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Arsenal Women and Valerenga Women will battle for three points in a UEFA Women's Champions League fixture on Wednesday (October 16th). The home side are coming into the game on the back of a 2-1 defeat at home to Chelsea in a London derby in the Women's Super League over the weekend.
All three goals were scored in the first half, with Mayra Ramirez and Sandy Baltimore scoring to put the Blues 2-0 up by the 16th minute while Caitlin Foord pulled one back in the 44th minute.
Valerenga, meanwhile, saw off Lyn with a comfortable 3-0 home win in the Norweigian Women's Toppserien on Saturday. Michaela Kovacs and Ronja Arnesen scored to put them two goals up at the break while Karina Saevik made it three in the 53rd minute, two minutes after missing a penalty.
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The Oslo outfit will turn their attention to the continent, where their opening game in the Champions League saw them suffer a 1-0 defeat at home to Juventus. Arsenal lost 5-2 away to Bayern Munich.
Arsenal Women vs Valerenga Women Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- This will be the first meeting between the two sides.
- Four of Arsenal's last six games have produced three goals or more.
- Four of Valerenga's last six games have witnessed more goals scored in the first half than the second.
- Arsenal's last five games across competitions have produced an average of 11 corner kicks.
- Five of Valerenga's last six games have produced over 2.5 goals.
- Valerenga have won 12 of their 13 competitive games this season (one loss).
Arsenal Women vs Valerenga Women Prediction
Arsenal's thrashing at the hands of Bayern Munich was not the start the Gunners expected. Things have not gone to plan for them in the league either but Jonas Eidevall's side have an opportunity to get back to winning ways in a straightforward fixture on paper.
Valerenga are the weakest team in this group but the Norwegians held their own in a narrow defeat to Juventus in their opening game last week.
Barring an unlikely upset, there should only be one winner here. We are backing the hosts to claim a comfortable victory.
Prediction: Arsenal Women 4-0 Valerenga Women
Arsenal Women vs Valerenga Women Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Arsenal Women to win
Tip 2 - Both teams to score: No
Tip 3 - Over 2.5 goals
Tip 4 - Arsenal to win both halves
Tip 5 - Over 9.5 corner kicks
