The UEFA Champions League reaches its conclusion on Saturday night as PSG and Arsenal clash at the Puskás Aréna in Budapest, Hungary in what promises to be a thrilling encounter between two of Europe’s in form sides. We take a closer look at the showdown from a betting perspective below and ultimately settle on a pick.
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Semi-Final First Leg & Second Leg Recaps
PSG met with Bayern Munich in their Semi-Final tie where they produced a thrilling display to win 5-4 at home in the first fixture while the second clash concluded in a 1-1 stalemate in Munich leaving them just one goal up on aggregate.
Arsenal took part in a competitive two leg Semi-Final run being up against Atletico Madrid. They narrowly progressed with a 1-0 win on home soil in the second fixture after the away clash had finished in a 1-1 draw.
Recent Domestic Form:
PSG head into the final in strong domestic form despite suffering a surprise 2-1 defeat away to Paris FC in their latest Ligue 1 outing. Prior to that they secured a 2-0 victory over Lens, and edged Brest 1-0 at home after also being held to a 2-2 draw by Lorient. They ran out comfortable 6 point winners in Ligue 1.
Arsenal also come into the final with momentum on their side following a series of important league victories which saw them secure the EPL title. The Gunners defeated Crystal Palace 2-1 in their latest fixture after recording narrow 1-0 wins against Burnley and West Ham which followed a 3-0 hammering of Fulham earlier this month.
Head-to-Head
The recent head-to-head record between these sides is perfectly balanced with both PSG and Arsenal recording two wins each alongside two draws across the last six meetings.
The sides met three times last season in the Champions League with Arsenal winning the group stage match 2-0 while thereafter PSG stole the show in the Semi-Finals winning 1-0 on the road and 2-1 at home.
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Match Odds
PSG: 2.35
Draw: 3.40
Arsenal: 3.25
Verdict
PSG and Arsenal both head into the final in strong form and would have had their focus on this fixture since they had each wrapped up their respective titles. PSG have continued to produce goals regularly throughout the Champions League while Arsenal have built their run on defensive discipline and narrow victories against quality opposition.
The recent meetings between these sides have also been competitive and with both teams carrying attacking threat and several games producing goals, another entertaining contest looks likely in the final and I am betting we get goals and I think PSG will edge it.
Some betting angles I fancy include:
- PSG win at 2.35
- Totals – Over 2.5 Goals at 1.98
- Correct Score 3-2 at 36.00
- Match result and Both Teams to Score, PSG and YES at 5.00
BET: Totals – Over 2.5 Goals at 1.98
Odds correct at time of writing but subject to change.
