UEFA Champions League Final Anytime Goal Scoring Picks, Odds, Predictions for Saturday, May 30, 2026

Six days after a much less pressure-packed final day of Premier League competition than Arsenal fans anticipated in the weeks leading up to it, the Gunners have the chance to win the biggest double possible. They can add a Champions League trophy to their Premier League one, but to do so, they have to face a Paris Saint-Germain team defending its Champions League title – so, in other words, no easy task. 

To get here, Arsenal drew Atlético Madrid 1-1 in Spain and then won the return leg in London by a very Arsenal scoreline (especially this season) of 1-0. PSG, meanwhile, won a 5-4 shootout in France before registering a more sedate 1-1 draw (thanks to a very late Harry Kane goal to match a very early Ousmane Dembélé goal) to secure their spot. 

Despite the paucity of goals on the English side of the register, there’s something irresistible about continuing the narrative of good times for Gunners fans who have been waiting literal decades for something bigger and better than a FA Cup trophy. 

Here are three goalscorers to watch on Saturday:

  • Ousmane Dembélé, PSG
  • Viktor Gyökeres, Arsenal
  • Eberechi Eze, Arsenal

Ousmane Dembélé, PSG

While Dembélé might have sights set on his pending World Cup journey with France, he’s been a critical part of PSG’s return to the title, and though he didn’t get on the scoresheet for last year’s 5-0 goalfest final against Inter Milan, he did provide two assists. 

He did score in both legs of the semifinals, though, with a brace (including a PK) in the flush-with-net-rippling first leg. Look for him to do the same before battling French teammate and former PSG legend Kylian Mbappé for the Golden Boot. 

Viktor Gyökeres, Arsenal

Gyökeres hasn’t quite recorded the eye-popping numbers in his debut season with the Gunners than he did for Sporting Lisbon the two seasons prior, but his 14 goals were a major difference maker for a team that didn’t have a double-digit goal scorer the year prior. 

He scored in Arsenal’s first leg against Atleti, scored a brace against Fulham in Premier League play three days later, and hasn’t scored since, but he’s due. It would be narratively appropriate, as well as statistically plausible, for Gyökeres to get a goal in his new team’s most important match of the season. 

Eberechi Eze, Arsenal

Eze is heading to the World Cup with an English team that’s one of the favorites, following a seven-goal and two-assist season. There are players on this squad with shorter odds, certainly, but he did score the goal that got Arsenal past Leverkusen in the Round of 16, and he’s come up at critical points of the Premier League season, including a brace to get past rivals Tottenham in a February away match. Look for something good to happen from him on Saturday. 

 

Photo Credit: AP/Armando Franca

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Phil West is a writer based in Austin, Texas, whose work has appeared in a wide range of outlets, including MLSSoccer.com, Backheeled, and Howler, as well as major publications such as the Los Angeles Times, Seattle Times, Austin Chronicle, and San Antonio Express-News. He also wrote two books on soccer for The Overlook Press.

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