UEFA Champions League · 2026

FC Bayern München vs Arsenal · UEFA Champions League

vsSeason opening

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What the record shows

The season records do not separate these clubs, so the strongest stored context is their shared history: 3 meetings, 1 to FC Bayern München, 1 drawn, 1 to Arsenal. Past meetings are history, not a forecast.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1FC Bayern München
1Draws
1Arsenal
Arsenal — FC Bayern München · UEFA Champions League3–1
FC Bayern München — Arsenal · UEFA Champions League1–0
Arsenal — FC Bayern München · UEFA Champions League2–2

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Season-opening preview

Current-season evidence is still building.

This competition's new season has only just started, so PitchMath does not yet hold enough completed matches for a current-season grade. The comparison below is last season's recorded data, shown as historical context.

1 / 2 matches toward the first current-season grade

Current season so far

Completed matches in the season being played. Kept separate from the historical block below.

  • FC Bayern München1 matches
  • Arsenal1 matches

Previous-season context

Recorded season totals from the source competition. Not current form.

Both clubs played the same competition and season, so these values are directly comparable.

FC Bayern München

Competition
UEFA Champions League
Season
2025/26
Sample
14 matches
Profile grade
A
Data cutoff
30 May 2026
  • Goals scored3.07 goals/match
  • Goals allowed1.43 goals/match
  • Expected goals2.7 xG/match
  • Expected goals allowed1.38 xG/match
  • Shots18.4 shots/match
  • Shots allowed11.6 shots/match
  • Shots on target8.07 shots/match
  • Shots on target allowed4.93 shots/match
  • Possession60.9%
  • Corners5.43 corners/match
  • Corners allowed3.86 corners/match
  • Fouls10.2 fouls/match
  • Clean-sheet frequency14%
  • Scoring frequency100%

Arsenal

Competition
UEFA Champions League
Season
2025/26
Sample
15 matches
Profile grade
A
Data cutoff
30 May 2026
  • Goals scored2 goals/match
  • Goals allowed0.47 goals/match
  • Expected goals1.93 xG/match
  • Expected goals allowed0.9 xG/match
  • Shots14.3 shots/match
  • Shots allowed11.7 shots/match
  • Shots on target5.8 shots/match
  • Shots on target allowed2.87 shots/match
  • Possession51.1%
  • Corners5.2 corners/match
  • Corners allowed3.73 corners/match
  • Fouls11.2 fouls/match
  • Clean-sheet frequency60%
  • Scoring frequency93%

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade D · UnavailableUnavailable — unavailable
Season samples1 / 1home / away teams
Recent samples1 / 1last-five windows
Freshness42 daysstale at cutoff
  • At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
  • At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.
  • At least one team lacks a recent completed match near this fixture cutoff.
  • Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: goals_for, goals_against, xg_for, xg_against, shots, shots_on_target, possession, corners, cards, fouls.
  • The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.
  • The nearest completed-match evidence is stale relative to this fixture cutoff.
Analysis cutoff: Wed, 21 Oct 2026, 19:00 UTC · analysis-v4