After a disappointing opening-day defeat at home to Aston Villa in the Premier League, Arsene Wenger’s men have wracked up five consecutive wins in all competitions, and are 6/4 2.50 favourites with Paddy Power to come out on top in the south of France.
Les Phoceens have won just four of their last 12 fixtures in this competition but are available at 15/8 (2.88) to get their campaign up and running with victory this evening.
Paddy Power are offering to refund all losing first goalscorer, last goalscorer, correct score and scorecast singles should this match end in a draw, and you can get odds of 9/4 3.25 on the sides sharing the spoils.
The mood at the Emirates stadium has changed dramatically in the month since that August defeat, and not just because of the crowd-pleasing purchase of star signing Mesut Ozil.
Five wins out of five since then suggest the Villa upset was merely a blot on a copybook that now includes just one defeat in the last 17 competitive matches and nine consecutive away wins, a run that started with a memorable victory over eventual champions Bayern Munich in this very competition.
With spirits high and Ozil now in even better health than during Saturday’s impressive debut, the Gunners should be confident of overcoming a side who have lost their last three successive games in the Champions League and three of their last four at home.
