Udinese can pile more misery on the beleagured Gunners in the Champions League playoffs this evening.
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Arsenal travel to Italy on Wednesday night to face off against Udinese in the second leg of their Champions League qualifier. The Gunners have a 1-0 lead from the first fixture a week ago at the Emirates but they have their work cut out for them this week if they are to make it to the group stages of Europe’s premium club competition.
Many predicted Arsenal would struggle this season after Arsene Wenger failed to invest in his squad over the summer. It’s still very early days but it seems as if these predictions will be correct if Arsenal continue the way they are going.
The Gunners have had a terrible start to the season and have taken just one point form their first two matches in the Premier League. They were held scoreless by Newcastle at St. James Park and then on Saturday they were beaten 2-0 at home by Liverpool.
It’s still only two weeks into the season and already it looks as if Arsenal are suffering from an injury-crisis. There are a host of key players struggling for fitness ahead of Wednesday’s game, with Jack Wilshire, Tomas Rosicky and Kieran Gibbs all classed as doubtful for the Udinese clash. With an injury-ravaged side Arsenal might just fail to qualify for the group stages of the Champions League for the first time in 13 seasons.
Udinese were unlucky to lose the first leg of this tie and they squandered a lot of goal opportunities. The Italian side, however, did show that they are a talented outfit who will be confident of getting the result they need on Wednesday.
Striker Antonio Di Natale could be the key for Udinese as he will likely cause the Arsenal defence serious problems. The 33-year-old striker has been Serie A top scorer for the last two seasons and he will be determined to fire his team into the Champions League.
In the betting for Wednesday’s match, Udinese are favourites at 6/5 with Unibet, an Arsenal victory is offered at 21/10 and a draw at 12/5.
Taking Udinese in the match odds seems like the best bet as Arsenal have a terrible recent away record in Europe, losing their last three matches. They were also lucky to win the first leg with Udinese misfiring and the Italian side will know that they need to be more clinical in front of goal to punish the North London club.
In the correct score market, Udinese to win to nil is a good option. Arsenal have scored just once in their last three games and playing away from home in Europe it is always very difficult for a team to get that crucial away goal.
Tip #1: Back Udinese to win at 6/5 with Unibet.
Tip #2: Back Udinese to win 1-0 at 6/1 with Unibet.
Tip #3: Back Udinese to win 2-0 at 35/4 with Unibet.
