Arsenal v Real Madrid Betting Tips [8 April 2025]

Arsenal and Real Madrid are set to meet in the Champions League quarter-finals with the opening leg lined up for the Emirates Stadium. Arsenal thrashed PSV 9-3 on aggregate to advance here while Real Madrid triumphed on penalties after a 2-2 draw with Atletico Madrid. Read on for our prediction of this match.

Arsenal are in the quarter-finals for the second year running and this time they will want to make the best of it. The last time the Gunners advanced past this stage was in 2009.

Though they are struggling domestically, Arsenal have actually been among the strong teams in Europe this season. They’ve won seven of their 10 matches in this competition.

Defending champions Real Madrid haven't had the smoothest of times this season. However, by sheer grit, they are playing for a place in the last four. Los Blancos finished outside the top-eight in the league stage after losing three of their first five matches.

They stabilized well and only came to lose once in the ensuing seven matches. That defeat would later not count for much as it called for post-match penalties, which they won against Atletico.

Carlo Ancelotti’s side has already lost in England this season, falling 2-0 at Liverpool. The Italian manager will be cautioning his charges against being sloppy at The Emirates.

The last time these two teams met competitively, only one goal was scored across two legs. This time, all signs show things will be different. These two sides have been prolific in attack in the Champions League lately. However, they haven't been very solid defensively and would occasionally concede.

In the last seven Champions League matches, Arsenal managed two clean sheets. Meanwhile, Real Madrid have only one in the Champions League this season. Our prediction for Arsenal v Real Madrid is for over 2.5 goals and both teams to score.