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Tomorrow night we take on Olympiakos in our first home game of this seasons Champions League group stages, and for those of you who like to have a little flutter here are some of the best early prices that are available.

If you look at the soccer betting for Arsenal to win, both VCBet and Corals are offering the best price, which is just 2/5 (1.40). For the game to end in a draw Betfred are offer the best price which is 4/1 (5.0) and for the unthinkable of an away win 9/1 (10.0) is widely available.

In the last 39 home games in the Champions League Arsenal have only suffered one defeat. The other 38 games have seen nine draws and 29 home wins.

Two years ago we met Olympiakos at the same stage of the competition and defeated them 2-0 at the Emirates. For a similar scoreline tomorrow night odds of 6/1 (7.0) are available. For a repeat of Saturdays 3-0 win against Bolton Unibet are offering a decent price of 9/1 (10.0).

Robin Van Persie and Andrei Arshavin scored the goals in the 2-0 win back in 2009. Van Persie has the happy knack of scoring the first goal of the game and he can be backed at odds of 7/2 (4.50) to do the very same tomorrow. Arshavin is 7/1 (8.0) to score the games first goal, and 2/1 (3.0) is available on him scoring at anytime during the game.

How about Per Mertesacker scoring his first Arsenal goal. He can be backed at 28/1 (29.0) to open the scoring, and is 9/1 (10.0) at Paddy Power to score at anytime during the game.

Two of the last three games at the Emirates have seen Arsenal win ‘to nil’, and we also beat Udinese earlier in the season without conceding. For the same tomorrow night Corals are offering a decent price of 27/20 (2.35).

What odds take your fancy? The odds on winning ‘to nil’ look good as do the odds on Van Persie scoring the games first goal. How about Van Persie scoring the first goal and Arsenal winning 2-0. That scorecast is available at odds of 22/1 (23.0) with VCBet, and may well be my choice for the game tomorrow.