
There's a mouthwatering tie in North London on Wednesday when Arsenal host Bundesliga champions Bayern in the Champions League. With both sides dominating their domestic leagues, all eyes are firmly on two potential winners facing off at the Emirates.
Our resident football tipster Nathan Joyes has take a close look at the Champions League betting odds and provided his best bet for the match.
If ever there was a time that Arsenal would feel confident about beating Bayern it is now. Unbeaten since August - a run stretching over 15 matches - Mikel Arteta's side looks capable of winning trophies this season.
His team heads into this clash on the back of a 4-1 win against arch-rivals Spurs in the Premier League, only boosting their confidence further. New signing Eberechi Eze scored a hattrick, and no doubt Arsenal fans will hope he can be the difference once again on Wednesday.
Unbeaten at home this season across all competitions, there's something in the air at the Emirates, and Arsenal would certainly send out another statement to Europe's finest if they were to beat Bayern in round five.
Bayern will certainly have something to say about that. Vincent Kompany's side have an even better record than Arsenal this campaign having not lost a single match across all competitions.
In the Champions League they are four wins from four, which includes a 3-1 win against Chelsea as well as a 2-1 away win against PSG despite having 10 men for the whole of the second half.
Luis Diaz scored a brace that night but he was also the man sent off in that match and will therefore miss the trip to London.
However, one man that will be on that plane is Harry Kane. The former Spurs forward has scored 23 goals already this season in just 17 matches - and how he'd love to beat his former rivals in their own stadium.
Bayern won the last meeting between these two sides 1-0 back in 2024, that saw them progress to the Champions League semi-finals. The Germans have the better record in recent years, only losing one of the last five meetings - although that win for Arsenal came in the International Champions Cup in 2019.
This is without doubt the best Champions League tie in round five - with both sets of supporters confident their team can secure a statement victory. But what's the betting angle?
Nathan Joyes dives into the Champions League odds ahead of the tie and provides his best bet.
It is incredibly rare to see Arsenal (8/7 with Betfred) priced at odds-against this season, but perhaps that just goes to show how good Bayern (9/4 with Betano) are.
There's no doubt Arteta finally has his squad at the level required to win trophies, but beating Bayern is perhaps still ever so slightly out of reach at present.
The Germans are ruthless. All domestic rivals, including Dortmund and Leverkusen, have been brushed to one side. But they aren't just winning either - as they are scoring for fun.
Bayern have scored more goals than anyone in the Champions League (14) and in the Bundesliga they have scored 41 in 11 games - including six at the weekend vs Freiburg.
Yes, Arsenal do look the best side in England right now, but Bayern have been a well oiled machine for a number of years - and their PSG win with 10 men proved just that.
The fact Bayern are odds-against on the draw no bet line seems too good to be true - and the Germans can maintain their unbeaten record at the Emirates.
TIP: Bayern Draw No Bet at 13/10 with BetMGM.
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