Arsenal vs Bayern Munich Odds, UCL Quarter-Final Preview
First Meeting Since 2017
Bayern Suffer Back-to-Back Losses
All Bayer Leverkusen need to do is win one more league game to beat 11-time defending champions Bayern Munich to the Bundesliga title. Bayern have lost their last two matches heading into Tuesday’s Champions League Quarter-Final first leg at Arsenal and have looked out of sorts. Still, Arsenal are inexperienced in the UCL and this may not be as straightforward for the Gunners as many think. Arsenal are coming off a 3-0 win at Brighton in the EPL and will try to put one foot in the UCL Semifinal with a victory here. However, bettors should know the Bavarians have often had Arsenal’s number in this competition as we take a look at the Arsenal vs Bayern Munich odds.
Arsenal vs Bayern Munich
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Location: Emirates Stadium, London, England
Arsenal vs Bayern Munich Head-to-Head
This is the first opportunity for bettors to take the Arsenal vs Bayern Munich odds since the 2017 Champions League Round of 16. Bayern famously won 10-2 on aggregate, with 5-1 wins in both legs. In fact, Bayern have won each of their last three matches on the Champions League schedule vs. Arsenal by a 5-1 scoreline. Bayern have progressed on all four occasions they’ve taken on Arsenal in the knockout stage. The Gunners have won just one of their last six games vs. Bayern overall.
Arsenal Playing With Confidence
Arsenal took the lead in the Premier League with Saturday’s comfortable 3-0 victory at Brighton. The Gunners ended the weekend in pole position, as Liverpool ended up drawing 2-2 at rivals Manchester United. Kai Havertz scored and provided an assist and continues to silence his doubters. Bukayo Saka scored on a penalty and Leandro Trossard came on as a sub to score against his former club. Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal are playing with supreme confidence at the moment and haven’t conceded in any of their last four games, in all competitions.
The Gunners have a couple of leaders in the Champions League stats as well. Saka is joint-leader, with four assists while goalkeeper David Raya has kept four clean sheets and is also joint-leader. Raya was the hero in Arsenal’s last Champions League match, when they defeated Porto in penalties. The Spanish shot stopper made two saves in the shootout to send Arsenal through to their first Quarter-Final for 14 years. Arsenal had lost the first leg 1-0 in Porto but Trossard’s goal at the Emirates put the Gunners right back in the fixture and forced extra time.
Arsenal’s entire backline deserves a whole lot of credit for their performances lately. Gabriel Magalhaes, in particular, has established himself as one of the best center backs in the Premier League. Arsenal recently went toe-to-toe with Manchester City and kept a clean sheet at the Etihad Stadium, which no other team had done since March 2022. There’s the potential for Arsenal to keep on advancing but they’re still inexperienced in the UCL.
Bayern Reach New Low
Thomas Tuchel’s tenure as Bayern Munich coach has been quite tumultuous. The Bavarians’ title streak nearly ended last season but Borussia Dortmund bottled their lead on the final day of the season. Now, Bayern Munich are 16 points behind Bundesliga leaders Bayer Leverkusen and could lose out on the title as soon as next weekend. Bayern led Heidenheim 2-0 at halftime on Saturday, as Harry Kane and Serge Gnabry were on target.
However, the next three goals of the match were scored by Bundesliga new boys Heidenheim and Bayern sunk to a new low. Still, Tuchel is expected to be in charge for Tuesday’s match at Arsenal. The Champions League is now all Bayern have to play for this season, unless they start slipping out of the UCL places in the Bundesliga. The Bavarians finished first in the Group A Champions League standings, with a 5-1-0 record.
Bayern, like Arsenal, lost in the first leg of the round of 16, when they fell 1-0 to Lazio in Rome. Back in Munich, Kane starred in a 3-0 Bayern victory as the Bavarians advanced to the Quarters for the fifth season in a row. Kane has been superb despite Bayern’s struggles as he’s scored 32 goals in the Bundesliga and is joint-leader in the UCL, with six goals. He has also provided three assists and has quite the history with Arsenal, as he spent one year in their academy as a kid and nearly 20 at their biggest rivals, Tottenham Hotspur. Gnabry also started his career with the Gunners and will return to the Emirates on Tuesday.
Arsenal vs Bayern Munich Match Analysis & Odds
Both Manuel Neuer and Leroy Sane missed Bayern Munich’s match at Heidenheim but there is some hope both will be able to play on Tuesday. Kingsley Coman, Aleksandar Pavlovic, Noussair Mazraoui and Sacha Boey also missed out vs. Heidenheim and it’s unclear whether any of them will be able to suit up. Arsenal should only be missing Jurrien Timber on Tuesday as players like Thomas Partey, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Gabriel Jesus, Oleksandr Zinchenko and Fabio Vieira have all returned from injury in recent weeks.
With the Gunners in stellar form, the Arsenal vs Bayern Munich odds price the hosts as -140 favorites for this one. Arsenal -0.5, -1 sits at -110 odds, while Bayern +0.5, +1 also comes in at -110. Bayern Munich have been the Champions League boogeyman for Arsenal over the past decade or so but times have changed. Arsenal are a much more well-balanced time than they even were in the late Arsene Wenger years.
There should be some added motivation for Bayern here after losing to rivals Borussia Dortmund then Heidenheim. A big loss heading into the second leg would effectively crater any hopes Bayern have of winning a trophy this season. Bettors can take Bayern to win at +350 and a draw at +305. Punters should also note Arsenal haven’t conceded more than one goal to any opponent since the beginning of 2024. Still over 2.5, 3 goals are priced at -115 odds for a must-watch match.
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