Champions League: Athletic Club vs Arsenal – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Champions League game between Athletic Club and Arsenal who meet up on Tuesday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Athletic Club start the season as favourites to land the Champions League crown. They launch their title bid on Tuesday at home in an opening day fixture with Arsenal at San Mames.

Team form: Athletic Club vs Arsenal

Athletic Club Form

Athletic Club are looking to bounce back from a recent setback and get back to winning ways. In their last three matches, they first took out Rayo Vallecano by 1-0, before beating Real Betis by 1-2. The winning streak came to an end against Deportivo Alaves, who ran out 0-1 winners. Athletic Club only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at San Mames in the Champions League. They also drew one and lost one of these six encounters, in which they scored two and conceded two goals.

Arsenal Form

Their past three matches saw Arsenal beating Leeds 5-0, losing 1-0 against Liverpool, and beating Nottingham Forest by 3-0. Arsenal claimed a remarkable four wins from six away matches in the Champions League, as well as no draw but two defeats. They also banged in 17 goals, whilst conceding seven.

Betting stats for Athletic Club and Arsenal

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Athletic Club and Arsenal played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Athletic Club vs Arsenal

With another Champions League season only just beginning to take form, we are still a bit in the dark as to who will dominate the scoring charts for both Athletic Club and Arsenal. Accordingly, we have listed some of the players who are expected to be getting it on for each team this season.

Popular markets: Athletic Club vs Arsenal

Full-time result

Athletic Club won six of their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while losing four times. Arsenal won five of their last 10 games away from home, with three draws and two defeats as well.

Both teams to score

Athletic Club scored first in six of their last ten home games. Arsenal scored the opening goal in six of the last ten away from home. Arsenal should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in this coming Tuesday, as Athletic Club only managed one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Arsenal claimed five clean sheets in their last 10 games.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Athletic Club’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.1 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Arsenal, who scored two times on average in these matches.