). Arsenal are unbeaten in their 12 away games against French clubs in European competition (W8 D4), including winning their last seven.
However, only once (in seven games) has an English club beaten Paris SG at the Parc des Princes in European competition. It was José Mourinho’s Chelsea in September 2004 (3-0). Since their return to the Champions League in 2012/13, Paris SG have won 17 of their 24 group games (D3 L4). Last season, Paris SG conceded only one goal in their six Champions’ League group games.
Form Guide:
Paris: W3 D1 L1 | Arsenal: W3 D1 L1
Champions League Betting Predictions:
Back Arsenal straight win @ 3.60
PSV Eindhoven Vs Atletico Madrid
Atlético Madrid are unbeaten against PSV Eindhoven (D2 W2), with all of their previous encounters having taken place in the Champions League. This is their third encounter in 2016 after their two encounters in last season’s Last 16 stage; both ended goalless. PSV have won only one of their last 18 games in European competition against Spanish clubs (D10 L7), that was against Deportivo La Coruña in the 2003/04 Champions’ League group stages (3-2). PSV have never scored more than two goals in their last 38 Champions League games. The last time was in the 2005 semi-final second leg against AC Milan (3-1). PSV are unbeaten in their last five Champions League games (W2 D3). A sixth game in a row without a defeat would equal their longest unbeaten run in the competition. PSV have also only conceded one goal in their last five games in the Champions league.
Form Guide:
Eindhoven: W4 D1 | Atletico: W2 D2 L1
Champions League Predictions:
Back Madrid straight win @ 1.80
