Zalgiris vs Bayern Prediction 30 January 2025

🔊 Can the Germans return to their former offensive standards? In the 24th round of the EuroLeague, Žalgiris and Bayern will face off. The visiting team has a more talented roster, which often breaks through even the defenses of top clubs. The Lithuanians are more pragmatic, yet the home court factor can give their attack additional confidence. A slightly above-average pace is predicted, which could result in the Žalgiris arena audience witnessing a "high-scoring" outcome.

📊 HEAD-TO-HEAD

The last match took place in early November. Bayern secured a hard-fought victory with a score of 77:74. In the context of the last 10 head-to-head meetings, there is parity (5:5).

🟢 ŽALGIRIS

The current situation for the Lithuanian giant remains bleak: only 13th place in the regular season. They have a series of very unsuccessful results behind them - losses to Panathinaikos (76:89) and Fenerbahçe (86:98). In both cases, the much-praised defense of the Baltic team looked poor. For this reason, it's difficult for us to rely on their points allowed statistic (78.3). Against top opponents, they lack the skill to successfully defend in individual duels. Perhaps at high speeds, Žalgiris representatives can improve their execution, scoring more than their average (77.1). Steals (6, 13th) and decent work on the boards (33.8, 8th) might help. This provides opportunities to score easy points or gain additional possessions. In front of their fans, Žalgiris can certainly catch fire and respond to the opponent with equally quality offense.

🔴 BAYERN

The situation for Munich is slightly better - 9th place with a hypothetical chance to rise directly to 4th place. In terms of offensive actions, Bayern is gradually worsening their statistic - currently at 86 points per game (6th). The reason is sometimes very lackluster games: like against Bologna (72:82) and Olympiacos (69:112). But in Kaunas, it's quite realistic to return to their established standards - fast basketball with plenty of long-range shots. In three-point shooting, the visitors are still among the EuroLeague leaders: 38%. This is largely thanks to the phenomenal performances of players like Obst and Edwards. In a recent match against Alba (99:84), they made 11 three-pointers together. The strategy of fast play leads to plenty of shooting opportunities, but the same applies to the opponent. Defensively, Munich is quite poor - 87.9 (16th). It's hard to assume that their trip to Lithuania will result in progress in this component.

📝 EDITORIAL PREDICTION

Most likely, the opponents will display quite an offensive basketball game. All because Bayern doesn't know how to play otherwise - the visitors always push forward and create as many shooting opportunities as possible. Žalgiris is a traditional Baltic team where shooting holds special significance, especially with fan support. It's hard to single out a clear favorite here - bookmakers give a slight edge to the hosts, but considering all circumstances, one can state complete balance. In such a situation, it is most logical to expect a "high-scoring" outcome. Our editorial suggests playing total over 157.5 points.