Here are the odds for these two matches:

FC Bayern München vs. Fiorentina, odds: Bayern M win 1.60, draw 3.50, Fiorentina win 5.75

FC Porto vs. Arsenal, odds: Porto win 2.55, draw 3.30, Arsenal win 2.60

My best bettingtips:

FC Bayern München vs. Fiorentina, bettingtips: Home win @ 1.60

Actually 1.60 in odds is pretty low for a home win on München against Fiorentina normally. I would for example never bet on Bayern München to that odds in an ordinary group match, but when it comes to knock out matches the better side wins more often then normally.

So what I am trying to say is that when it comes to important matches like Champions League, and the better side is playing at home, it’s okay to revise the values a bit. And that’s just what I have done here. Because I really think that Bayern München has great chances to win home at Allianz Arena.

A bit like AC Milan, as I wrote before, B München also started this season pretty badly. They where behind in the league and was far behind in Champions League as well. Since Bordeaux from France where going very well and since B München lost against twice against them and only got one point against Juventus at home I could not see how they had any chances to go trough from group A. But Bordeaux kept winning against Juventus as well and that gave Bayern a last chance to go trough by winning away against Juventus, in Turin. And against the odds they managed to win with brutal 1 – 4 and took the runner up place.

I had Bayern München as one of my potential underdogs to win whole Champions League this season but never thought that after four matches. And an underdog that has been excluded, almost even by them selves, is always danger for the coming tourney.

Fiorentina did very well in the group stage but are normally way better home at Stadio Artemio Franchi compared to their away game. And after Christmas and New Year holidays Fiorentina has had a tough period and dropped in the league table. They are currently at the eleventh place in Serie A and that’s really disappointing.

I would be surprised if Fiorentina could turn this bad form to something good in this game and chose Bayern München as my first bettingtips here.

And my bet from the second game:

FC Porto vs. Arsenal, bettingtips: home win @ 2.55

A hard game to predict according to me, and the odds that bwin has set up says the same. Almost even odds at both ways and since I think that this is a tough game to predict the draw might had been the most logical bet. But I have a feeling that Porto will win this game thanks to their home advantage.

Arsenal has a really hard period coming in the league now and can’t rest any players. They have played against Manchester United home at Emirates and lost with 1 – 3. Now Chelsea is their next opponent and I think that they will loose that game as well. But it doesn’t end there, because Arsenal is going to play Liverpool soon in Premier League as well. So I think that this game comes worse then worse to Arsenal.

Since Arsenal still has a chance to involve themselves in the top of the table they can’t even rest players in these games. And all of their injuries make it even harder for manager Arsene Wenger. So if Arsenal would have an easier schedule in the league or if they would be more behind Chelsea in the top of the table I would probably bet on the draw @ 3.30 in odds. But the circumstance makes me want to bet on Porto here.

And you should not forget that FC Porto is a strong side home in Champions League. It’s never easy for opponents to come to Estadio Dragao and take a win. Chelsea took a win there, but Porto beat both Atletico Madrid from Spain and Apoel from Cyprus in their home ground. And with some key players half injured in Arsenal I think that Porto has great opportunities to win. Porto is going strong in the Portuguese league. The odds is 2.55 and I find that worth betting on, at least with a small stake.

All the odds that I presented are taken from bwin-football-betting.

Good Luck with your betting

Best regards /Amrish