Arsenal vs Hamburg Betting Tips

Arsenal need to shake off their current spate of inconsistency and beat Hamburg in their Champions League Group G tie on Tuesday evening, having failed to lower the colours of CSKA Moscow in their two most recent matches in this competition - and now Porto are now level pegging in second place with seven points. It looked as though it would be plain sailing to the knockout stages for Arsene Wenger's charges following their opening two fixtures. But Russian outfit CSKA, who have a point to spare over Arsenal and Porto at the top of the group, have proved to be tough customers, beating the Gunners at home before leaving north London with a well-earned point. Now the pressure is really on. Arsenal need to deliver against Hamburg, and then get something from a tricky looking encounter with Porto at the Estádio do Dragão to ensure a safe passage through to the next stage. If they achieve this feat, and it will be disappointing if they don't, then things will be looking good, especially if Porto fail to beat CSKA at the Lokomotiv Stadium on Tuesday. Wenger demonstrated how serious he is taking this match by opting to start Thierry Henry on the bench during their Premiership encounter with Newcastle on Saturday. But the Frenchman had to be brought into the mix to spare the home side's blushes, eventually securing a point for the Gunners with a sublime free kick on 75 minutes. However, the skipper should still be relatively fresh for this must-win game. Henry's desire to add a Champions League medal to his trophy cabinet is extremely strong, and if on song he will terrorise Hamburg's shaky defence. Indeed, it's not hard to envisage him running riot and, at 9/4 with Paddy Power, he is worth backing in the player to score 2+ market. Arsenal are one of the best attacking sides in the game and, as they demonstrated last season when reaching the final, in which they were beaten by Barcelona, they have the ability to go all the way in this competition. If they can achieve consistency, they can achieve great things.