Arsenal vs Bayer Leverkusen – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

17/03/2026 at 16:00 (Time Zone – GMT-4 (America/New_York))

Emirates Stadium (London).

Champions League - Play Offs - 1/8-finals
Referee: Makkelie D. (Ned)
Where to Watch on TV:


Africa	DStv Now, New World Sport 3, SuperSport GOtv LaLiga, SuperSport LaLiga, SuperSport MaXimo 1
Albania	Tring Sport 3
Argentina	Disney+, ESPN 2
Armenia	Fast Sports 2, Fast Sports
Asia	beIN Connect MENA, beIN Sports MENA 3, TOD
Australia	Stan Sport
Austria	Sky Go Austria, Sky Sport Austria 1, Sky Sport Austria 2
Belgium	Pickx+ Sports 4, Pickx+ Sports 4, Play Sports 1, Play Sports 3, Play Sports 4
Bolivia	ESPN 5
Bosnia-and-herzegovina	Arena Premium 3
Brazil	Claro TV+, HBO Max, Sky+, Vivo Play, Zapping
Bulgaria	Max Sport 2
Canada	DAZN Canada
China	iQIYI, ZhiBo8
Colombia	ESPN 5
Croatia	Arena Sport 3, MAXtv To Go
Cyprus	Cytavision on the Go, Cytavision Sports 6, Cytavision Sports 6
Czech-republic	Nova Sport 5, Oneplay
Denmark	TV3 MAX, Viaplay, V Sport Ultra
Ecuador	ESPN 5
Europe	Go3 Extra Sports Baltic
Finland	MTV Katsomo+, MTV Urheilu 3, V Sport Premium
France	Canal+ Live 3, CANAL+ Sport 360, CANAL+ Sport
Georgia	Silk Sport 3
Germany	Amazon Prime Video
Greece	COSMOTE Sport 5
Hong-kong	beIN Sports 1, Now Player
Hungary	RTL+, Sport 2
Iceland	SÝN Sport
India	JioTV app, Sony LIV, Sony Sports TEN 5
Indonesia	beIN Connect, Vidio
Iran	Persiana Sports 3
Ireland	Virgin Media Player, Virgin Media Two
Israel	5 STARS Israel
Italy	NOW TV, SKY Go Italia, Sky Sport 254, Sky Sport Max
Kenya	Gotv
Kosovo	Arena Premium 4, ART Sport 4
Laos	beIN Connect
Malaysia	beIN Connect, beIN Sports 3, Sooka
Malta	TSN Malta 5
Mexico	FOX One, Fox Sports
Mongolia	Premier Sports 4
Netherlands	Ziggo Sport 3
New-zealand	DAZN New Zealand
Nigeria	SuperSport LaLiga, Supersport Maximo 1
North-central-america	RUSH Sports 3 Caribbean
Norway	TV2 Play
Pakistan	Tapmad
Paraguay	ESPN 5
Peru	Disney+, ESPN 5
Philippines	beIN Connect, beIN Sports 3
Poland	CANAL+ 360
Portugal	DAZN 3, DAZN / App
Romania	Prima Sport 3
Russia	Okko Sport
Serbia	Arena Premium 4
Singapore	beIN Connect, beIN Sports 3
Slovakia	Nova Sport 5
Slovenia	SportKlub 3
South-africa	Supersport Maximo 1, SuperSport PSL
South-america	Space Latin America, ViX Latin America
South-korea	SPOTV Now
Spain	M+ Liga de Campeones 2, M+ Liga de Campeones 5, Movistar Plus+
Sweden	Viaplay, V Sport Premium, V Sport Ultra
Switzerland	Blue Sport 3, Blue Sport 3, Blue Sport D2, Blue Sport D2, Sunrise TV, Sunrise TV
Tajikistan	Futbol TV
Thailand	beIN Connect, beIN Sports 3
Turkey	Tabii
Ukraine	MEGOGO Futbol 2, MEGOGO Ukraine
United-kingdom	Discovery+ App, Discovery+, TNT Sports 1, Virgin TV Go app
Uruguay	Disney+
Usa	Paramount+
Venezuela	Disney+, ESPN 5, Inter
Vietnam	ON Plus, VTV Prime
World	VIX App

