Bayern Munich vs Arsenal Preview

Twenty goals in five games sums up Bayern Munich’s start, and they bring that attack to the Allianz Arena on Wednesday night against an Arsenal side that has won its last three. Bayern drew 3-3 away at Viking on matchday two after a 5-0 win in their opener, and they are 10th in the league phase standings on four points. Arsenal are seventh on six after wins over Napoli and Lille, the second a 3-0 home win on 13 October. Bayern thrashed RB Leipzig 6-1 in the Bundesliga on Saturday, while Arsenal won 1-0 away at Nottingham Forest on Sunday. Between them, the sides have conceded 13 goals in their last five games each. Kick-off in Munich is at 8pm UK time.

Bayern Munich have won three and drawn two of their last five, scoring 20 goals and conceding seven. Saturday’s 6-1 home win over RB Leipzig in the Bundesliga is the latest, a thumping by any scoreline. Before that, Viking held Bayern to a 3-3 draw in the Champions League on 13 October and Augsburg to 2-2 on 10 October, so Bayern conceded five goals across those two away games. Further back, Union Berlin were beaten 7-0 at home on 18 September, the only clean sheet of the run, and Elversberg were beaten 2-1 away on 13 September. Bayern scored at least twice in every game. At the Allianz Arena, the two home games in the sample brought a combined 13-1.

Arsenal have won four of their last five, scoring 10 goals and conceding six. Sunday’s 1-0 win away at Nottingham Forest in the Premier League is the latest, their second clean sheet of the run. Lille were beaten 3-0 at home in the Champions League on 13 October, and Leeds 2-1 at home on 10 October. Further back, Brighton won 3-0 against Arsenal on 19 September, the one defeat and the only game in which Arsenal failed to score, and Ipswich were beaten 4-2 away in the EFL Cup on 15 September. Three of the five were played away from home, with two wins and the defeat at Brighton. Arsenal have conceded in three of the five games.

Arsenal hold a narrow edge in the five meetings listed, with two wins to Bayern’s one and two draws, and the goals read 8-6 in Arsenal’s favour. The most recent was Arsenal’s 3-1 home win in the Champions League on 26 November 2025, and before that Bayern won 1-0 at home on 17 April 2024, the only win in the record for the Germans. Two of the five finished level: a 2-2 on 9 April 2024 and a 1-1 friendly on 19 July 2017 that Arsenal won 3-2 on penalties. The home side has not lost any of the five, which makes the Allianz Arena visit the sort of fixture that has favoured the hosts.

Arsenal are seventh in the league phase standings on six points with a goal difference of +4, while Bayern Munich are 10th on four points with +5. A win would take Bayern to seven points, though their position would depend on results elsewhere on matchday three.

In Germany, the match is live on DAZN Germany and DAZN1 Germany. UK viewers can watch on TNT Sports 1, with HBO Max streaming, while in the USA it’s on TUDN USA and UniMás, with Paramount+ and ViX streaming. In Ireland, RTE 2 and TNT Sports 1 carry the game, with RTE Player and HBO Max streaming.

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