On Tuesday, Bayern Munich snuck past South Korea’s Jeju side with a 2-1 victory. Bayern will play the final friendly of the Asian preseason tour against Aston Villa from the Premier League. Aston Villa also qualified for the 2026/27 Champions League by finishing fourth in the table last season.
Bayern is rumored to be negotiating with Aston Villa over midfielder João Palhinha. Bayern is holding firm at the asking price of €25M and will use this match to convince Aston Villa to complete the move that
benefits all parties involved.
Match Info
Location: Kai Tak Sports Park, Kai Tak, Hong Kong
Date: Friday, August 7th, 2026
Time: 4:00pm CEST (8:00am EDT)
TV/streaming: Paramount Plus, FC Bayern TV Plus, Find Your Country
Odds: Bayern (-110), Draw (+275), Aston Villa (+210)
Team Info
Here is the predicted lineup, courtesy of BFW:
Lineup changes
- IN: Nathaniel Brown, Jonathan Tah, Sacha Boey, Joshua Kimmich, Aleksandar Pavlović, Tim Binder, Arijon Ibrahimović
- OUT: Hiroki Itō, Filip Pavić, Vincent Manuba, João Palhinha, Guido Della Rovere, Felipe Chávez, Bara Sapoko Ndiaye
Out for Asia tour
- Harry Kane
- Michael Olise
- Dayot Upamecano
- Jamal Musiala
- Alphonso Davies
- Ismael Saibari
- Serge Gnabry
- Lennart Karl
Prediction
Bayern wins 2-1. Bayern will explode out of the gates with two goals in the first 20 minutes. Bastian Assomo will power his way through the box and score then Tom Bischof will set up Tim Binder perfectly for a pass across to an unmarked Arijon Ibrahimović. Aston Villa will score on a set piece in the second half but have very few other opportunities as Bayern dominates possession.
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