Arsenal vs Real Madrid prediction and preview

Champions League · Wednesday 9 December 2026, 20:00 UTC

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Arsenal vs Real Madrid

Champions League · Wednesday 9 December 2026, 20:00 UTC · Emirates Stadium, London

Arsenal · Real Madrid · Champions League predictions

Arsenal vs Real Madrid preview

Arsenal host Real Madrid in the Champions League on Wednesday 9 December 2026, kick-off 20:00 UTC at Emirates Stadium in London. Arsenal go into the round 9th, on 7 points from 3 games, while Real Madrid go into the round 5th, on 9 points from 3 games.

Arsenal come into the game with a W-W-D-W-W run in the league (4 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats in their last 5), while Real Madrid's recent sequence reads W-W-W-W-W. Over their last 6, Arsenal have scored 1.8 and conceded 0.5 goals per game, with 3 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 2. Real Madrid average 3.0 scored and 1.0 conceded across their last 6, with 2 clean sheets.

Head to head, Arsenal have 3 wins to Real Madrid's 0 across 4 meetings, with 1 draw. Those games averaged 1.8 goals, 2 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 1. The most recent meeting, on 16 Apr 2025, ended Real Madrid 1-2 Arsenal.

Real Madrid are without Aurélien Tchouaméni (injury) and Endrick (injury).

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

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5Real Madrid3300105+59WWW
9Arsenal321062+47WWD

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Head-to-head

4 meetings: Arsenal 3, draws 1, Real Madrid 0.

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Arsenal expected line-up (4-2-3-1)

David Raya, Ezri Konsa, Gabriel, Riccardo Calafiori, Jurriën Timber, Declan Rice, Noni Madueke, Martin Ødegaard, Bruno Guimarães, Kai Havertz

Real Madrid expected line-up (4-2-3-1)

Thibaut Courtois, Marc Cucurella, Ibrahima Konaté, Dean Huijsen, Jude Bellingham, Yan Diomande, Arda Güler, Aurélien Tchouaméni, Federico Valverde, Bernardo Silva, Kylian Mbappé

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