The running gag in the last few years is that Arsenal are afraid of Bayern Munich and are always eliminated by them. While that might have been the case a decade ago, things look different today. The Gunners are leading the Premier League and have a fantastic chance to win it under the noses of Manchester City and Liverpool. On the other hand, Bayern Munich has lost the Bundesliga and can only focus on the Champions League, even if its current form seems lacklustre at best.
Arsenal Team News
A dream season is unfolding for Mikel Arteta’s boys as they are in the pole position to win the Premier League and have also reached the Champions League quarter-finals. But the opponent is Bayern Munich, a team that Arsenal has had issues in the past. Right now though, the Gunners are in splendid form and have not tasted defeat in their last 7 competitive games. However, their last defeat was in the Champions League in Portugal against Porto. Arsenal haven’t conceded a single goal during their home Champions League games this season. And here comes the interesting bit – the last time Arsenal failed to keep a clean sheet in a Champions League home game was in 2017. The opponent back then – Bayern Munich.
Bayern Munich Team News
The Champions League is all that is left for the Bavarians. Their most recent losses to Heidenheim and Dortmund have given Bayer Leverkusen their historical moment. Morale seems to be low, but in the most prestigious club tournament, Bayern shows up. Thomas Tuchel will have to find the right formula to combat the recent bad form of his team, as they will head to London with back-to-back league defeats. However, in the Champions League, the Bavarians can claim to have some semblance of form, as they did not lose any of their group-stage matches, but did manage to incur a surprise defeat in Italy to Lazio. At home, that mistake was remedied with a sound 3-0 win.
Head-to-Head-Games
There is a rich history in this rivalry, even if both teams last faced each other in 2019. If we look at the previous times Arsenal hosted Bayern Munich in the Champions League, we can see that the Bavarians won on 3 occasions, while the Gunners have just 1 win to their name. Two games saw both teams scoring and over 2.5 goals and another 2 featured the reverse – less than 2.5 goals and scoring by just 1 outfit.
Arsenal – Bayern Munich Betting Prediction
I cannot deny that Arsenal are entering this game in better form and with a superior spirit. But Bayern Munich are certainly not a team to be underestimated, even if their recent performances have been average at best. In the Champions League, they tend to play better and will certainly throw everything to win it. Despite being defensively sound, Arsenal have shown cracks in their defending with players like Harry Kane being more than capable of exploiting such shortcomings. In my view, this game will be marked by goals from both sides. Arsenal do appear more stable currently but has shown that they can be flimsy at times. The Bavarians on the other hand will likely throw everything in the Champions League and have proven themselves more than capable of scoring. Meanwhile, they have also displayed shaky defending, especially as of late. For these reasons, I will go with both teams to score here.
Betting Tip: Both Teams To Score: Yes
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Odds: 1.74
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