Fans of Arsenal Women have fond memories of facing Barcelona Women – the team they beat 1-0 in the 2024/25 UEFA Women's Champions League final.
A repeat of that scoreline can be backed at 40/1 on Thursday, when Arsenal Women travel to Catalonia for a league-phase clash with a rampant Barcelona Women.
The Gunners have had a tough start to the Women's Super League season and coach Renee Slegers remains under pressure despite Sunday's 2-1 win at Liverpool Women.
Barcelona, in contrast, have won nine of their first 10 games in La Liga and are top of the UEFA Champions League standings after three emphatic victories.
Barcelona Women v Arsenal Women Tips Summary
Best Bet - Barcelona Women to win 3-1 @ 9/1
Alternative Bet - Alessia Russo to score @ 3/1
Bet Builder - Both teams to score, Claudia Pina to score & Georgia Stanway 1+ shots on target @ 23/5
Barcelona Women v Arsenal Women Prediction
Best Bet: Barcelona Women to win 3-1 @ 9/1
Barcelona thrashed OL Lyonnes 4-0 in last season's UEFA Champions League final and they have made a blistering start to their trophy defence.
Barca are red-hot favourites to beat Arsenal on Thursday, having hammered Paris FC 5-2, Roma 6-0 and HB Koge 8-0 in their first three European games.
Arsenal should provide more resistance on matchday four so a 3-1 win for Barcelona is worth a bet in the correct-score market.
The Gunners claimed a morale-boosting 2-1 WSL victory at Liverpool at the weekend but they are way off the pace in the title race.
Arsenal are sixth in the table after nine rounds of fixtures, already 12 points behind leaders Manchester City and 10 worse off than London rivals Chelsea.
Their European performances have been solid but not spectacular.
Renee Slegers' side needed an injury-time penalty to edge past Koge 1-0 in their opening game before a 2-2 draw with Paris FC.
Barcelona have beaten both of those clubs comfortably this season although Arsenal produced a better display against Benfica on matchday three.
They had 31 shots to Benfica's five in a comprehensive 3-0 home win but taking on European champions Barcelona away from home is a far more daunting assignment.
Alternative Bet: Alessia Russo to score @ 3/1
England striker Alessia Russo is Arsenal's main goal threat, having found the net 12 times in her last nine games for club and country.
Russo's pace, strength and aerial prowess may well rattle the home defence and she is full of confidence in front of goal.
Her sluggish start to the campaign is a distant memory after recent heroics including a UEFA Champions League hat-trick against Benfica and a brace in Sunday's WSL win at Liverpool.
Barcelona Women v Arsenal Women Bet Builder Tip
Both teams to score
Claudia Pina to score
Georgia Stanway 1+ shots on target
Pays 23/5
Both teams to score was a winning bet in six of Arsenal's last seven games and Barcelona conceded twice in their previous UEFA Champions League home fixture against Paris FC.
Spain forward Claudia Pina is in scintillating form, scoring 22 goals in her last 18 appearances for club and country. She struck four times in last month's 7-0 rout of Real Madrid and should be too sharp for Arsenal's defence.
Summer signing Georgia Stanway has settled into Arsenal's midfield and she can have at least one shot on target against Barca.
Stanway scored in both legs of England's World Cup play-off against Greece last month and notched in Arsenal's recent matches against Paris FC and Tottenham.
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Key Match Stats
Of Barcelona Women's 13 results this season, 10 were victories featuring over 3.5 goals
Barcelona have scored 19 goals in their first three UEFA Women's Champions League matches
Ewa Pajor has contributed four goals and three assists in three UEFA Women's Champions League appearances this season
Both teams have scored in six of Arsenal Women's last seven matches
Alessia Russo has scored 12 goals in her last nine appearances for Arsenal and England
There were under 3.5 goals in 10 of Arsenal's 12 games this season
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