Will Bayern secure one of the four playoff spots?
Anyone who thought we wouldn’t get to see any Champions League soccer this week was wrong. On Wednesday, December 17, 2025, FC Bayern Munich and Valerenga IF will face each other in the women’s premier class. The winner of this match seems to be a foregone conclusion, as the hosts are among the title contenders, while the visitors are unlikely to survive the league phase.
This also becomes clear when we look at the two teams’ squads. Jose Barcala’s team has a market value of €7.8 million, significantly overshadowing the visitors’ squad value (€1.9 million). So it’s no surprise that the odds for Bayern vs. Vaalerenga Women clearly favor a home win.
However, individual class is not the only reason why we expect Munich to win. Jose Barcala’s team is having an almost perfect season and has only dropped seven points so far. In addition, the hosts have lost only one game this season, and that was against FC Barcelona. That was not surprising, though, as the Spanish team is by far the best in women’s soccer. If we also take into account that the visitors are not even the best team in Norway, the Bayern vs. Valerenga Women prediction almost writes itself. In the 2025 season, Brann Kvinner won the Norwegian championship. So it’s no surprise that we’re getting maximum odds of 17.00 (Bet365) for an away win.
But there are other reasons why we can’t ignore the Bayern vs. Vaalerenga tip for a clear win for the home team. One of them is the home record of the German record champions. Jose Barcala’s team has only dropped two points at home and has not lost a single game this season. If we also take into account that the only point dropped was in the 0-0 draw with Carl Zeiss Jena, we can assume that this was a one-off slip-up. With 29 shots and twelve corners, it was simply one of those days when the ball just didn’t want to go in. However, with a total of 71 goals in 21 games, this is an unlikely scenario for the upcoming match.
Bayern – Valerenga Women Head-to-head comparison / H2H record
In a direct comparison, the difference in class is not quite as obvious as in the first three sections of our analysis. Nils Lexerod’s team managed to snatch a point from the Munich women in their last encounter and kept up with them for long stretches of the 90 minutes. However, we have to put this result into perspective, as the mighty FCB had already qualified for the knockout stages at that point. In the first leg, when the outcome of Group C was still open, Jose Barcala’s team won comfortably 3-0. No wonder, then, that the Bayern vs. Valerenga women’s betting odds point to a clear home win. Even for a handicap win of -1, we only get a best odds of 1.47 at Interwetten. Will this game be a walk in the park for the Munich women?
Bayern – Valerenga women’s tip
We would like to answer these questions in the negative for now, as the Norwegian representative has conceded only six goals in five Champions League games. Was that perhaps only due to the opponents? Yes and no, because with VfL Wolfsburg, FC Paris, Manchester United, St. Pölten, and AS Roma, Nils Lexerod’s team had to play against some well-known clubs. IFV did not lose a single game by more than two goals.
Now we come to our main tip and thus our bet for the game. We recommend the Bayern vs. Valerenga tip on “both teams to score – no.” This is mainly due to the visiting team’s style of play, which has been very destructive so far and has tended to destroy playful elements. As a result, the Norwegians have conceded few goals, but conversely have also rarely found their way into the opponent’s goal. It would therefore come as no surprise to us if the visitors were to remain goalless against the clear favorites from Munich.
