Bayern Munich vs Arsenal Prediction 17.04.2024

• Competition: UEFA Champions League - Quarter-Finals 2nd leg
• Date: Wednesday, 17th, April 2024
• Kickoff: 20:00 UTC +1 / 21:00 CEST
• Venue: Allianz Arena (Munchen)

Wednesday night's action sees Bayern Munich square off against Arsenal in the second leg of their thrilling Champions League quarter-final tie at the Allianz Arena.

Bayern Munich vs Arsenal Betting Tips: BAYERN TO WIN

The Bavarians are enduring one of their poorest campaigns in the past decade and more, as a midweek packing of bags in the UEFA Champions League would mean they go trophyless in any competition for the first time since the 2011-12 season.

Following earlier disappointments in the Super Cup and DFB Pokal this season, the Munich giants officialy relinquished the Bundesliga crown over the weekend after 11 straight season, as the relentless Leverkusen steamrolled past Werder Bremen with a five-star display to extend their lead at the summit to plus 16 points with five rounds to go.

While falling short in the race for another piece of silverware this term, Bayern Munich has created a positive vibe at the Allianz Arena, setting the tone for the crucial second-leg Champions League clash against Arsenal in a couple of days, after routinely seeing off the second-bottom Koln to halt a three-game winless run.

With all eyes fixed on continental football as their sole remaining shot at silverware, Thomas Tuchel and his side boast encouraging omens ahead of Wednesday's fateful battle, not only remaining unbeaten at home in their last 18 UCL outings but also progressing in 17 out of 18 instances when they haven't suffered a first-leg loss.

As Bayern's 11-year dominance over the Bundesliga came to an end over the weekend, Arsenal lost control of the three-horse race for the Premier League title race after suffering a painful blow in a late 0-2 defeat at the Emirates by top-four hopefuls Aston Villa, denting their confidence ahead of the daunting trip to Munich.

Boss Mikel Arteta and his frustrated boys must put aside Sunday's heartbreaking meltdown and shift focus to the Champions League for the pivotal duel, but H2H history raises concerns, considering they astonishingly lost all four knockout two-legged ties against the Bavarians, including a humbling 2-10 aggregate defeat in the 2016-17 campaign.

Compounding the misery for the Gunners, they bear the scars of their recent visits to the Allianz Arena, suffering successive 5-1 hammerings at the hands of Bayern on German soil, and coming off the back of a fresh league debacle, it's a tough ask to back the Premier League side, which also showed a distinct lack of nous at this level of the football in the first leg.

Having little to chase in the upcoming fixtures of their domestic campaign, the Munich powerhouse is poised to charge full throttle towards the Champions League "big-ears" prize, aiming to deal another crushing blow to Arsenal, who have stumbled on their European travels this season, managing only one triumph in four such outings, alongside a draw and two losses.