Arsenal v Monaco: Prediction and Tips

Arsenal take on Monaco in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday and the Gunners are targeting a third straight home win in Europe this season.

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Arsenal v Monaco Prediction

Key Prediction Stats & Insights

Supercomputer Prediction

Arsenal v Monaco Betting Tips

Predicted Starting Line-ups

Arsenal v Monaco Prediction

Prediction	BetSie Supercomputer %	Odds	Odds%
Arsenal	69.3%	3/10	76.9%
Arsenal to win 2-0	N/A	11/2	15.4%

Key Prediction Stats & Insights

• Arsenal have kept six clean sheets in their last seven UEFA Champions League home matches

• Bukayo Saka has contributed seven goals and 11 assists in 19 starts for Arsenal this season

• Monaco have lost four of their last eight games in all competitions

Supercomputer Prediction

Arsenal	69.3%
Draw	18.3%
Monaco	12.4%

The odds suggest that Arsenal have a 76.9% chance of winning their upcoming UEFA Champions League home tie against Monaco, with the Supercomputer predicting a lower chance of success for Mikel Arteta's outfit at 69.3%.

With a 12.4% win probability, the BetSie Supercomputer believes visitors Monaco possess a higher chance of winning the match compared to the betting odds of 10%.

Arsenal v Monaco Betting Tips

Tip	Current Odds
Arsenal to win to nil	1/1
Mikel Merino to score at any time	5/1
Eliesse Ben Seghir to have over 1.5 shots	6/5

Arsenal to win to nil - 1/1

Arsenal have kept six clean sheets in their last seven home matches in the UEFA Champions League and they can extend that impressive record when they face Monaco on Wednesday.

The Gunners have already beaten French champions PSG 2-0 and Shakhtar Donetsk 1-0 in north London this season and they have also defended well on the road in Europe.

They have conceded only two goals, one of them a penalty, on trips to Atalanta, Inter Milan and Sporting, who were thrashed 5-1 by Mikel Arteta's men in Lisbon on matchday five.

Arsenal have rediscovered their best form since November's international break, beating Nottingham Forest 3-0 and Manchester United 2-0 in their last two home games in the Premier League.

They were unfortunate to drop points in Sunday's 1-1 draw at Fulham, who mustered only two shots at David Raya's goal, and should be backed to win to nil against Monaco.

Adi Hutter's side took advantage of an early red card for Barcelona defender Eric Garcia to defeat the Catalan giants 2-1 on matchday one.

Monaco have had a fairly soft run of European fixtures since then, drawing 2-2 away to Dinamo Zagreb, thumping Crvena Zvezda 5-1 and winning 1-0 in Bologna before a 3-2 home defeat to Benfica.

A trip to Arsenal is a step up in class for the visitors, who have lost three of their last six matches in Ligue 1.

They are missing former Gunners striker Folarin Balogun due to a shoulder injury and may struggle to land a blow on the home defence.

Mikel Merino to score at any time - 5/1

Gunners boss Arteta is likely to shuffle his pack in midfield, so Spain international Mikel Merino could get a chance to shine.

Merino scored his first Arsenal goal in October's 2-2 Premier League draw with leaders Liverpool and he has racked up eight shots in four starts and four substitute appearances in the top flight.

He scored a dramatic 119th-minute header to seal Spain's quarter-final win over tournament hosts Germany at the Euros in the summer and is a key aerial target for Arsenal's outstanding set-pieces.

Merino also poses a menace from open play. Arsenal's fifth goal in the rout of Sporting came when his shot from the edge of the box was saved and Leandro Trossard tucked away the rebound and the Spaniard looks a big price to score on Wednesday night.

Eliesse Ben Seghir to have over 1.5 shots - 6/5

Monaco have produced some wonderful players over the years, including Arsenal legend Thierry Henry and France superstar Kylian Mbappe, and their teenage forward Eliesse Ben Seghir is one of the most exciting prospects in Ligue 1. 

Ben Seghir, a French youth international who has scored three goals in eight caps for Morocco's senior team, is worth backing to have at least two shots against Arsenal.

He has scored four goals in 10 starts and four appearances off the bench in Ligue 1 this season and is averaging 2.2 shots per game in the French top-flight.

Ben Seghir has been particularly effective away from home in the league, racking up six shots at Lyon in August, four in 64 minutes at Auxerre in September and scoring twice from four attempts at Strasbourg in November.

He notched a 13th-minute opener against Benfica in his last UEFA Champions League outing, finishing the game with three shots at goal, and will be eager to make an impact at the Arsenal Stadium.

Predicted Starting Line-ups

Arsenal

Formation: 4-3-3
Team: Raya; Timber, Saliba, Kiwior, Tierney; Odegaard, Rice, Merino; Saka, Havertz, Martinelli.

Monaco

Formation: 4-2-3-1
Team: Majecki; Vanderson, Salisu, Kehrer, Henrique; Zakaria, Camara; Akliouche, Ben Seghir, Golovin; Embolo.

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