Arsenal should score at least three tonight

Arsenal should complete their qualification for the Champions' League knockout stages with a routine win over Standard Liege tonight, and in winning Arsenal will also simplify the next stage of the tournament by winning the group. Back in September it looked somewhat different when the Belgian team raced into a 2-0 lead and although Arsenal needed some late goals, the 3-2 win was one of the big early season signals that this Arsenal team meant business.

Standard Liege have not continued their early season form and have slipped to fourth in the Belgian top flight, between Germinal Beerschot and Gent (who beat Standard 2-1 on Saturday). Arsene Wenger will be looking for a reaction after the Sunderland game and he sounded genuinely angry about that performance - refusing to blame injuries. I would expect a more driven home performance and against a team that concedes a goal a game domestically any less than three goals will be disappointing.

Standard Liege recent domestic results:
Gent (a) lost 2-1
Club Brugge (h) won 3-1
Excelsior Mouscron (a) drew 0-0
Zulte-Waregem (h) drew 1-1

An Arsenal 3-1 win is 10/1 and over 2.5 goals in the game looks likely even at odds of 11/20. The goal line is placed at 3 goals, so would only pay out on 4 or more goals at just less than evens - which seems less good value than over 2.5 goals which would pay out on 3 goals in the game. Eduardo is the lowest odds goalscorer - but Fabregas looks better value at 7/4 to score* at any time in the match.

All odds from Bet365.

*Bets on players not taking part in the match will be void, as will bets where the selection comes on after the first goal is scored, regardless of whether the player scores in the game.