Arsenal vs Olympiakos Prediction: Another clean sheet for the Gunners

Arsenal will look to make it two wins in a row in the Uefa Champions League when they welcome Olympiakos to the Emirates on Wednesday (20:00 BST, TNT Sports 1). They were 2-0 victors at Athletic Club on matchday one, while Olympiakos were held to a goalless draw with Cypriot outfit Pafos.

Read on for my Arsenal vs Olympiakos predictions, accompanied by the latest team news and match odds.

Team News

Arsenal have quite a few injuries to contend with heading into this fixture. Gabriel Jesus, Kai Havertz and Noni Madueke are all out with knee problems.

Defender Piero Hincapie is currently struggling with a groin issue and he is also set to miss out on Wednesday.

Gunners boss Mikel Arteta may choose to make a couple of alterations to the side that started against Newcastle United in the Premier League on Sunday. William Saliba should return in defence in place of Cristhian Mosquera, while Ben White might come in to hand Jurrien Timber a rest.

Martin Odegaard and Mikel Merino could start in place of Declan Rice and Eberechi Eze, while Gabriel Martinelli is likely to feature in attack, with Leandro Trossard set to make way for the Brazilian.

Football Odds

Ukrainian striker Roman Yaremchuk (unspecified) and young midfielder Lorenzo Scipioni (knee) are Olympiakos' two injury worries ahead of the trip to London.

Remy Cabella and Yusuf Yazici will have no part to play in this fixture as they were not named in the Greek outfit's Champions League squad.

Former Wolverhampton Wanderers wide man Daniel Podence should start in attack, alongside Chiquinho, who bagged a brace against Levadiakos last time out.

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Arsenal vs Olympiakos Odds

Arsenal have won six of their eight matches this season and they are 2/11 to prevail here. Two of their three home games have been won with a -2 handicap, which is priced at 11/8, which has an implied probability of 42.1%.

The draw is available at 13/2, which was the outcome in the Gunners' last home appearance, while Olympiakos drew their UCL opener with Pafos.

The visitors are 16/1 to pull off an upset.

Arsenal forward Viktor Gyokeres heads the anytime goalscorer market at 8/11.

Arsenal to win to nil @ 4/5

Arsenal are such a tough team to break down. Their defence is well-drilled and extremely organised, and now thanks to their recruitment over the summer, the Gunners are starting to look a lot more dangerous going forward.

Eze and Gyokeres look to be fine additions to the squad but both are still really waiting to get going for their new club.

Olympiakos will be well aware that this will be a tough away game for them as Arsenal have conceded just one goal at the Emirates in three matches this season. The Greek side's mission has been made a lot harder considering they couldn't find the net against 10-man Pafos on home soil two weeks ago.

I think Arsenal are good value to win to nil, which has been a successful bet in five of their eight games across all competitions this term.

Bet Builder - Riccardo Calafiori and Gabriel Magalhaes 1+ shots each @ 11/10

Last season, many people online were dubbing Arsenal 'Set-Piece FC' because of the amount of goals they would score from corners and free-kicks. It's actually impressive how much the Gunners profit from these situations, with two coming in the comeback victory at Newcastle on Sunday.

Merino headed in the equaliser before Gabriel Magalhaes nodded in the winner in the 96th-minute. The Brazilian was the hero but he was not the only Arsenal defender to register a shot on Tyneside, as Riccardo Calafiori saw a headed effort fly wide in the first half.

I think Arsenal will be set for several set-piece opportunities on Wednesday and I believe these two defenders will be a nuisance in the penalty area. I think the 11/10 price for them both to have a shot against Olympiakos offers good value.

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