Arsenal’s two-point lead in Champions League League Stage - 3 puts Bayern’s home record under scrutiny
What is at stake, with the data behind it
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Arsenal hold a two-point advantage, but Bayern’s perfect home record and Arsenal’s clean-sheet away record frame the key attacking question.
Before kickoff
The table question
Arsenal enter League Stage - 3 two points ahead of Bayern München in the provisional UEFA Champions League standings: Arsenal are ranked #8 with 6 points from 2 games, while Bayern are ranked #12 with 4 points from 2 games. Paris Saint Germain lead with 9 points, leaving Bayern 5 points behind and Arsenal 3 points behind.
The match is at Allianz Arena on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, at 19:00 UTC, with Davide Massa as referee. The result will show whether Arsenal can preserve that points advantage or Bayern can reduce it.
Two unbeaten home and away records
Bayern’s home record this season is 1 win, 0 draws and 0 losses, with 5 goals scored, 0 conceded and 1 clean sheet. Arsenal’s away record is also 1 win, 0 draws and 0 losses, but includes 1 goal scored, 0 conceded and 1 clean sheet.
Both teams have used 4-2-3-1 in 2 matches. Their recent samples are short: Bayern’s latest two results are a win and a draw, while Arsenal’s are two wins.
Two different teams?
Home and away form for Bayern München
- At Home
- Away
Bayern München home and Arsenal away records this season Season data from the article’s source snapshot; this chart is not a statistic for this match alone.
Absences to monitor
Bayern list T. Buchmann and J. Musiala as missing with knee and muscle injuries, respectively, while M. Olise is missing because of a red card. J. Kimmich is questionable for personal reasons. Arsenal list P. Hincapie, W. Saliba and C. Tzolis as missing with ankle, back and hamstring injuries.
The concrete question at kickoff is whether Arsenal’s away attack, with 1 goal in its supplied away sample, can break through a Bayern home side that has scored 5 and conceded 0 in its supplied home sample.
Explore match and season data
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Standings source snapshot
These are the saved source standings. They may predate this match; they are not a live or recalculated post-match table.
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| 1 | Paris Saint Germain | WWW | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 9 | |
| 2 | Liverpool | WWW | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 9 | |
| 3 | VfB Stuttgart | DWW | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 7 | |
| 4 | Aston Villa | WW | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 6 | |
| 5 | Barcelona | LWW | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 6 | |
| 6 | Manchester City | WLW | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 6 | |
| 7 | Sporting CP | WW | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | |
| 8 | Arsenal | WW | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | |
| 9 | Real Madrid | WW | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 6 | |
| 10 | Real Betis | WW | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 6 | |
| 11 | Borussia Dortmund | WLW | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | |
| 12 | Bayern München | DW | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 4 | |
| 13 | AS Roma | WLD | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | |
| 14 | Shakhtar Donetsk | WD | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | |
| 15 | Atletico Madrid | DWL | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | |
| 16 | PSV Eindhoven | WLD | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 17 | Como | LW | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | |
| 18 | Manchester United | LW | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | |
| 19 | Villarreal | LWL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 3 | |
| 20 | Club Brugge KV | WL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | |
| 21 | Lens | LW | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | |
| 22 | Napoli | WLL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | |
| 23 | RB Leipzig | WL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | |
| 24 | Feyenoord | WL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 3 | |
| 25 | Sabah FA | LWL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | |
| 26 | Bodo/Glimt | LWL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 3 | |
| 27 | AEK Athens FC | LLW | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 3 | |
| 28 | Fenerbahçe | DLD | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 2 | |
| 29 | Viking | DL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | |
| 30 | Slavia Praha | DLL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | |
| 31 | Inter | LL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | |
| 32 | Lask Linz | LL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | |
| 33 | FC Porto | LLL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | |
| 34 | Lille | LL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | |
| 35 | Galatasaray | LL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | |
| 36 | Slovan Bratislava | LLL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 0 |