Arsenal v Basel Betting Preview – UEFA Champions League 28th September
While Swiss outfit Basel have won four of their last five games against Premier League opposition, they don’t have a great record in England. So this could be a tough game for them against an Arsenal side who are looking in great shape at the moment, at least on the domestic front. The Gunners survived with a point from a 1-1 draw in their opening Champions League fixture this season against PSG, a game which they should have been dead and buried in. Will Wenger ring the changes again or look for his strong set up to deliver a home win?
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Arsenal v Basel Betting Tips
Well everything is looking very good for Arsenal at the moment. They turned in another impressive Premier League win on the weekend in beating Chelsea 3-0. That was their best performance of the season so far, so will Arsene Wenger go for momentum or will he make changes to the starting eleven as he did on Match Day One against PSG? Those changes nearly backfired badly for Arsenal, because they were a defensive mess and were lucky that after getting torn apart time and time again, PSG (well Edinson Cavani) just didn’t have their shooting boots on. This is the first ever meeting between Arsenal and Basel but Arsenal have faced Swiss opposition before. Four times in fact and the Gunners have won all of those, scoring eight goals and conceding just the one in those matches. Arsenal to win to nil in this fixture will fetch you a price of 11/8.
So following on from their 1-1 draw against PSG, Arsenal have the chance to get their first win under their belt. They will be going into this one without Olivier Giroud who got himself sent off in Paris after coming on as a substitute. Arsenal carded a W2 L1 record in their three home games in the Champions League last season. Overall the Gunners have lost seven and won seven of their last 15 home games now in the UEFA Champions League. But when you dial that into the Group Stage, the reading is much better as Arsenal have only lost three of their last 38 home fixtures in the Group Stage of the UEFA Champions League, winning 29 of those. They have scored at least two goals in each of their last seven home games in the group stage as well, with four clean sheets too. That could lead you to a 2-0 Correct Score punt on Arsenal at 13/2 with Coral, while Alexis Sanchez, who has scored three of Arsenal’s last four Champions League goals, is a 21/20 favorite in the anytime goalscorer market.
Basel, who are the reigning Swiss Champions, opened their account in this season’s UEFA Champions League with a 1-1 draw. They surprisingly fell behind at home to Ludogorets, but managed to rescue a point. This is their seventh Champions League campaign and two seasons ago when they were last here, they weren’t good out on the road, losing three of their four away games. They still managed to qualify from their group though. Their records England stands at just W1 D5 L6, with them finally breaking their duck at the 11th time of asking when they beat Chelsea in the 2013/14 Group Stage at Stamford Bridge. Overall, Basel have posted a very solid W4 D5 L1 record against Premier League side clubs in the UEFA Champions League. Their only loss in that sequence was against Man Utd in November 2002.
So will Basel carry enough of a threat to get one over on Arsenal? They have hit the back of the net in each of their ten previous Champions League games against English opposition and there is a price of 4/5 available in the both teams to score market for this one. Basel are cruising in some style in their domestic league and they are just putting up win after win, averaging three goals per game this season. So there is an offensive threat there, more so if Arsenal make changes. Over 2.5 goals on the game will fetch you a quote of 8/15 while up in the anytime goalscorer market, Basel have Marc Janko as their big threat, running at a quote of 5/2 but he has been sidelined recently with a thigh problem. Basel have posted a W11 D1 L0 record this season in all competitions, the draw in that sequence against Ludogorets on Match Day One.
Arsenal v Basel Betting Odds
Arsenal 4/11, Draw 9/2, Basel 8/1
Arsenal v Basel Predictions
Arsenal won’t be trembling at the thought of this fixture. Yes, Basel have a fantastic record against premier League sides going in the UEFA Champions League, but Arsenal should pick them off. Winnings games in the Swiss top flight is a long way from being competitive in the UEFA Champions League and their poor draw against Ludogorets speaks volumes to that. Look for a good home win for Arsenal in a game which goes over 2.5 goals.
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