Arsenal v Porto 9/1 #PYP: Arsenal over 2.5 goals, Saka to score, Pepe carded, Odegaard 1+ SOT
Arsenal are back in Champions League action at the Emirates Stadium tonight as they look to overturn their 1-0 first leg deficit against Porto and seal a quarter final spot.
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- Arsenal to score over 2.5 goals The Gunners have scored 33 goals in their last nine matches in all competitions, averaging almost four goals per game
- Bukayo Saka to score Arsenal's top scorer this season has scored in all of their home Champions League games this campaign, and has scored seven goals in his last seven league games
- Pepe to be carded The 41-year-old is well known for collecting a card or two across his career and will likely have a busy and difficult game against the Premier League's leading scorers
- Martin Odegaard to have 1+ shot on target The Norwegian is averaging 2.2 shots per game this season in the Premier League and will be instrumental to Arsenal's play tonight
Arsenal prepare for the return of Champions League football to the Emirates Stadium having won eight of their last nine matches in all competitions, which saw them climb to the top of the Premier League table last weekend.
Mikel Arteta's side will be hoping to continue their strong home run in this season's Champions League and book their place in the quarter finals of Europe's premier competition for the first time in 14 years.
The Gunners romped to victory in each of their home games in Group B, beating PSV, Sevilla and Lens by a combined score of 12-0, and head into tonight's match having won their last four matches at the Emirates, scoring 14 goals in the process.
Bayern Munich, Manchester City, PSG and Real Madrid have already booked their spots in the quarter finals of this season's Champions League, and Porto will be hoping to upset the odds and achieve the same having surprised Arsenal with a 1-0 win in the first leg three weeks ago.
Galeno's 94th minute winner in the first leg in Portugal gave Sergio Conceicao's side a surprise lead at the half-way point in the tie, but will have to be at their best to avoid a two-goal defeat in the English capital tonight which would see them exit the competition.
Doing so would ensure the Primeira Liga side reach the last eight of the Champions League for just the fifth time since they were crowned champions of Europe back in 2004 under Jose Mourinho.
The Dragons prepare for tonight's big match having won five of their last six matches in all competitions, drawing the other, but are quite far off the pace of the title race in Portugal this season, currently finding themselves in third place, seven points off leaders Sporting Lisbon having played a game more.
The Portuguese side have won only two of their last six matches away from home in the league ahead of their crunch second leg tonight.
Porto have won three of the last four meetings with Arsenal, but are yet to avoid defeat in away matches at the Emirates, losing on all three previous occasions by a combined scoreline of 11-0.
- Location: Emirates Stadium, London
- Date and time: Tuesday 11th March 2024, 8pm
- How to watch: TNT Sports 1, TNT Sports Ultimate
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