Match Stats


Expected goals (xG)
1.74	0.52
Ball possession
42%	58%
Total shots
21	9
Shots on target
12	2
Big chances
1	1
Corner kicks
10	8
Passes
84% (320/383)	88% (469/534)
Yellow cards
0	1
Expected goals (xG)
1.74	0.52
xG on target (xGOT)
2.92	0.64
Total shots
21	9
Shots on target
12	2
Shots off target
5	5
Blocked shots
4	2
Shots inside the box
13	5
Shots outside the box
8	4
Hit the woodwork
0	0
Big chances
1	1
Corner kicks
10	8
Touches in opposition box
39	22
Accurate through passes
0	0
Offsides
1	0
Free kicks
8	4
Passes
84% (320/383)	88% (469/534)
Long passes
54% (19/35)	54% (25/46)
Passes in final third
77% (109/141)	85% (143/169)
Crosses
44% (7/16)	17% (5/30)
Expected assists (xA)
2.07	0.75
Throw ins
15	14
Fouls
4	8
Tackles
59% (10/17)	54% (7/13)
Duels won
47	35
Clearances
25	19
Interceptions
9	10
Errors leading to shot
0	3
Errors leading to goal
0	0
Goalkeeper saves
2	10
xGOT faced
0.64	2.92
Goals prevented
0.64	0.92

Key Moments

Here there are

1st Half (1 - 0)
36', 1 - 0, Eze E. ⚽, Trossard L. (A),
2nd Half (1 - 0)
46', Palacios E. 🟨,
60', Terrier M. ↓, Tillman M. ↑,
60', Poku E. ↓, Culbreath M. ↑,
63', 2 - 0, Rice D. ⚽,
68', Zubimendi M. ↓, Norgaard C. ↑,
69', White B. ↓, Mosquera C. ↑,
69', Trossard L. ↓, Martinelli G. ↑,
69', Eze E. ↓, Havertz K. ↑,
70', Palacios E. ↓, Schick P. ↑,
83', Andrich R. ↓, Fernandez E. ↑,
90', Gyökeres V. ↓, Lewis-Skelly M. ↑,

Chances of winning

Arsenal
73.3%

Draw
17.1%

Bayer Leverkusen
9.6%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

73.8%

16.3%

9.8%

Our Initial ML Estimation

74.1%

16.2%

9.8%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

Arsenal has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-0.5%)

Bayer Leverkusen has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-0.2%)

ML Model estimates a higher probability for Arsenal than the current prediction. (+0.8%)

ML Model estimates a higher probability for Bayer Leverkusen than the current prediction. (+0.2%)

Arsenal - Bayer Leverkusen Odds

	1	X	2	Marga
Avarage Now (Initially)	1.31 ↑ (1.3)	5.62 ↓ (5.88)	10.12 ↑ (9.76)	4% (4.2%)

The most likely Over/Under: 2.75

What is the prediction for Arsenal - Bayer Leverkusen?

Users Predictions: 51 users predict this event. Arsenal will win (votes: 40 - 78.4%). Bayer will win (votes: 4 - 7.8%). It will Tie (votes: 7 - 13.7%).
Confidence interval (95%) for Arsenal: 67.1% – 89.7%.

Over/Under & Asian Handicap Predictions by Selected Experts:

AH -2 - Bayer (1.53) (votes: 1 - 100%) .

TQ, OT - Arsenal (1.11) (votes: 1 - 50%) .

O/U 7.5 - under (votes: 1 - 100%) .

BTTS - yes (votes: 3 - 100%) 🥉 Bronze Tip.

AH -2.5 - Bayer (1.37) (votes: 1 - 100%) .

AH -1 - Bayer (2.75) (votes: 1 - 100%) .

DC - Bayer (3.48) (votes: 2 - 66.7%) 🥉 Bronze Tip.

EH +1 - Arsenal (1.06) (votes: 1 - 100%) .

AH 0 - Arsenal (1.08) (votes: 1 - 100%) .

AH +0.25 - Arsenal (1.07) (votes: 1 - 100%) .

AH +0.5 - Arsenal (1.06) (votes: 1 - 100%) .

AH +0.75 - Arsenal (1.03) (votes: 1 - 100%) .

DNB - Arsenal (1.07) (votes: 1 - 100%) .

AH -1.5 - Arsenal (1.89) (votes: 1 - 50%) .

O/U 2.5 - over (votes: 1 - 100%) .

AH -1.75 - Bayer (1.63) (votes: 1 - 100%) .

O/U 3.5 - under (votes: 1 - 100%) .

Verified Performance Core (Selected Experts): Arsenal will win (7 of 9 users predict this - 77.78%) 🥈 Silver Tip.

Overall Expert Consensus (including all markets): 26 Selected Experts predict this event. Arsenal (votes: 16 - 61.5%). Bayer (votes: 9 - 34.6%). Tie (votes: 1 - 3.8%).

The most likely score by Bookmakers is 2:0.

