Arsenal will take a trip to Lens, Pas-de-Calais in France to face RC Lens in the 2023/2024 UEFA Champions League second group stage game.
Date: 03/09/2023
Time: 20:00
Venue: Estadio Bollaert-Delelis
These predictions below for the RC Lens vs Arsenal UEFA Champions League group stage clash were made by Bookmaker Ratings. For more predictions on Premier League, Bundesliga, Serie A, La Liga and other European football leagues, visit our Football Predictions & Betting Tips page.
For the RC Lens vs Arsenal prediction, we say Arsenal will win and this is why. RC Lens have struggled to rediscover their last season form, having lost four of their opening seven Ligue 1 matches, and the likelihood of them beating on-form Arsenal is tiny.
Prediction: RC Lens 1-3 Arsenal
We predict both teams to score on RC Lens vs Arsenal and this is why. RC Lens may have struggled this season but they won their last two Ligue 1 matches and scored in each of their last three games. Arsenal are also not really solid at the back, hence the chances of both teams scoring and conceding at least one goals are huge.
Betting Tip: Both teams to score
RC Lens have lost four of their opening seven Ligue 1 matches but they won their last two league games including Friday’s 1-0 win at Strasbourg. They started their UEFA Champions League quest with a 1-1 draw in Sevilla and will want to avoid a defeat when they host group leaders, Arsenal.
Arsenal have done well under Mikel Arteta this season despite losing some of their key players to injury. They started their Champions League charge with a 4-0 win over PSV and headed into the Lens game in high confidence following Saturday’s 4-0 win at Bournemouth.
Predicted Starting Lineups
RC Lens: Samba, Medina, Machado, Danso, Gradit, Aguilar, Mendy, Diouf, Fulgini, Sotoca, Wahi
Arsenal: Raya, Zinchenko, Gabriel, Saliba, White, Odegaard, Rice, Havertz, Jesus, Nketiah, Saka