Arsenal vs Bayer Leverkusen Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 17th March 2026

Visitors Bayer Leverkusen arrive for their second leg match against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday. Following a tense first leg encounter in the Champions League, the match finished 1-1.

Having each put one goal on the board in a first leg draw, Bayer Leverkusen and Arsenal are more or less starting from scratch. A single goal is enough to qualify and one suspects a cautious encounter is on the cards.

Arsenal are confident they will be scoring goals in their next assignment in the Champions League, as they show off very admirable numbers from their past ten matches in this tournament. The home side scored 2.5 goals on average per match, or 25 in total, while allowing seven goals against, for an average of 0.7 per outing. They managed five clean sheets along the way.

Bayer Leverkusen enter their next Champions League match, averaging a lowly 1.4 goals per game in their last ten matches in this tournament. They scored a disappointing total of 14 goals, while also conceding 13. That amounts to an average of 1.3 per game, in which they kept their opponents from scoring five times.

Arsenal vs Bayer Leverkusen Prediction

Arsenal Form

Arsenal are unbeaten in their last three matches, first beating Mansfield 1-2, and then drawing 1-1 with Bayer Leverkusen. They were back as winners when they defeated Everton 2-0. Arsenal showed little mercy in their past six matches at Emirates Stadium, of which they won five, drew none and lost once. They hit the target 15 times, while letting in four themselves.

Bayer Leverkusen Form

Following three draws in their last three matches, Bayer Leverkusen could do with a win again. Against Freiburg, they finished even 3-3, before drawing again in a 1-1 match with Arsenal. Another 1-1 stalemate against Bayern Munich followed. Bayer Leverkusen managed a decent return of three wins in their last six Champions League away matches, in which they scored seven while also conceding seven times. They also experienced one draw and two defeats.

A home win for Arsenal is the obvious choice at Emirates Stadium. With the attacking qualities on display here, it has the makings of a high scoring affair when Bayer Leverkusen come visiting.

Arsenal vs Bayer Leverkusen Team News

Arsenal might be looking at four missing players for their upcoming assignment against Bayer Leverkusen. Arsenal have to alter their line-up, as both Myles Lewis-Skelly, Christian Noergaard, Declan Rice and Leandro Trossard get a day in the shade.

Arsenal vs Bayer Leverkusen H2H

Betting on the draw would have earned you a sound profit the last time Arsenal played Bayer Leverkusen. The pair split the points in a 1-1 match, where no one managed to get the upper hand. As Arsenal go into their match against Bayer Leverkusen at Emirates Stadium, they put 2-2-0 record in their previous four encounters on display.

Both teams to find their way to the target looks like a very decent prospect, when Bayer Leverkusen come visiting Arsenal. This paid out in their last 4 meetings and is best priced at 21/20 with the bookies to happen again.

Arsenal vs Bayer Leverkusen Results

Arsenal vs Bayer Leverkusen Betting Tips

It is a great season for Viktor Gyoekeres, who currently has 11 league goals to his name during this season. Arsenal will rely on his services to gun down Bayer Leverkusen.

Arsenal have been pretty scary at home, winning eight of their last 10 home games across all tournaments, while also managing to draw one of the games in the process. They were defeated in one of the games in this run. Bayer Leverkusen won four of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost all points in four of those matches along the way. Arsenal probably enjoy the prospect of scoring this coming Tuesday, as Bayer Leverkusen managed only five clean sheets in the previous 10 matches away. The hosts claimed two clean sheets in their last 10 matches on home soil.

In the last four encounters between Arsenal and Bayer Leverkusen over 2.5 goals came out two times, as Arsenal averaged 2.5 goals a game. Bayer Leverkusen scored an average of one goal in these, while both teams scored four times. Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Arsenal, who scored an average of 2.2 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in two of Bayer Leverkusen's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.4 goals in these matches.