Arsenal v Bayern Munich Betting Tips [9 April 2024]

The last time Arsenal met Bayern Munich, they lost 10-2 on aggregate but the Gunners now have the chance to atone for that. Arsenal will host Bayern Munich for the first leg of their Champions League quarterfinal this Tuesday at the Emirates Stadium. The two sides have had contrasting seasons so far, and Arsenal will want to view themselves as favorites here. The north London side comes into this game firmly in contention for the Premier League title after a 3-0 win over Brighton. The Gunners had in-form German forward Kai Havertz among the scorers and will be banking on his rising profile here. Bukayo Saka and Leandro Trossard got the other goals that took Arsenal to the league summit on Saturday. That win was Mikel Arteta’s side's 11th in the last 13 matches. His team comes here unbeaten in seven matches, winning six. In each of the last four matches, Arsenal have also registered clean sheets. A run of six straight home wins, with three clean sheets will be a further confidence boost for Arsenal. This season in the Champions League, Arsenal managed five wins in eight matches.

Bayern Munich were the last team to meet Arsenal in the Champions League before the Gunners’ return this season. They beat Arsenal home and away in the last 16 in 2017, and will be gunning for the same here. Heading to the Emirates, however, Bayern Munich have portrayed a serious shortage in confidence. They aren’t the same bullish German giants who beat Arsenal 5-1 the last time they met. The Bavarians are coming from a second straight defeat, which has pushed them further away from the Bundesliga title race. On Saturday, Bayern saw a 2-0 lead slip away to Heidenheim and they lost 3-2. That left them 16 points behind Bayer Leverkusen and the Champions League is their only hope for silverware this season. While they have a good return in attack, Bayern haven't been great defensively this season. They come here having managed just one clean sheet in the last 12 matches. In that run, they conceded more than once seven times. Thomas Tuchel’s side has already lost three consecutive games this season and will hope to avoid a repeat here. In six away matches coming into this, Bayern’s only win was against the bottom team in Bundesliga, Darmstadt. Even then, they had to come from behind, conceding twice in a 5-2 win.

Bayern Munich have had a difficult season and this will definitely be one of the toughest games for them. It doesn’t help that they come here on the back of consecutive defeats in the Bundesliga. They face an Arsenal side in good shape, and especially at home. The Gunners, on the back of 11 wins in 13 matches, will be favorites. Our prediction for Arsenal v Bayern Munich is for Arsenal to win.