Preview Facts

First leg result: 1-1. Second leg.
Arsenal is currently enjoying a strong run with several victories in a row (last 5 games: 4 wins).
Bayer's form has been unstable in recent games (in the last 5 games, wins – 1).
In this match, Arsenal is the clear favorite.
There will not play in Arsenal: Merino M. (Leg Injury) Odegaard M. (Knee Injury) Timber J. (Injury)
There will not play in Bayer: Arthur (Ankle Injury) Bade L. (Muscle Injury) Ben Seghir E. (Ankle Injury) Flekken M. (Knee Injury) Lucas (Calf Injury) Tella N. (Inactive) Traore I. (Inactive)
There are questionable in Bayer: Terrier M. (Injury)
In the last 2 head-to-head matches, Arsenal won 1 match, drew 1 match, lost 0 matches, and goals 5:2. (average 2.5:1).
Including home match between the teams, Arsenal won 1 match, drew 0 matches, lost 0 matches, and goals 4:1.

How many head-to-head matches has Arsenal won against Bayer Leverkusen?

Arsenal has won 1 of their last 2 head-to-head matches.

How many head-to-head matches has Bayer Leverkusen won against Arsenal?

Bayer Leverkusen has won 0 of their last 2 head-to-head matches.

What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?

The latest head-to-head matches between Arsenal - Bayer Leverkusen were as follows:

11.03.2026 Bayer Leverkusen - Arsenal 1:1

07.08.2024 Arsenal - Bayer Leverkusen 4:1

Latest results of Arsenal

14.03.2026 Arsenal - Everton 2:0 ✺

11.03.2026 Bayer Leverkusen - Arsenal 1:1 ✺

07.03.2026 Mansfield Town - Arsenal 1:2 ✺

04.03.2026 Brighton & Hove Albion - Arsenal 0:1 ✺

01.03.2026 Arsenal - Chelsea 2:1 ✺

Latest results of Bayer Leverkusen

14.03.2026 Bayer Leverkusen - Bayern Munich 1:1 ✺

11.03.2026 Bayer Leverkusen - Arsenal 1:1 ✺

07.03.2026 Freiburg - Bayer Leverkusen 3:3 ✺

04.03.2026 Hamburger SV - Bayer Leverkusen 0:1 ✺

28.02.2026 Bayer Leverkusen - Mainz 1:1 ✺

Draw

Play Offs

1/16-finals

1	Monaco (21)	PSG (11)	2 : 2, 2 : 3
2	Chelsea (6)	Bye
3	Galatasaray (20)	Juventus (13)	2 : 3, 5 : 2
4	Liverpool (3)	Bye
5	Benfica (24)	Real Madrid (9)	1 : 2, 0 : 1
6	Manchester City (8)	Bye
7	Dortmund (17)	Atalanta (15)	1 : 4, 2 : 0
8	Bayern Munich (2)	Bye
9	Qarabag (22)	Newcastle (12)	2 : 3, 1 : 6
10	Barcelona (5)	Bye
11	Club Brugge KV (19)	Atl. Madrid (14)	1 : 4, 3 : 3
12	Tottenham (4)	Bye
13	Bodo/Glimt (23)	Inter (10)	2 : 1, 3 : 1
14	Sporting CP (7)	Bye
15	Olympiacos Piraeus (18)	Bayer Leverkusen (16)	0 : 0, 0 : 2
16	Arsenal (1)	Bye

1/8-finals

1	PSG (11)	Chelsea (6)	3 : 0, 5 : 2
2	Galatasaray (20)	Liverpool (3)	0 : 4, 1 : 0
3	Real Madrid (9)	Manchester City (8)	2 : 1, 3 : 0
4	Atalanta (15)	Bayern Munich (2)	1 : 4, 1 : 6
5	Newcastle (12)	Barcelona (5)	2 : 7, 1 : 1
6	Atl. Madrid (14)	Tottenham (4)	2 : 3, 5 : 2
7	Bodo/Glimt (23)	Sporting CP (7)	0 : 5, 3 : 0
8	Bayer Leverkusen (16)	Arsenal (1)	0 : 2, 1 : 1

Quarter-finals

1	PSG (11)	Liverpool (3)	2 : 0, 2 : 0
2	Real Madrid (9)	Bayern Munich (2)	3 : 4, 1 : 2
3	Barcelona (5)	Atl. Madrid (14)	2 : 1, 0 : 2
4	Sporting CP (7)	Arsenal (1)	0 : 0, 0 : 1

Semi-finals

1	PSG (11)	Bayern Munich (2)	5 : 4
2	Atl. Madrid (14)	Arsenal (1)	1 : 1

Final

1

TBD #1

TBD #2