Bayern Munich v Arsenal Betting Preview – UEFA Champions League 15th February 7.45pm
Another rough draw for Arsenal and their luck doesn’t seem to improve. They have drawn one of the tournament favourites in the round of sixteen this term, despite actually managing to win their group this time around, having edged out PSG. But Bayern Munich could only hold second place in the group stage, which now pits the Gunners against the German giants once again. When these two went up against each other at this very stage in the 2013 and 2014 seasons, it was Bayern Munich who went through on each of them. Will the Germans once again prove to be too strong for the Gunners to handle?
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Bayern Munich v Arsenal Betting Tips
There was a surprise for Bayern Munich this season in the group stage as they failed to win their group. They missed out to Atletico Madrid in the end in topping their group, with Bayern losing two of their six matches (against Atletico and Rostov). So now they face Arsenal again and the two clubs have met up now ten times since the 2000/01 season with Bayern Munich winning five of those and losing three of them. Bayern have made it past Arsenal in the round of sixteen in 2004/05, 2012/13 and 2013/14 so there is a clear head to head advantage running for the Bavarians. The two were together in the Group Stage last season and Bayern won their home game 5-1 and there is a price of 3/5 at Coral on over 2.5 goals cropping up in the game. That’s likely given the amount that both Arsenal and Bayern scored between them in their respective group stage campaigns this season. Bayern’s overall home record against English teams is W13 D6 L3 and they have won their last 15 home games in the UEFA Champions League (53 goals scored, 8 conceded).
This is actually Bayern’s 17th encounter now with English opposition in the last five seasons of the UEFA Champions League and they are on a three match winning streak at home against English opponents. With Arsenal having tanked at this stage in the last six seasons, in comparison, Bayern have been to the semi finals in each of the last three Champions League campaigns, and they beat out Juventus at this stage last season. Their last round of 16 stage elimination was back in the 2010/11 season against Inter Milan. Across all competitions, Bayern are running on an eleven match unbeaten streak, winning ten of those since their shock defeat at Rostov on match day five of this season’s Champions League. Robert Lewandowski is obviously the main man for them and he is a price of 8/15 in the anytime goalscorer market with Arjen Robben at 11/8 and Thomas Muller at 6/4. Lewandowski is 9/4 favourite at Coral in the first goalscorer market for Wednesday night’s fixture and he has scored 13 goals in his last 12 Champions League games on home soil.
So what can Arsenal do about handling the strength of the Germans? The Gunners managed to win their group for the first time since the 2011/12 Champions League season and they still landed themselves a rough draw. They don’t seem to get much luck with Champions League draws. Arsenal stayed unbeaten out on the road in the group stage this season and topped their group by two points ahead of PSG. The Gunners have suffered a first leg defeats in their round of 16 tie in each of the last five seasons and avoiding defeat at the Allianz Arena is going to be tough. Arsenal have won eight of their 13 games since match day six of this season’s Champions League, losing four of those. There have been ever-increasingly slack defensive displays coming in from Arsenal which is posing a problem and is why their Premier League challenge has fallen away. The Gunners have lost three of their last seven matches away from home in Europe though, before that they had lost only two of eleven.
Arsenal have gone D1 L2 on their last three visits to Germany and their record against German clubs away from home is W5 D5 L7; overall it is W16 D6 L12. In the anytime goalscorer market for Arsenal there is Alexis Sanchez at a 21/10 price with Olivier Giroud at 9/4. Giroud has scored in three of his last four games against Bayern in the UEFA Champions League including two of his last three in Germany. A Coral Both Teams To Score punt will return a price of 7/10 and three of the last four between the two clubs have gone that way out in Germany. There is a strong option of 7/1 on a Bayern Munich 2-1 correct score happening. While this is a tough situation for Arsenal, they are away first and the question isn’t so much about them winning, it is about them staying in touch with the Germans and delivering the final blows back on home soil.
Bayern Munich v Arsenal Betting Odds
Bayern Munich 1/2, Draw 7/2, Arsenal 13/2
Bayern Munich v Arsenal Predictions
No reason for Arsenal to get all excited and try and stand toe to toe offensively with the Germans in this one. The Gunners have to try and stick in there for as long as possible and while they are likely to end up on the losing end of things, it may not be by such a margin that will see their hopes destroyed totally. Look for a Bayern Munich to win by a one goal option for the game which will keep this tie alive.
