Arsenal is miles better but also quite short-handed due injury: Viktor Gyökeres, Gabriel Martinelli, Kai Havertz, Gabriel Jesus, Noni Madueke and Martin Odegaard are all sidelined today. Martín Zubimendi is suspended. Slavia has scored in 26 of its last 27 home European games. So we are obviously hoping for something like a 2-1 loss or maybe even a draw. But I wish +2 was an option. Slavia has lost only three of its last 14 home European games (W7 D4).

Arsenal should be too strong for Slavia Prague when the teams meet in the Czech capital this week. The Gunners are on a nine-game winning streak in all competitions. They’ve covered a 1.5-goal spread in all three of their Champions League matches this season. Arsenal beat Athletic Bilbao 2-0, Olympiakos 2-0, and Atlético Madrid 4-0. Those teams are all better than Slavia Prague, who are winless in this season’s Champions League. Arsenal really should win this game by at least 2 goals, even if they rest a few players.