<p>German champions Bayern Munich open up their Club World Cup campaign with a Group C clash with Auckland City on Monday morning (02:00 am AEST).</p> <h2>Bayern Munich vs Auckland City Betting Preview</h2> <p>The opening games of big tournaments afford the teams involved to lay down an early marker and make a statement.</p> <p>For Bayern Munich here, winning the game will be only part of the gameplan: scoring as many goals as possible to boost their goal difference – who knows how important that could prove to be? – will also be on the agenda.</p> <p>The Bundesliga champions were remarkably prolific this season, scoring 99 goals in 34 games against opposition that were, with all due respect, much better in quality than Auckland City.</p> <p>In the 2024 Intercontinental Cup, Auckland were beaten 2-6 by Al Ain in the first round, while at the 2023 Club World Cup they were downed 0-3 by Al-Ittihad… again in the first round.</p> <p>Those are the kinds of scorelines that will have the likes of Harry Kane, Michael Olise and Jamal Musiala – who scored 37, 17 and 15 combined Bundesliga and Champions League goals respectively this season – chomping at the bit to get started at the TQL Stadium in Cincinnati on Monday morning.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h2>Bayern Munich vs Auckland City Betting Angles</h2> <p>The <a href="https://www.sportsbet.com.au/betting/soccer/fifa-club-world-cup/fifa-club-world-cup/bayern-munich-v-auckland-city-9194867">Bayern Munich vs Auckland City betting odds</a> are so one-sided that Bayern Munich’s implied probability of winning is a cool 99%.</p> <p>One of the reasons that we love betting on sport is that it’s unpredictable: sometimes, the thing that’s supposed to happen out on the field doesn’t.</p> <p>But even so, Auckland City may need to man the barricades to stop Bayern Munich from winning this game… and winning it well.</p> <p>It’s not just that Bayern are a better team than Auckland, it’s that they are ruthless when faced with opponents that they are superior to. They averaged nearly three goals per game across the entire Bundesliga season, while in the Champions League they beat Dinamo Zagreb 9-2, as well as putting five past Shakhtar Donetsk and the same number over two legs against prior German champions Bayer Leverkusen.</p> <p>The Asian handicap line has been set at four goals here, and it’s certainly not beyond the realms of possibility that <strong>Bayern will win this game by four or more goals</strong> given the evidence.</p> <p>Otherwise, it will be hard to gain any kind of betting edge in a match that is so well scouted by the odds-makers.</p> <p>That said, using the expected outcome already detailed, punters could<strong> dutch the 5-0 and 6-0 correct scores</strong> <strong>together</strong> and create a hedged situation.</p>