Arsenal host Lille looking to build on opening-night win

Where they stand

Arsenal sit 15th in the table with three points from one played, level with the top six on points but behind on goal difference. Lille are 23rd with zero points from one match. A win would take Arsenal to six points from two; defeat would leave Lille without a point from two.

Recent form points different directions. Arsenal have won four of their last five matches, the exception a defeat to Brighton. Lille have won three of their last five, with two losses. Arsenal's win over Leeds came at a cost in their most recent outing, a 2-1 victory.

What the market expects

The market-implied probability has Arsenal to win at 78.0 per cent, the draw at 14.7 per cent and a Lille victory at 7.3 per cent. That expectation tracks the table position and recent results: the home side are unbeaten in four of five, sitting in the top half of the standings with points already banked, while the visitors are yet to register a result in the competition. The numbers do not suggest tension where none exists.

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