The Champions League Group Stage begins this week, and like most football we think we know everything and have our Champions League Matchday 2 Predictions ready.
And as ever we put our tips up against a unique opponent, usually based on a football statistic but sometimes not, much like our semi popular Premier League tips.
We’ll also throw in a minimum of information for a quick preview of Champions League Matchday 2 Predictions for those on the go.
Time to set the alarm and get up that little bit early in Australia, or get home early from work/the pub elsewhere for Champions League Matchday 2 .
Champions League Matchday 2 Predictions
Gurgler v National Championships Won
Opponent Tips Background: We used current league position for Matchday 2, so for something different this time we are using the historical performance of each club in their national league. That is, how many Championships have these Champions League teams won in their own country.
To save time and effort, we’ve limited it to only the League, and only the first division or equivalent fancy name for it.
Whichever team has won more, gets the selection. Some may surprise, and it is likely to be a stat that is very poor at deciding winners.
The Gurgler’s selections are based on a mixture of listening to multiple podcasts and reading way too many websites, added with ignorance to all of that with our own thoughts.
Champions League Matchday 2 Predictions – Our Tips
MAN CITY to beat Hoffenheim
JUVENTUS to beat Young Boys
MAN UTD to beat Valencia
DRAW – AEK Athens v Benfica
BAYERN to beat Ajax
REAL MADRID to beat CSKA Moscow
AS ROMA to beat Viktoria Plzen
DRAW – Lyon v Shakhtar Donetsk
DRAW – Schalke v Lokomotiv Moscow
PSG to beat Red Star Belgrade
PORTO to beat Galatasaray
ATLETICO MADRID to beat Club Brugge
DORTMUND to beat Monaco
BARCELONA to beat Spurs
INTER to beat PSV
LIVERPOOL to beat Napoli
Champions League Matchday 2 Predictions – National League Titles
Number of First Division Titles in brackets.
MAN CITY (5) to beat Hoffenheim (0)
JUVENTUS (34) to beat Young Boys (12)
MAN UTD (20) to beat Valencia (6)
BENFICA (36) to beat AEK Athens (12)
AJAX (33) to beat Bayern (28)
REAL MADRID (33) to beat CSKA Moscow (13)
VIKTORIA PLZEN (5) to beat AS Roma (3)
SHAKHTAR DONETSK (11) to beat Lyon (5)
SCHALKE (7) to beat Lokomotiv Moscow (3)
RED STAR BELGRADE (19) to beat PSG (7)
PORTO (28) to beat Galatasaray (21)
CLUB BRUGGE (15) to beat Atletico Madrid (10)
DRAW – Dortmund (8) v Monaco (8)
BARCELONA (25) to beat Spurs (2)
PSV (24) to beat Inter (18)
LIVERPOOL (18) to beat Napoli (2)
Champions League Predictions Form So Far
GURGLER
Matchday 1 – 6/16 – Terrible
OPPONENT
Matchday 1 – 6/16 – Current League Position
Champions League Matchday 2 – Four Games to Watch
You can’t watch everything, well actually you can if you have Optus Sport and no job or life, so we select our four games to watch for the Champions League Matchday 2 ahead.
Times in AEST for the poor souls who have to get up early.
MANCHESTER UNITED v VALENCIA (Wed 5:00am)
After consecutive losses to Derby County (aka Frank Lampard’s Derby Coutny) and West Ham it is time for another crisis at Manchester United revolving around Jose Mourinho. They will no doubt turn everything around against Valencia who are 11th in La Liga with 5 draws from 7 games.
LYON v SHAKHTAR DONETSK (Wed 5:00am)
The hipsters choice after Lyon’s upset win at Manchester City in Matchday 1, and the other game in the group featuring Shakhtar produced a goal heavy 2-2 draw.
SPURS v BARCELONA (Thu 5:00am)
Barcelona are proving to be beatable in La Liga, and have just 2 draws in three games. Can they find form against Spurs, who are finding form themselves. another loss to Spurs will make qualifying for the knockout stage difficult.
NAPOLI v LIVERPOOL (Thu 5:00am)
The big game of the Thursday and should be plenty entertaining. Liverpool ended up second best in the Champions League last season, and they take on Napoli who have been second best in Serie A this year.
How to Watch Champions League in Australia
Sadly the Champions League action is now on Optus Sport.
Not that the Optus Sport coverage is that bad, when it works, but it just means another $15 a month to follow decent football.
Perhaps the addition of the Champions League might tempt some to join, it means you can watch everything and EPL.
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