Arsenal vs Bayern Munich prediction: EUROPE: Champions League – League phase betting tips on match 2025-11-25 20:00.
[p]The pre-round top two in the UEFA Champions League (UCL) provide top billing on Wednesday as Premier League leaders Arsenal host Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Arsenal’s incredible unbeaten run stretched to 15 matches across all competitions (W13, D2) with a dominant 4-1 win in the North London derby over Tottenham on Sunday. The Gunners are one of just three sides to win their opening four games in the UCL this season, and the only one to do so without conceding a single goal. Mikel Arteta has overseen a club record eight-match winning streak in the group stage/league phase of this competition, and with his team unbeaten at the Emirates Stadium since May (W9, D1), it would be brave to bet against them winning again here.[/p]
[p]Bayern Munich are perhaps the only side in Europe who can claim to have started the season better than their hosts here, as they’ve won 17 of their 18 competitive games this term (D1). Vincent Kompany’s men recovered from a two-goal deficit to thrash Freiburg 6-2 on Saturday to cement their lead at the Bundesliga summit, but conceding twice in each of their last two games suggests they’re increasingly vulnerable at the back. Hitting the road may stir their rearguard into action as Bayern are unbeaten in away games since a January loss in the UCL to Feyenoord (W16, D5), yet their only three defeats across their last 52 games in the group stage/league phase of this competition came on their travels.[/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Arsenal have faced Bayern more than any other side in the UCL (14), but have failed to win any of the last five H2Hs (D1, L4). Bayern ran out 3-2 winners on aggregate in the quarter-finals of the 2023/24 edition.[/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Arsenal faced fewer shots on target (7) than any other side in this season’s UCL after four rounds.[/p]
[p]Nine of Arsenal’s 11 UCL goals this term arrived after half-time.[/p]
[p]Bayern have scored 2+ goals in their last 13 competitive away games.[/p]
[p]Bayern have scored a pre-round competition-high 11 first-half goals this season.[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Eberechi Eze shone for Arsenal at the weekend with a brilliant hat-trick – three of his five goals for the club have come between the 35th and 50th minute. England colleague Harry Kane is the leading candidate to upstage him as no visiting player has scored more at the Emirates than him (G6).[/p]
[p]Gabriel headlines Arsenal’s shrinking injury list, while Bayern may have to cope without former Gunner Serge Gnabry. Teenage starlet Lennart Karl came off injured at the weekend for the German giants.[/p]
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[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]Given Bayern’s recent defensive lapses, backing Arsenal to win may provide some rare value here.[/p]
[p][i]Author: Ryan Fisher[/i][/p]