PSG vs Arsenal Betting Tips
- PSG to win & BTTS - 11/4 Bet365
- Raya to make over 4.5 saves - 7/4 William Hill
It’s all or nothing for Arsenal on Wednesday when they travel to Paris for the second leg of their Champions League semi-final, trailing Paris St-Germain 1-0 from the first leg (8pm, TNT Sports 1).
Ousmane Dembele scored the only goal of the game after just four minutes at the Emirates last week and despite managing five shots on target, the Gunners were unable to get anything out of the game.
Only two teams have ever reached the Champions League final having lost the first leg of their semi-final tie at home, with Ajax overcoming Panathinaikos in 1995-96, and Tottenham doing the same against Ajax in 2018-19.
Both sides then went on to lose the final, Ajax to Juventus on penalties, before Spurs were beaten 2-0 by Liverpool, leaving Arsenal looking elsewhere for some positive omens.
Football betting sites all have PSG as favourites for the win at 23/20, while you can get 5/2 on an Arsenal win and a draw after 90 minutes is 36/13.
Both sides clearly had one eye on this match at the weekend with PSG losing 2-1 at Strasbourg, while the Gunners went down by the same scoreline at home to Bournemouth.
That defeat for Luis Enrique’s side ended a 39-match unbeaten away Ligue 1 run (W30 D9) – the longest ever in Europe's top five leagues.
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Both sides are bidding to reach their second Champions League final, with the French side doing so in 2019-20, and the Gunners in 2005-06.
After winning the first leg of a European tie away from home, PSG have only been eliminated once, versus Manchester United in 2018-19, while the Gunners have never progressed when losing the first leg at home.
PSG have won three of their last four home games in this competition, netting 14 goals across those three victories. However, they’ve lost twice in the Champions League at Parc des Princes this season, against Liverpool and Atletico Madrid.
The Gunners have been in impressive form on their travels in this competition, winning their last four away games, including a 2-1 win over Real Madrid in the last round and a 7-1 win away at PSV in the last 16. However, they have never won five in a row on the road across all European competitions before.
Both clubs are chasing their first European Cup win. PSG made their debut final in 2020 but lost 1-0 to Bayern in Lisbon, while Arsenal's only final ended in a 2-1 defeat to Barcelona at the Stade de France in 2006.
Arsenal’s second appearance in a final appears unlikely to come this year with PSG having elevated their game to a new level under Luis Enrique.
The Gunners will give it their all, but the French side, with home advantage on their side, will be the ones heading to Munich at the end of the month.
PSG vs Arsenal prediction 1: PSG to win & BTTS - 11/4 Bet365
PSG vs Arsenal tips: A busy night for Raya
PSG have scored the second highest number of goals in the competition, 31, from their 15 games. They also had the most attempts, 289, and the second most on target, behind Bayern Munich, with 105.
Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya was forced into three saves in the first leg, but we expect him to be even busier in Paris, especially with Ousmane Dembele passed fit following a minor hamstring injury.
Both sides have kept six clean sheets in the competition so far, and Raya has made 30 saves, but some betting sites are offering 7/4 on him making over 4.5 saves.
PSG vs Arsenal prediction 2: Raya to make over 4.5 saves - 7/4 William Hill
PSG vs Arsenal Betting Offer
Arsenal are big outsiders for Wednesday’s second leg in Paris, but anyone fancying the Gunners to pull off the upset can back them at 40/1 to win in 90 minutes with Parimatch.
The offer is only available to new customers who sign up to Parimatch, make an initial deposit of £5 or more and then wager a maximum of £1 on Arsenal to beat PSG in 90 minutes at the normal match prices.
If Arsenal do beat the French champions, Parimatch will pay out in cash on the £1 bet as standard, with the extra winnings credited to customers as free bets.
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