Vitória SC has a very tough test when they visit Arsenal on October 24 in a Europa League Matchday 3 Group F game. This will be the first time that these two teams face each other. When: Thursday, October 24 at 3:00 PM ET Where: Emirates Stadium Coverage: TUDN, fuboTV and B/R Live Lines: Arsenal -366, Vitória SC +849, Draw +459, Over 3 (-122), Under 3 (+100) at Heritage Arsenal has been very successful against Portuguese opponents at home, with four wins, one draw and just one loss, including zero losses and zero goals conceded in the last five games. In fact, a 0-0 draw against Sporting CP in last year's Europa League group stage signaled the end of their run of four consecutive victories in European competitions (the first three of them came against Porto). Vitória SC's two previous games in England were in the first round of the UEFA Cup and they lost both times, scoring zero goals after an 0-5 loss against Aston Villa in 1983 and an 0-2 loss against Portsmouth in 2008. Arsenal leads Group F of the Europa League with six points after two wins while Vitória SC has two losses and as far as their form in their domestic leagues, at the time of this writing, the Gunners are third in the Premier League with 15 points in eight games, nine points behind Liverpool for first place while Vitória SC is fourth in the Primeira Liga, seven points behind Famalicao for first place. It is clear that Arsenal is the better team, not just because of their track record but this season, specifically in the Europa League, after wins against Eintracht Frankfurt and Standard Liege, the two teams that beat Vitória SC. Their home dominance against Portuguese teams makes it hard to see an outcome for this game other than an Arsenal win, which can be seen in the betting odds but the question here is, how to bet this game?
I like the Under because of the price I can get. While Arsenal has scored seven goals in two games in this competition, with a formidable offense that features Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Alexandre Lacazette and Henrikh Mkhitaryan, they would have to score at least four goals for the Over to cash because Vitória SC won't contribute as they haven't scored a single goal in the Europa League so far and offense is not a strength of theirs. Learn more about PayPerHead:
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