Arsenal v Real Madrid Prediction, Preview & Odds – Champions League

We have an Arsenal v Real Madrid prediction for you plus a breakdown of the betting odds, team news and matchups ahead of their quarter-final first leg.

Arsenal slipped up in their Premier League pursuit at the weekend with a 1-1 draw with Everton at Goodison Park.

Real Madrid lost ground in La Liga at the weekend with a 1-2 loss against Valencia.

How To Watch Arsenal v Real Madrid

When is Arsenal v Real Madrid?

Arsenal v Real Madrid will take place on Tuesday at 8 pm

TV Channel

Premier Sports 1

Where is Arsenal v Real Madrid Being Played?

The Emirates Stadium

Arsenal v Real Madrid Odds

Arsenal are priced as a EVS favourite for this first-leg tie.

Real Madrid can be gotten at odds of 5/2  per the latest football odds at BoyleSports. The draw is currently priced at 12/5.

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Handicap Betting

Arsenal: -1 @ 14/5

Real Madrid +1 @ 3/4

Handicap Draw -1 @ 11/4

Arsenal v Real Madrid Preview

Arsenal’s Form

Ahead of the 24/25 season, there seemed to be a growing pressure on Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal side to land a “major” trophy following finishing the 23/24 season trophyless for the fourth successive time. The improvements under Arteta have been considerable but at some point, they need to land another trophy and that looks unlikely in the Premier League with them trailing Liverpool by 11 points with 7 games remaining.

Arsenal have saved their best performances this season for the Champions League and their record of 6 wins and 1 defeat from 8 matches meant they finished fourth in the initial phase and qualified for a seeded Round of 16 slot. The most impressive stat from that run was only conceding twice across 8 matches. They then booked their place in this stage with a 1-7 and 2-2 results against PSV for a 9-3 aggregate win.

The North London outfit have never won Champions League but the return of Saka to the side will considerably boost their chances of overcoming Real over two legs.

Arsenal’s Last Five Results

Everton 1-1 Arsenal | April 5th | Draw

Arsenal 2-1 Fulham | April 1st | Win

Arsenal 1-0 Chelsea | March 16th | Win

Arsenal 2-2 PSV | March 12th | Draw

Man United 1-1 Arsenal | March 9th | Draw

2 Wins and 3 Draws

Real Madrid’s Form  

Real had a sensational 23/24 which culminated in a La Liga and Champions League double. In the summer they then finally completed the long-anticipated signing of Kylian Mbappé on a free transfer from PSG which naturally kept expectation levels high at the club. This season they’ve already won the UEFA Super Cup and the FIFA Intercontinental Cup but in La Liga trail Barcelona by 4 points with 8 games remaining.

For a club which usually saves their best form for this competition, they started slowly with 3 defeats and 2 wins from their opening 5 games. They did enough to get through with 3 wins to conclude the league phase and finish in a seeded playoff spot. They then overcame a Man City 6-3 on aggregate following a 2-3 and 3-1 win over both legs. To reach this stage of the competition they then overcame rivals Atletico after a 2-2 aggregate score controversially 2-4 on penalties to stay alive in the competition.

They may be winless in their last three league games, but they always seem to do the job when it matters in this competition.

Real Madrid’s Last Five Results

Real Madrid 1-2 Valencia | April 5th | Loss

Real Madrid 4-4 Real Sociedad | April 1st | Draw

Real Madrid 3-2 Leganes | March 29th | Win

Villarreal 1-2 Real Madrid | March 15th | Win

Atlético Madrid 1-0 Real Madrid | March 12th | Loss

2 Wins, 2 Losses and 1 Draw

Arsenal v Real Madrid Predicted Lineups

Arsenal’s Predicted Starting XI (4-3-3)

GK: Raya.

RB: Timber, CB: Saliba, CB: Kiwior, LB: Lewis-Skelly

CM: Odegaard, CM: Rice, CM: Partey

RW: Saka, CF: Merino, LW: Martinelli

Real Madrid Predicted Starting XI(4-2-3-1)

GK: Courtois

RB: Valverde, CB: Asencio, CB: Rudiger, LB: Garcia

CM: Modric, CM: Camavinga,

RW: Rodrygo, AM: Bellingham, LW: Vinicius

CF: Mbappé

Arsenal v Real Madrid Head-To-Head Results & Stats

All-Time HeadTo-Head Record

Arsenal wins: 3

Real Madrid wins: 0

Draws: 0

Head-To-Head Results

Arsenal 0-0 Real Madrid | Champions League | March 7th, 2006

Real Madrid 0-1 Arsenal | Champions League | February 21st, 2006

Key Players To Watch

Bukayo Saka - Arsenal

The Hale End Football Academy Graduate has become a crucial component of Arsenal’s rise in competitive stature under Mikel Arteta. While he first broke through as a flying Left-Back in 2018 he has since transitioned into one of the most productive Right-Wingers in World Football and at only 23 he he could have a decade of top-level football ahead of him.

Saka returned to the Arsenal bench after 19 matches out to score against Fulham and he is crucial to their end-of-season hopes across the board to do that he will have to add to his tally for the season of 10 goals and 14 assists in 25 matches. He is 13/2 to be the first goal scorer and 9/4 to score anytime.

Kylian Mbappe - Real Madrid

There was a massive amount of excitement, expectation levels and pressure when Mbappé finally made his move to Madrid from PSG during the summer transfer window.

Despite a slow start to his life at Real Madrid, he has looked like the Mbappé of old in recent weeks and has a tally for the season of 32 goals and 4 assists from 46 matches in all competitions. He is 5/1 to score first and 7/4 to score at any point.

Arsenal v Real Madrid Prediction & Best Bet

Prediction: Arsenal 1-2 Real Madrid

Arsenal have shown themselves to be consistent in the Champions League this season and have their best chance of getting to the final since their 2-1 defeat to Barcelona in 2006.

Real are Champions League royalty and no side is more reliable than them when it comes to the big occasion despite their slow start to the league phase.

I’m a little surprised Arsenal are such heavy favourites and I think at odds of 5/2 Real Madrid are a great bet.

Best Bet: Real Madrid @ 5/2

*Prices are subject to fluctuation.

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