Arsenal v Lens

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Arsenal hold a useful four-point cushion over the chasing teams PSV and Lens in Group B prior to Wednesday night's clash at the Emirates Stadium and having picked up their third win on the trot in all competitions over the weekend with a 1-0 win away from home at Brentford, Mikel Arteta's side look in good shape to grind out another favourable result here in the nation's capital.

A previous solid 2-0 home win against Sevilla on matchday 4 of the Champions League along with back-to-back wins in the Premier League over Burnley and Brentford will see a confident and upbeat Gunners outfit take to the field on Wednesday night while the bigger picture shows Arsenal have lost just three of their last 22 matches in all competitions.

The London club also sit top of the Group B table with nine points to their name after recording an opening 4-0 win against PSV and home and away victories over Sevilla, but they did slip up away at Lens in the previous meeting, losing 2-1 away in France on matchday 2, so The Gunners will be keen to avenge that loss on Wednesday night.

In addition, Arsenal have lost just two of their last nine Champions League ties at home, picking up six wins in the process along with keeping six clean sheets.

Lens recorded a morale boosting 3-0 win away from home at Clermont in the French top flight over the weekend and this followed a previous 1-0 home win against Marseille, so the French club will also fancy their chances of gaining a positive result here on Wednesday night, especially as they have already beaten Arsenal in the group campaign to date.

Overall results have also been pretty solid for Franck Haise's side as they have slipped to just one defeat out of their last 12 matches in all competitions while picking up six wins in the process but results on the Champions League stage have been a little more modest so far in this campaign.

Although the French visitors have picked up points in draws with Sevilla and PSV along with a 2-1 home win against Arsenal, they were dealt a 1-0 defeat away from home at the Dutch opponents and they hit the road again on Wednesday night with a tough task ahead of them at the Emirates Stadium.

Arsenal v Lens Verdict

Arsenal bring a solid run of results into this matchday 5 clash in the Champions League especially their six wins gained on the Champions League stage on home soil, all of which also saw The Gunners keep clean sheets so Mikel Arteta's side will be confident that they can take all three points here on Wednesday along with a shut-out.

Therefore, our main bet will be BTTS NO @ 1.80

Other side bets worth considering:

Arsenal win & BTTS NO @ 2.20

Correct Score: Arsenal 2-0 @ 7.00