Bayern host Arsenal at the Allianz Arena on Wednesday 21 October 2026, kick-off 20:00 UK time, in League phase matchday 3 of the Champions League.
Both clubs have played two games and neither has lost. Arsenal have won both and sit seventh with six points and a goal difference of +4. Bayern are 11th with four points and a goal difference of +5, after one win and one draw.
Form: Arsenal solid, Bayern prolific
Bayern beat Bodø/Glimt 5-0 at home before drawing 3-3 away at Viking. It is an eye-catching pair of results. They have scored eight goals in two games, an average of four per match, but they have also let in three, or 1.5 per game.
Arsenal have been far tighter. They won 1-0 at Napoli and then beat Lille 3-0, so they have yet to concede this season. That gives them two clean sheets from two, against one for Bayern.
Arsenal score two goals per game on average and collect three points per game. Bayern average two points per game.
The numbers that matter
- Goals per game: Bayern 4, Arsenal 2
- Conceded per game: Bayern 1.5, Arsenal 0
- Points per game: Bayern 2, Arsenal 3
- Clean sheets: Bayern 1, Arsenal 2
- Yellow cards: Bayern 3, Arsenal 3
The contrast is clear. Bayern have the better attack, Arsenal the better defence, and the two sides have collected the same number of yellow cards so far.
Head-to-head
The recent record between the clubs is level. Of their last three meetings, Bayern have won one, Arsenal have won one and one was drawn.
- 9 April 2024: Arsenal 2-2 Bayern
- 17 April 2024: Bayern 1-0 Arsenal
- 26 November 2025: Arsenal 3-1 Bayern
Arsenal won the most recent of those, 3-1 on 26 November 2025. Across the three games they have scored five goals to Bayern's four.
MFF prediction
MFF's match model predicts a narrow home win, with Bayern 2-1 Arsenal the most likely score. It gives Bayern a 48% chance of winning, the draw 24% and Arsenal 28%.
Arsenal's defensive record makes them far from easy opponents. Bayern's goals at home may be enough to decide it.
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