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Bayern München v Arsenal

Bayern München
2–2Full time
Arsenal

UEFA Champions League · WED 21 OCT · Allianz Arena

Full timeGraded 21 Oct 22:30
Bayern München 2–2 Arsenal ARSENAL WIN · WRONGOVER 2.5 · RIGHTBOTH TO SCORE · RIGHTOVER 1.5 · RIGHTUNDER 3.5 · WRONG1–1 EXACTLY · WRONG
We said Arsenal win40%
The market said32%
Brier score, this match · lower is better0.842
The market’s Brier score0.831

The prediction on this page is exactly as published before kick-off. Match events and statistics come from the match and are corrected when the official figures change. Wrong calls are shown exactly like right ones.

The match replay12 notes · 35 alerts
  1. 0′Before kick-off: we said Arsenal win at 40%.
  2. 2′KICK-OFF Bayern München v Arsenal
  3. 3′Much as we predicted: Arsenal was 40% before kick-off and our model makes it 40% now. 0–0 · 34–26–40
  4. 11′SUBSTITUTION · 10' Arsenal · On: Eberechi Eze · Off: Bukayo Saka
  5. 14′🟨 YELLOW · 13' Kai Havertz · Arsenal
  6. 25′We published Arsenal at 40%. Our model now makes it 68%. 0–1 · 12–20–68
  7. 25′⚽ GOAL · 25' Bayern München 0–1 Arsenal
  8. 25′OUR NUMBER MOVES UP · 25' Arsenal win: 40% at kick-off, 68% now
  9. 26′GOAL DISALLOWED · 26' Arsenal
  10. 26′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 26' Arsenal win: 40% at kick-off, 37% now
  11. 28′⚽ GOAL · 28' Bayern München 0–1 Arsenal · Eberechi Eze
  12. 28′OUR NUMBER MOVES UP · 28' Arsenal win: 40% at kick-off, 68% now
  13. 30′Goals are coming at about the 3.0 we expected. 0–1 · 11–20–68
  14. 35′Bayern München level it on 35′ through Alphonso Davies. 1–1. 1–1 · 31–33–36
  15. 35′⚽ GOAL · 35' Bayern München 1–1 Arsenal · Alphonso Davies
  16. 35′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 35' Arsenal win: 40% at kick-off, 36% now
  17. 40′🟨 YELLOW · 39' Ezri Konsa · Arsenal
  18. 45′HALF-TIME Bayern München 1–1 Arsenal
  19. 45′SUBSTITUTION · 45' Bayern München · On: Jonathan Tah · Off: Kim Min-Jae
  20. 46′THE CALL SWINGS · 45+1' Draw is now our likeliest result at 38% (was Arsenal win 35%)
  21. 46′SECOND HALF Bayern München 1–1 Arsenal
  22. 49′We said Arsenal at 40%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 10%. 2–1 · 68–23–10
  23. 49′⚽ GOAL · 49' Bayern München 2–1 Arsenal
  24. 49′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 49' Arsenal win: 40% at kick-off, 10% now
  25. 49′THE CALL SWINGS · 49' Bayern München win is now our likeliest result at 68% (was Draw 39%)
  26. 50′GOAL DISALLOWED · 50' Bayern München
  27. 50′OUR NUMBER MOVES UP · 50' Arsenal win: 40% at kick-off, 32% now
  28. 50′THE CALL SWINGS · 50' Draw is now our likeliest result at 40% (was Bayern München win 68%)
  29. 60′We said Arsenal at 40%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 28%. 1–1 · 25–47–28
  30. 61′Harry Kane scores for Bayern München on 61′ — 2–1. 2–1 · 72–21–6
  31. 61′⚽ GOAL · 61' Bayern München 2–1 Arsenal · Harry Kane (penalty)
  32. 61′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 61' Arsenal win: 40% at kick-off, 6% now
  33. 61′THE CALL SWINGS · 61' Bayern München win is now our likeliest result at 72% (was Draw 48%)
  34. 63′We said Arsenal at 40%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 6%. 2–1 · 73–21–6
  35. 63′That is 3, and we only asked for 3.0 across ninety minutes. 2–1 · 73–21–6
  36. 67′We said Arsenal at 40%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 4%. 2–1 · 76–20–4
  37. 69′SUBSTITUTION · 68' Bayern München · On: Luis Díaz · Off: Ismael Saibari
  38. 69′SUBSTITUTION · 68' Bayern München · On: Lennart Karl · Off: Serge Gnabry
  39. 69′SUBSTITUTION · 69' Arsenal · On: Myles Lewis-Skelly · Off: Bruno Guimarães
  40. 69′SUBSTITUTION · 69' Arsenal · On: Viktor Gyökeres · Off: Kai Havertz
  41. 82′4 goals already, more than the 3.0 we expected for the whole match. 2–2 · 10–78–11
  42. 82′⚽ GOAL · 82' Bayern München 2–2 Arsenal
  43. 82′THE CALL SWINGS · 82' Draw is now our likeliest result at 78% (was Bayern München win 89%)
  44. 83′82′: Declan Rice on the scoresheet for Arsenal, making it 2–2. 2–2 · 9–81–10
  45. 86′SUBSTITUTION · 85' Arsenal · On: Mikel Merino · Off: Martin Odegaard
  46. 86′SUBSTITUTION · 85' Bayern München · On: Nathaniel Brown · Off: Alphonso Davies
  47. 91′SUBSTITUTION · 90' Bayern München · On: Bara Sapoko Ndiaye · Off: Luis Díaz
  48. FTFULL TIME Bayern München 2–2 Arsenal
  49. FTBayern München 2–2 Arsenal · Arsenal win: wrong · Over 2.5: right · Both to score: right · Over 1.5: right · Under 3.5: wrong · 1–1 exactly: wrong

