After a huge 10-0 beatdown of Auckland, Bayern Munich will look to stay hot in Group Group C action against Argentina’s Boca Juniors at 9:00pm EST to round out Friday’s Club World Cup action. Read on for our top Bayern Munich vs Boca Juniors picks.
Bayern Munich vs Boca Juniors Odds
| BET | ODDS |
| Bayern Munich | -500 |
| Draw | +550 |
| Boca Juniors | +1200 |
| Over 2.5 | -225 |
| Under 2.5 | +170 |
Club World Cup odds at Bet365.
Bayern Munich vs Boca Juniors Head-to-Head
The last meeting was way back in 2001 in the Intercontinental Cup in Tokyo with Bayern winning 1-0 in extra-time.
Bayern Munich Preview
Nobody had a better stat to the CWC than Bayern, as they routed amateur side Auckland City of New Zealand 10-0. They led 5-0 at the half, had 72% possession, led in hosts 31-1, shots on target 17-1, each of Coman, Olisa and Muller had a brace and Musiala had a hat-trick.
The German champions just wrapped up an impressive season under Vincent Kompany. They went 25-7-2 in the Bundesliga, finishing with 82 points, a whole 13 points clear of the next closest challenger, Leverkusen with 69 points.
The Bavarians also fell just 1 goal shy of the century mark scoring 99 times and only conceding 32 times in 34 games.
They were less successful cup competitions, going out in the Round of 16 in the Pokal to Leverkusen. In the Champions League they were sent packing in the quarterfinals against Inter Milan, losing 2-1 in Leg 1 and drawing 2-2 in Leg 2.
That loss to Inter is their only defeat in 13 games and just their second in their last 24 across all competitions. They’re now on a 5-3-0 run, scoring multiple goals in 8 straight, while keeping clean sheets in 5/6.
Boca Juniors Preview
Boca Juniors jumped out to a 2-0 lead over Benfica on Matchday 1 before coughing up that lead and drawing 2-2. Miguel Merentiel and Rodrigo Battaglia had the goals, while Ander Herrera saw red in the 45′ which didn’t help in defending the lead. Jorge Figal also saw red late-on in the 88′. While Benfica took a red of their own in the 72′. Through all of that there were only 5 shots on target, 3-2 for Benfica.
Boca is technically in the offseason for as the Clausura hasn’t started yet.
During the Apertura, they were 2nd at 10-3-3 scoring 24 and allowing 11. Though 2nd, they were tied with 33 points for 1st with Argentinos Jrs. In the playoffs they last 2 rounds, drawing Lanus 0-0 and winning in PKs, before losing 1-0 to Independiente in the quarterfinals.
That makes them winless in regulation in 5 games but still only 4 losses in 21 overall matches this year. Boca had typically been strong defensively before recent games. Only 4 times in 21 games have they allowed more than 1 goal in a match.
Their leading scorer has been Miguel Merentiel with 6G/3A and he stayed hot scoring vs Benfica.
Bayern Munich vs Boca Juniors Prediction
It won’t be another 10-0 romp, but Bayern are still a class-above Boca who will be without 2 suspended starters now. Amazingly, Harry Kane missed out on the goals vs Auckland and will be eager to open this account in the Club World Cup.
- FIFA Club World Cup Picks: Bayern Munich to win + Harry Kane to score (-132) at Caesars.
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