Arsenal v Lens Champions League predictions, betting odds & tips: Gunners can seal berth in knockout stage

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Where to watch Arsenal v Lens

You can watch Arsenal v Lens in the Champions League on November 29, live on TNT Sports 2 at 8pm on Wednesday.

Match prediction & best bet

Arsenal to win and under 3.5 goals
1pt 23-20 Coral

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Arsenal v Lens odds

Arsenal 1-3
Lens 9-1
Draw 9-2

Odds correct at time of publishing

Arsenal v Lens team news

Arsenal
Thomas Partey, Emile Smith Rowe and Jurrien Timber are sidelined but David Raya could return after being ineligible to face Brentford on Saturday. Fabio Vieira rejoins the squad before resuming his domestic ban at the weekend.

Lens
Lens will be without suspended winger Morgan Guilavogui and injured pair Jimmy Cabot and Wuilker Farinez. Defender Kevin Danso is available but left back Deiver Machado is a doubt.

Arsenal v Lens predictions

Arsenal took over at the top of the Premier League after Saturday's 1-0 victory at Brentford and they can seal first place in Champions League Group B by beating Lens at the Emirates.

The Gunners have won three of four group-stage matches and need only to avoid defeat to ensure a return to the knockout round for the first time since 2017.

There have been three previous Champions League meetings between the clubs with Lens registering two wins and a draw.

The French side came from behind to defeat Arsenal 2-1 in this season's reverse fixture and arrive in north London in a confident mood, having gone nine games unbeaten in Ligue 1.

However, Franck Haise's side are third in Group B and will be eliminated if they lose to Arsenal and second-placed PSV Eindhoven are victorious at home to Sevilla.

Lens's matchday two success over Arsenal was well deserved although the key moment of the contest came in the 34th minute when Bukayo Saka was forced off with an injury.

Arsenal had gone into the match without Gabriel Martinelli and the loss of Saka meant they had to complete almost two-thirds of the game without their outstanding wide attackers.

Martinelli and Saka will be involved from the outset on matchday five and their pace and quality is sure to put Lens's backline under far greater stress than in their previous encounter.

Lens are a well organised side and have not conceded more than one goal since a 3-0 loss at Monaco early in September.

Their mindset against Arsenal will be to stay in the game for as long as possible and look to cause problems on the counter by utilising the pace of fleet-footed striker Elye Wahi.

Arsenal need to keep a close eye on Wahi, who has scored in two of his last three Champions League appearances, but they are yet to concede a home goal in the competition and will fancy their chances of another clean sheet.

The Gunners have reached the Premier League summit despite failing to replicate the slick football seen from them for large parts of last season.

The Londoners average 14.5 shots per Premier League game, the sixth-highest total in the division, but they have the best defensive record having conceded just ten goals.

Performances will probably have to improve if Arsenal are to challenge for the biggest prizes, but the short-term focus is on grinding out results and they can do just that against Lens.

Key stat

Eight of Arsenal’s last ten wins have been accompanied by a clean sheet

Probable teams

Arsenal (4-3-3): Raya; Tomiyasu, Saliba, Gabriel, Zinchenko; Odegaard, Rice, Trossard; Saka, Jesus, Martinelli.
Subs: Ramsdale, White, Nketiah, Kiwior, Vieira, Jorginho, Nelson, Elneny, Havertz.

Lens (3-4-3): Samba; Gradit, Danso, Medina; Aguilar, Abdul Samed, El Aynaoui, Frankowski; Sotoca, Wahi, Thomasson.
Subs: Fulgini, Machado, Mendy, Haidara, Maouassa, Khusanov, Pouilly, Pandor, Diouf.

Inside info

Arsenal

Star man Bukayo Saka
Top scorer Bukayo Saka
Penalty taker Bukayo Saka
Card magnet Kai Havertz
Assist ace Bukayo Saka
Set-piece aerial threat Gabriel

Lens

Star man Florian Sotoca
Top scorer Elye Wahi
Penalty taker Florian Sotoca
Card magnet Facundo Medina
Assist ace Przemysław Frankowski
Set-piece aerial threat Kevin Danso

Arsenal v Lens bet builder predictions

Arsenal to win 2-0
Arsenal were comfortable 2-0 winners at home to Sevilla on matchday four and they could prevail by the same scoreline against Lens.

Bukayo Saka to score or assist
Saka has made five Champions League goal contributions (two goals and three assists) and can make his mark again this week.

Facundo Medina to be carded
The Argentinian defender collected cautions on matchdays one and four and looks likely to see another yellow card at the Emirates.

Price guide 35-1 

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