17/2 Arsenal vs. Sporting Lisbon tips and predictions for bookmakers

Arsenal vs Sporting Bet Builder tip

Arsenal wins

Gabrielle Martinelli on 0.5 shots on goal

Bukayo Saka must be booked

ODDS – 17/2 with Bet365

Arsenal wins

Arsenal reached that one level with Sporting after a 2-2 draw in Portugal last week and need to win here to progress in the competition. Mikel Arteta’s side fly in the Premier League and don’t want to leave Europe either and I support them to bring their league form to that league and to win against Ruben Amorim’s Sporting side. Arsenal have won every one of their last five in the Premier League and don’t risk being beaten for the league by dormant players here. They’ll come out with guns blazing and I expect they’ll win this one fairly comfortably.

Gabrielle Martinelli on 0.5 shots on goal

Gabrielle Martinelli was on the scoresheet against Fulham on Sunday with the second goal of the game in a dominant first half for the Gunners, in which they led 3-0 at the break. Martinelli has scored 12 Premier League goals this season from the 26 starts and one U game he’s made. He averages 2.69 shots per game, averaging 0.98 shots on target. He has no goals in the Europa League, but averages 2.61 shots per game, of which 0.46 are on target. I think Arsenal will get out of the blocks quickly in that case and I support Martinelli to have at least one shot on target.

Bukayo Saka must be booked

For an attacking player, Bukayo Saka have picked up their fair share of yellow cards so far this season. The England star has five Premier League appearances this season, averaging 1.18 fouls per game. In the Europa League he has been cautioned once in three starts and four substitutions, averaging 0.76 fouls per game. I think he has an excellent chance of getting a booking in this case as he will be backtracked to help his defenders.

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