Arsenal Women will be bidding to make it two wins from two in this season's UEFA Women's Champions League when they travel to the Stade Jean-Bouin to take on Paris FC Women on Wednesday.
The Gunners needed a 93rd-minute Mariona Caldentey penalty to get the better of Danish side HB Koge in their opening match of the league phase, but they will be hoping to build on that success in Paris.
Paris FC were outclassed by defending champions Barcelona Women in their opener, going down 5-2 despite taking an early lead through Evelyne Viens.
The French side do have previous against Arsenal, though, knocking the Gunners out in qualifying for the 2023/24 UEFA Women's Champions League on penalties after the two sides played out a 3-3 draw.
Paris FC Women v Arsenal Women Tips Summary
Best Bet - Under 2.5 goals @ 11/10
Alternative Bet - Alessia Russo to score anytime @ 5/4
Bet Builder - Arsenal Women to win, Lisa Baum 2+ shots & Over 11 corners @ 11/2
Paris FC Women v Arsenal Women Prediction
Best Bet: Under 2.5 goals @ 11/10
Arsenal have made a stuttering start to the season with a lack of goals disrupting their progress domestically and almost costing them in last week's European opener against Koge.
Renee Slegers' side have failed to score more than once in any of their five matches across all competitions this season and they drew a blank in Sunday's 1-0 WSL defeat away to Chelsea Women.
The Gunners also failed to trouble the scoresheet in a recent league draw with Crystal Palace Women and while they did manage to score in last month's pre-season meeting with Paris FC, the only goal of that game again came late with Olivia Smith notching in second-half stoppage time.
Paris FC's defence is not exactly watertight, as not only did they ship five at Barcelona last week, they also let in seven in a Premiere Ligue defeat to OL Lyonnes.
Both those losses came on the road, with Sandrine Soubeyrand's side proving a much tougher nut to crack on home soil, as shown with their recent 2-0 win over Nantes Women, while they also kept a clean sheet in a success at Strasbourg Women.
The French team will be determined to deliver a better defensive showing than the one they produced against Barcelona, and with Arsenal misfiring in front of goal, this may end up being a low-scoring contest.
Alternative Bet: Alessia Russo to score anytime @ 5/4
Arsenal's forwards have been struggling so far this season and Alessia Russo is no exception, but the England Women's international has a great record in the UEFA Women's Champions League and she can break her duck for the campaign in Paris.
Russo scored nine times in last season's competition - only Barcelona's Ewa Pajor managed more - while she hit the back of the net on seven occasions as Arsenal were crowned champions of Europe for the second time in 2024/25.
The 27-year-old, who has 30 goals in 67 appearances for England, is a world-class talent that cannot be kept quiet for long, so a return to form could well be signalled with a goal on Wednesday.
Paris FC Women v Arsenal Women Bet Builder Tip
Arsenal Women to win
Lisa Baum 2+ shots
Over 11 corners
Pays 11/2
Arsenal may have toiled at times this season but they should have too much quality for a Paris FC side that have shown they are lacking against the continent's very best teams following their heavy defeats to Barcelona and OL Lyonnes.
Lisa Baum has been one Arsenal attacker that has caught the eye since her summer arrival from RB Leipzig Women, scoring on debut against Brighton Women and firing off four shots in the weekend defeat to Chelsea.
The 19-year-old has a bright future ahead of her and she should fire off at least two efforts at goal against Paris FC.
Arsenal dominated against Koge despite only edging to victory deep into stoppage time and that was reflected in the number of corners they won, as that tally reached double figures.
There were also plenty of corners in Paris FC's defeat to Barcelona, with the French side holding their own in that department, earning seven of the 15 that were awarded.
With that in mind, both sides should combine for more than 11 corners on Wednesday.
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Key Match Stats
- Arsenal Women have failed to score more than once in any of their five matches this season
- The Gunners needed a 93rd-minute Mariona Caldentey penalty to beat HB Koge on matchday one
- Paris FC Women lost 5-2 at defending champions Barcelona Women in their league phase opener
- Arsenal were 1-0 winners when these two sides met in a pre-season friendly in August
- Paris FC won the only previous competitive meeting between the two sides on penalties in qualifying for the 2023/24 UEFA Women's Champions League
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