What our live read said during the match, as it was said, with the score and our numbers for home–draw–away at that moment; and every alert we raised, with the minute. Nothing is written after the final whistle.

AI match analysis

Pitchside prediction · before kick-off

Arsenal are narrow favourites.

The Pitchside prediction: Bayern München 34%, draw 25%, Arsenal 40%. Over 2.5 goals 57%, both teams to score 60%.

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Pre-match prediction

First published 15 Oct 04:33 · locked at kick-off

Bayern München win34%
Draw25%
Arsenal win40%

Kick-offWED 21 OCT · 20:00

RoundLeague stage · matchday 3

VenueAllianz Arena

RefereeDavide Massa

Line-ups

Bayern München

4-2-3-1

Arsenal

4-3-3

Rest & schedule

Before kick-off · every competition we cover

Bayern München

Arsenal

4Days since last match3

Last match: 17 Oct · the German Bundesliga

Last match: 18 Oct · the English Premier League

3Matches in previous 14 days3

Counted across every competition we cover, before kick-off. Friendlies are not counted.

League table

2026/27

Positions before kick-off

#TEAMPGDPTS
8Arsenal2+46
12Bayern München2+54

Match statistics

Match statistics aren’t available yet.

Line-ups

Bayern München

4-2-3-1

1 M. Neuer

27 K. Laimer

2 D. Upamecano

3 Kim Min-Jae

44 J. Stanišić

8 T. Bischof

45 A. Pavlović

7 S. Gnabry

34 I. Saibari

19 A. Davies

9 H. Kane

Coach · V. Kompany

Substitutes

39 · Bara Ndiaye

23 · S. Boey

46 · T. Binder

42 · L. Karl

21 · H. Ito

4 · J. Tah

14 · L. Díaz

26 · S. Ulreich

40 · J. Urbig

11 · N. Brown

Arsenal

4-3-3

1 David Raya

12 J. Timber

15 E. Konsa

6 Gabriel Magalhães

33 R. Calafiori

8 M. Ødegaard

39 Bruno Guimarães

41 D. Rice

7 B. Saka

29 K. Havertz

20 N. Madueke

Coach · Mikel Arteta

Substitutes

56 · M. Dowman

10 · E. Eze

14 · V. Gyökeres

49 · M. Lewis-Skelly

23 · Mikel Merino

30 · I. Meslier

3 · Cristhian Mosquera

4 · B. White

36 · Martín Zubimendi

13 · Kepa

Our number · arsenal winFirst published 15 Oct 04:33 · updated 18 Oct 00:22 · locked at kick-off
40% The market32%
Us40%
Market32%

