Arsenal Women vs Valerenga Women Prediction 16.10.2024 | Women's Champions League

• Competition: UEFA Women's Champions League
• Date: Wednesday, 16th, October 2024
• Kickoff: 20:00 UK / 21.00 CEST
• Venue: Emirates Stadium (London)

Arsenal Women and Valerenga Women will be eager to bounce back after their opening-day defeat in the UEFA Champions League as they clash at the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday evening.

After finishing their domestic campaign in third, Arsenal Women had to navigate the qualifying rounds to reach the UEFA Women's Champions League group stage, and they accomplished this flawlessly by overcoming obstacles like Rangers, Rosenborg, and Hacken. Unfortunately, the Gunners' European campaign could not have started any worse as they suffered a distressing 2-5 loss on opening day against Bayern Munich Women, despite being the first to draw blood.

Their next continental challenge comes in the form of Valerenga, a team that has also had to navigate through the qualifying rounds to reach the grand stage, first knocking out Farul Constanta (W) 3-1 before overpowering Anderlecht (W) with a 5-1 aggregate score. However, Nils Lexerod's ladies left empty-handed from their first Champions League group stage outing, suffering a narrow one-goal defeat to Juventus Women, but there remains a sense of regret over several brilliant scoring opportunities that went begging.

Arsenal Women vs Valerenga Women Betting Tips: BTTS

Arsenal's confidence has taken a hit ahead of Wednesday's contest as they have failed to beat anyone in three straight competitive matches (D1 L2), so the underdog Valerenga will look to capitalize on the hosts' current crisis and inflict further damage. From a realistic standpoint, it is hard to envision the Norwegian women's team bringing anything back from their visit to London, as a furious Arsenal looks to unleash all their frustration and return to winning ways in a commanding fashion. 

However, an entertaining contest could be on the cards here, considering that Nils Lexerod's ladies have been in prolific scoring form lately, netting exactly three goals in all but one of their last five matches across all competitions. Offensively-minded Valerenga should consider their chances for scoring, especially given that their midweek rivals Arsenal are struggling with defensive inconsistencies after conceding seven goals in their last two outings against Bayern Munich and Chelsea. In the end, we hope that Arsenal Women will live up to their status as favorites and return to winning ways in style, while we also believe that the Norwegians could snatch what would be a consolation goal.