Top Picks From The UEFA Champions League Women Games: Accumulator Tip For October 07

The UEFA Champions League Women's trophy officially kicks off with Juventus Women playing against SL Benfica Women at the Allianz Stadium. Arsenal Women will battle for three points against Olympique Lyonnais, while FC Barcelona Women will face off against Bayern Munich Women at Estadi Johan Cruyff. 

Juventus Women vs SL Benfica Women

Juventus Women Form: WWLLD

SL Benfica Women Form: LWWWL

The UEFA Champions League officially launches with La Vecchia Signora, the Old Lady of Juventus, trading tackles with Benfica Women. In the last five Italian Women’s Cup games for La Vecchia Signora, they have lost to Lazio Women (1-0), won against Napoli Women (4-0), Inter Milan Women (2-1), and AS Roma Women (3-2), giving them their fourth silverware since the inception of the 34-year-old tournament. Their return to the Italian Women's Serie A saw a 0-0 stalemate against Sassuolo.

SL Benfica Women recently defeated Vitoria SC Women 5-1, playing the first half 1-1, before scoring four goals in the second half. The 8-0 victory against SF Damaiense brought out their excellent colours, which were suspected to have dimmed in the previous stalemate matchup against Racing Power Women.

My bet for these teams will be for goals to be numerous, with goals in both halves. My bet is for over 2.5 goals in this match.

Bet: O 2.5

Arsenal Women vs Olympique Lyonnes Women

Arsenal Women Form: WWDDL

Lyonnes Women Form: WWWW

The reigning champions of the UEFA Champions League, the Gunners, will clash with Lyon Women ahead of the opening of the UEFA Champions League. Arsenal opened their season with nine goals in two games, scoring 4-1 against Chelsea’s London Lionesses and the 5-1 victory against Westham United. Stalemates in the third and fourth weeks against Manchester United women (0-0) and Aston Villa women (1-1). Momentum dip in these two games worsened on the fifth matchday, when they played against Manchester City women, failing to keep the lead despite scoring two goals, eventually losing 3-2.

Lyonnes comes to this game with blazing form, winning the last four league games against Marseillaises Women (3-1), RC Saint Etienne Women (2-0). Olympique Lyonnes went on a scoring spree against Paris Saint-Germain Women, which only fueled their momentum in the next 8-1 game against Lens Women.

My prediction? Goals will flood this match. The English women have the quality, but the French ladies know how to score goals. At least four goals will be scored by either of the teams or both teams.

Bet: O 3.5

FC Barcelona Women vs Bayern Munich

FC Barcelona Women Form: WWWWW

Bayern Munich Women Form: WWWW

At the Estadi Johan Cruyff grounds, high-flying Barcelona Femeni will cross swords against reigning champions of the German Women's league, Bayern Munich women, in the opening matchday of the UEFA Champions League Women's tournament.

Barcelona women have an excellent start to the domestic league, with 31 thirty-one goals and eighteen points in six matches. With nine matches won consecutively across the board, it is clear how the coach has blended experience with youth. Alexia Putellas continues to coordinate affairs from the lead position under Pere Romeu, the current coach.

Unlike the Spanish Femeni, Bayern Munich women have a head-on approach to their games, winning the last five games without conceding a goal. Having mastered Alexander Popp’s style of flank-box delivery, their deftness and physical strengths challenge everything the Spanish women bring to the duel.

My bet is for at least four goals.

Bet: O 3.5