Lens v Arsenal Free Bets, Betting Tips & Predictions

October 03, 2023 at 4:04 pm GMT+1

Arsenal will be eager to continue their perfect start in the Champions League when they travel to face Lens in Group B on Tuesday evening.

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Mikel Arteta’s men warmed up for this clash with a 4-0 evisceration of Bournemouth, and they have been finding their stride in recent weeks.

However, there are fresh injury concerns over Gabriel Jesus and Bukayo Saka, and the latter is the club’s top scorer with five goals and two assists to his name from his last eight Premier League appearances.

Lens, meanwhile, have recovered after a slow start to their Ligue 1 campaign, and they clinched a 1-0 win away to Strasbourg last Friday.

Although the injuries have been mounting up over the past few weeks for the Gunners, it will be fascinating to see how they handle their latest European assignment.

I have scurried around the betting markets and picked out a couple of tips for you to gorge on ahead of kick-off.

Arsenal to sweep aside Lens

This is a critical week in Arsenal’s campaign. After facing Lens, they will welcome reigning Premier League champions Manchester City to the Emirates on Sunday.

Arteta’s side produced a swashbuckling display in their 4-0 thrashing of PSV Eindhoven on Matchday 1 in the Champions League, and there must be a good feeling in the camp after taking their place at Europe’s top table once again following a prolonged absence.

Lens will only be too aware of the threat that the Gunners pose, and let’s not forget, this will be the French outfit’s first home Champions League game in 21 years.

This clash will represent the fifth meeting between Lens and Arsenal, and the visitors have only tasted defeat once. In their previous meeting in the 1999/2000 UEFA Cup semi-finals, the Gunners booked their place in the showpiece final after a 3-1 aggregate victory.

Moreover, Arsenal’s record against French clubs is stealthy (W14, D8, L4), and they have netted 37 goals, conceding 22 times.

Arteta’s side have only lost once on French soil, and perhaps the gulf in class could well tell.

For my first pick, I have leaned towards the Correct Score section and gone with the Gunners to register a 2-0 victory, which is available at 13/2 with Paddy Power.

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Martin Odegaard to produce a rasping finish

Although Kai Havertz scored his maiden Premier League goal for Arsenal against the Cherries, there have been some questions asked of the Gunners’ frontline over the past few weeks.

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Perhaps the root of the problem has been that they don’t have an archetypal centre forward, and with Jesus struggling for form, others have been forced to pick up the slack.

That includes Martin Odegaard, who has been resplendent once again this term, hitting five goals in all competitions.

His strike against PSV was textbook in terms of technique and control, as he fired home from 20 yards, and it was a classic Odegaard finish.

The Norwegian invariably produces something special when required. To wrap things up, I have gone with Odegaard to net from outside the area, and this William Hill match special has returned intriguing odds of 10/1.

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