We make Arsenal a 40% chance to win. The market has them at 32%. We are 8 points more confident than the market. The model expects 1.4–1.5.

What the number rests on

Our model
Expected goals · Bayern München v Arsenal1.41 – 1.55
Form · UEFA Champions League this season · since 9 SeptW1 D1 L0 · W2 D0 L0
Table places · points 4 v 612 v 8
The market · Arsenal win32% · ours 40%

Built from every result, recent matches counting most, with home advantage in it. Line-ups, injuries and rest are not in the number.

How the number movedSince we published
25%30%35%40%45% 15 OCT 04:3321 OCT 19:43
Our probability · Arsenal win The market, margin stripped

Our number has not moved since we published. No bookmaker had priced it when we published; the market has it at 32% now.

Every market, from one calculation
MarketUsMarketGap
Bayern München win34%42%−8
Draw25%26%−1
Arsenal win40%32%+8
Over 2.5 goals57%61%−4
Both teams to score60%65%−5
Over 1.5 goals80%81%−1
Over 3.5 goals34%41%−7
Bayern München or draw60%68%−8
Bayern München clean sheet21%––
Arsenal clean sheet24%––

Every figure here is read off one scoreline distribution, so no two can contradict each other. The market is the median of 6 bookmakers, each with its margin stripped — what we are measured against, never an input to the model.

Every scorelineMost likely 1–1 at 11.7%
0123450 5.6 7.7 6.2 3.2 1 7.0 11.7 8.8 4.5 2 5.2 8.0 6.2 3.2 3 2.4 3.7 2.9 4 5
under 2% 5% 12%+Bayern München down, Arsenal across0–5 goals a side shown (99.2% of outcomes)

This is a probability, not a recommendation. We take no bets and hold no affiliate relationships with any gambling operator. Model 1.2 — Pitchside Lab's own model.

Head to head

3 meetings since 2021/22
Goals a meeting3.00
Over 2.52 of 3
Both scored2 of 3
Last meetingsARS 3–1 BAY · BAY 1–0 ARS · ARS 2–2 BAY

Every competition we cover, the latest meeting first.

Form · UEFA Champions League this season · since 9 Sept

BAYERN MÜNCHEN

WD5–0 · 3–3

ARSENAL

WW1–0 · 3–0

The table

2026/27
#TEAMPGDPTS
1Paris Saint Germain3+99
2Liverpool3+59
3VfB Stuttgart3+57
4Aston Villa2+76
5Barcelona3+56
6Manchester City3+46
7Sporting CP2+46
8Arsenal2+46
9Real Madrid2+26
10Real Betis2+26
11Borussia Dortmund3+16
12Bayern München2+54
13AS Roma3+34
14Shakhtar Donetsk2+24
15Atletico Madrid3+14
16PSV Eindhoven304
17Como2+23
18Manchester United2+23
19Villarreal303
20Club Brugge KV203
21Lens2−13
22Napoli3−23
23RB Leipzig2−23
24Feyenoord2−33
25Sabah FA3−33
26Bodo/Glimt3−53
27AEK Athens FC3−53
28Fenerbahçe3−62
29Viking2−21
30Slavia Praha3−31
31Inter2−20
32Lask Linz2−40
33FC Porto3−40
34Lille2−40
35Galatasaray2−50
36Slovan Bratislava3−120

The competition's standings before kick-off.