Our best bets for Wednesday’s clash at the Emirates Stadium include goals for both sides with a handful of shots for Arsenal’s hat-trick hero.
Arsenal take on Bayern Munich on Wednesday night in a meeting of the top two teams in the Champions League table.
The Gunners have made a fast start to this season’s competition, winning all four of their matches with an aggregate score of 11-0, but Bayern have been arguably the most impressive team in Europe with 17 wins and a draw from their 18 games in all competitions.
England captain Harry Kane’s return to north London to face a familiar foe adds another layer to what should be a brilliant game, and here we have put together four football betting selections to form an 8/1 Bet Builder.
Both teams to score 4/7 & over 3.5 total goals 21/20
This is a tantalising game between two of the best teams in Europe. Arsenal are unbeaten at home with eight wins and one draw, while Bayern have won eight and drawn one away from home, so the result looks too close to call.
It’s worth backing plenty of goals, though, as both sides have been free-scoring in Europe this season. Arsenal have scored 11 goals in four Champions League matches so far, while Bayern are the competition’s joint-highest scorers with 14 goals.
Arsenal have scored at least two goals in each of their last five games in all competitions, and while the Gunners are one of the best defensive sides in Europe, they face a Bayern attack that has scored at least twice in all 18 of their matches this season.
This sides played out a thrilling 2-2 Champions League draw back in April 2024, and a similar scoreline looks likely with both sides in fluent attacking form.
Eberechi Eze to take 3+ shots 4/5
Eze is coming off his most impactful performance of the season as he netted a hat-trick in the north London derby against Tottenham on Sunday.
The 27-year-old has now scored five goals for Arsenal since completing his summer move from Crystal Palace and is getting into particularly dangerous attacking positions with Mikel Merino featuring ahead of him as a false nine.
Eze leads all Arsenal players with 2.5 shots per league game this season, which ranks third behind only Erling Haaland and Jean-Philippe Mateta in the Premier League.
He’s taken 10 shots across his last two appearances and looks a good bet for another high total on Wednesday night.
Bayern Munich under 4.5 corners 1/10
Arsenal are one of the stingiest sides in Europe when it comes to corners, having given away just 2.9 per game across all competitions this season.
That’s particularly true at the Emirates Stadium, where only Olympiakos have managed to win five corners in the Gunners’ nine home matches.
Arsenal tend to pin teams deep in their own half and don’t give away many chances, so it worth backing Bayern’s corner count to be low here.
