Arsenal Women will be looking to maintain their unbeaten start to the season when the play host to Zurich Women at the Emirates Stadium on Thursday.
While the hosts kicked off the Women’s Champions League group stage with an impressive 5-1 victory over Lyon, the Swiss visitors were beaten 2-0 by Juventus.
Including last season, Arsenal are unbeaten in their previous 11 competitive matches, while their seven games this season have resulted in six wins and one draw.
The Gunners kicked off their Champions League campaign with a 3-2 aggregate victory over Ajax to progress to the group stage where they have been drawn alongside Juventus, Lyon and Zurich.
They began the group stage with an away game against the reigning European Champions Lyon, but rather than struggling against the French side, they cruised to a statement victory.
Beth Mead and Caitlin Foord both scored a brace, while Frida Maanum also found the back of the net to secure an impressive 5-1 away win.
A 2-0 win followed at the weekend when they took on Liverpool, as they will now have the chance to record a sixth successive victory across all competitions on Thursday.
On the other hand, Zurich are in search for their first point of the group stage after losing 2-0 at home to Juventus last week.
As Zurich found out aagainst Juventus, the group stages will offer far tougher challenge, and they will need to be at their very best to compete with the likes of Arsenal
Inka Grings’ side bounced back from their defeat in their group opener to beat Baar 10-0 at the weekend to secure their spot in the third round of the Swiss Cup.
Zurich may find it difficult to get a positive result against an Arsenal side who have won their last five matches 13-1 on aggregate.
Arsenal Women vs Zurich Women head to head
These two teams have previously met on just one occasion in the Women’s Champions League back in 2008, where Arsenal claimed a 7-1 home victory.
Arsenal 7-2 Zurich 09/10/08
Arsenal Women latest home form
Arsenal have recently been on a good run of form at home, having been unbeaten in their five most recent matches. They managed to defeat Tottenham Hotspur 4-0 in their last home game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored 20 goals and conceded just two.
Arsenal 7-0 Aston Villa 01/05/22
Arsenal 3-0 Tottenham Hotspur 04/05/22
Arsenal 4-0 Brighton & Hove Albion 16/09/22
Arsenal 2-2 Ajax 20/09/22
Arsenal 4-0 Tottenham Hotspur 24/09/22
Arsenal Women latest away form
Arsenal have recently been on a good run of form on the road, having won each of their seven most recent matches. They managed to defeat Liverpool 2-0 in their last away game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored 11 goals and conceded just one.
West Ham United 0-2 Arsenal 08/05/22
Ajax 0-1 Arsenal 28/09/22
Reading 0-1 Arsenal 16/10/22
Olympique Lyonnais 1-5 Arsenal 19/10/22
Liverpool 0-2 Arsenal 23/10/22
Zurich Women latest home form
Zurich lost 2-0 to Juventus in their last home game in the Women’s Champions League. However, they have recently been on a relatively good run of form at home, having won each of their previous three games. In their last five matches, they have scored 17 goals and conceded seven.
Zurich 2-4 Servette Chenois 10/09/22
Zurich 8-0 Basel 25/09/22
Zurich 3-0 SFK 2000 28/09/22
Zurich 4-1 Luzern 15/10/22
Zurich 0-2 Juventus 19/10/22
Zurich Women latest away form
Zurich have recently been on a relatively good run of form on the road, having lost just one of their eight most recent matches. They defeated Baar 10-0 in their last away game in the Swiss Cup. In their last five matches, they have scored 24 goals and conceded seven.
Servette Chenois 2-2(P) Zurich 06/06/22
Grasshopper 2-0 Zurich 17/09/22
SFK 2000 0-7 Zurich 21/09/22
St. Gallen 3-5 Zurich 01/10/22
Baar 0-10 Zurich 23/10/22
Arsenal Women news
Arsenal are still expected to be without the services of Rafaelle and Leah Williamson, who have both missed the last three games through injury.
Vivianne Miedema may have to settle for a spot on the bench for a third successive game, with Jonas Eidevall set to name an unchanged lineup.
Zurich Women news
Zurich are also set to name a similar lineup to the one that started in the 2-0 defeat to Juventus last week, with Fabienne Humm set to lead the line up front for the visitors.
After featuring as a second-half substitute against the Italian side, Irina Pando could be brought into the starting XI.
Prediction and Odds
Zurich are still in search of their first point of the group stage and are sure to give Arsenal a tough match, with Humm firing on all cylinders for her side.
However, after beating Lyon last week, we think Arsenal will egde out their visitors and cruise to a sixth successive victory.
Odds: 1 1.88 X 2.10 2 3.01
Probable outcomes
Arsenal 2-0 Zurich
Arsenal 2-1 Zurich
Arsenal 3-0 Zurich
Arsenal 3-1 Zurich
Arsenal 4-1 Zurich
