Viking vs Bayern Munich: Predictions, Picks, Odds & Lineups

Viking host Bayern Munich at SR-Bank Arena on Tuesday, October 13 (3:00 PM ET / 2:00 PM CT / 12:00 PM PT).

Availability is clean on both sides, with no injury or suspension concerns flagged for Viking or Bayern Munich ahead of kickoff. Zlatko Hovland Tripić leads the Viking line, already with three goals and six chances created behind him, while Tobias Saliou Séne Moi and Kristoffer Askildsen add goal threat from midfield. Bayern Munich will again look to Michael Akpovie Olise and Harry Edward Kane up top, the pair who did the damage in a 5-0 win over Bodø/Glimt, with Jamal Musiala and Joshua Walter Kimmich expected to feature as well.

Don’t expect this one to be a shootout. Viking have lost their only match at this stage of the competition, sitting on 0 points with a goal difference of -2, and a trip in against Bayern Munich’s class figures to be a tight, low-event night rather than an exchange of blows. Bayern head in full of confidence after putting five past Bodø/Glimt, with Olise and Kane both among the goals, but the market’s near-unanimous lean toward an away win looks to be overstating the gap — Viking’s own front three, led by Tripić’s three goals, have enough quality to make this closer than the price suggests.

US viewers can watch Viking vs Bayern Munich on Paramount+.

Season Form & Standings

Viking sit on 0 points from 1 match in this season’s competition, with 0 wins, 0 draws, and 1 loss, and a goal difference of -2. Bayern Munich’s own table numbers aren’t listed yet, but they arrive off the back of a 5-0 win over Bodø/Glimt that showed their attacking depth.

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Potential Match-Winners

• Zlatko Hovland Tripić (Viking): Three goals and six chances created already make Tripić the player most likely to trouble Bayern’s back line.
• Michael Akpovie Olise (Bayern Munich): Two goals, four shots on target, and seven chances created in Bayern’s last outing confirm Olise as their most dangerous attacking threat.
• Harry Edward Kane (Bayern Munich): Six shots and a goal in his last match confirm Kane as the focal point of Bayern’s attack.

Recent Form

Viking: D W L

• 2026-09-09: Stuttgart 3-1 Viking (L, away)
• 2026-08-26: Viking 3-1 Dinamo Zagreb (W, home)
• 2026-08-18: Dinamo Zagreb 2-2 Viking (D, away)

Viking’s recent results read a 2-2 draw away at Dinamo Zagreb, a 3-1 home win over the same opponents, and, most recently, a 3-1 loss away to Stuttgart.

Bayern Munich: W

• 2026-09-10: Bayern Munich 5-0 Bodø / Glimt (W, home)

Bayern Munich’s sole result on record is a 5-0 win over Bodø/Glimt at home.

Viking vs Bayern Munich Prediction

Expect goals to be hard to come by but not nonexistent. Signal has this finishing Viking 1-2 Bayern Munich, with Olise or Kane doing the damage while Tripić keeps Viking in the picture with a goal of his own. Bayern’s class should be enough to get the win on the road, but the scoreline points to a tight game rather than a one-sided one — and with the market pricing Viking as a near-nothing chance, there’s clear value sitting on the underdog even in defeat.