Arsenal return to the Emirates Stadium to take on Monaco in the Champions League.
Arsenal vs Monaco best bets
Arsenal to win and under 2.5 goals - 13/5 with bet365
Over 6.5 Arsenal corners - 5/6 with bet365
Bukayo Saka to score any time - 6/4 with bet365
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Arsenal vs Monaco predictions
There have been highs and lows for Arsenal in the first few months of the season, but as we head towards Christmas the fan base is feeling a little frustrated.
Arsenal have given themselves very little room for error in the Premier League. After finishing as runners-up to Manchester City in 2022/23 and 2023/24. Arsenal ought to have been best placed to capitalise on the champions’ struggles this term.
As it is, the Gunners find themselves in a tricky position. After a 1-1 draw with Fulham on Sunday, they remain third in the table. A six-point gap separates them from league leaders Liverpool, who have played a game fewer.
Even at this relatively early stage of proceedings, it looks like it will be difficult for Arsenal to end their long wait for a first title since 2004. You can never say never in football, but Mikel Arteta’s men face an uphill battle from here.
There is still work to do in the Champions League too, but Arsenal will feel reasonably confident about their chances of finishing in the top eight.
They sit seventh in the standings at present after victories over Paris Saint-Germain, Shakhtar Donetsk and Sporting CP, and a draw with Atalanta.
A 1-0 defeat by Inter is the only blot on their European copybook. With home games against Monaco and Dinamo Zagreb on the horizon, plus a trip to Girona on matchday eight, Arsenal are widely expected to qualify directly for the round of 16.
Still, Arteta will not take anything for granted, particularly in Wednesday’s game. Monaco are level on points with Arsenal after five rounds of fixtures. They have already beaten Barcelona and, at the very least, are capable of making life difficult for the Gunners.
Monaco’s last three fixtures look much tougher than Arsenal’s. As well as this trip to the Emirates, they are due to face Aston Villa at home and Inter away.
A surprise win here would give the club from the principality some breathing space ahead of those last two matches. Still, a finish between ninth and 24th would bring with it a place in the knockout phase play-offs, and that would be a pretty good outcome for Monaco.
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Arsenal vs Monaco betting tips
Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal host Monaco in their final Champions League fixture of 2024.
Arsenal to win and under 2.5 goals
Arsenal have emerged as the set-piece kings in the Premier League, but there are concerns that they are not creating enough chances from open play.
Arsenal have scored a league-high eight goals from dead-ball situations, but they rank only joint-seventh in the division for goals from general play. Each of their last four goals in the top flight have come from set plays.
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The Gunners sometimes struggle to break down well-drilled defences and Monaco will look to use that to their advantage on Wednesday.
We reckon the Ligue 1 side, who are only five points behind PSG in top spot back home, will have some success in keeping the score down.
Having said that, Arsenal should have enough quality to get the job done.
⚽ Tip Arsenal to win and under 2.5 goals at 13/5 with bet365 ⚽
Over 6.5 Arsenal corners
Only 23 percent of Arsenal’s attacks in the Champions League have come down the middle of the pitch. Only four teams in the competition have used central areas less than that.
If Arsenal adopt the same approach to try and get around Monaco’s rearguard, they are likely to win a fair few corners.
As we mentioned above, that would be welcomed by Arteta given how dangerous Arsenal are in those situations.
It is hard to actively work on getting corner kicks, but the home team should dominate possession here and that also increases their chances of winning them.
The Premier League’s set-piece experts are likely to have a few opportunities to demonstrate that skill on the European stage this week.
⚽ Choose over 6.5 corners for Arsenal at 5/6 with bet365 ⚽
Bukayo Saka to score any time
Whenever Arsenal need someone to step up and be counted, it is often Bukayo Saka who takes responsibility.
The England international thought he had notched a late winner against Fulham on Sunday, only for the ‘goal’ to be chalked off for a marginal offside in the build-up.
Even without that strike, Saka is Arsenal’s joint-top scorer across the Premier League and Champions League this term.
Saka is a creator of chances as well as a converter of them, but we like his chances of making the net ripple against Monaco.
The Ligue 1 outfit have only kept one clean sheet in the Champions League. They are unlikely to double that tally here, and in our view Saka is the most likely scorer.
⚽ Select Bukayo Saka to score any time at 6/4 with bet365 ⚽
📺 How to watch Arsenal vs Monaco
Location: Emirates Stadium, London, England.
Date and time: Wednesday 11th December, 8pm.
How to watch: TNT Sports 1.
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