Borussia Dortmund 1.91 Favourite To Beat Arsenal Today

Published on September 16th, 2014 1:46 pm EST
The Group Stage of the 2014/15 Champions League tournament gets underway later today with a slate of interesting contests. A number of the world's top football clubs, including Real Madrid, Arsenal and Atletico Madrid, will be in action today.

One of the most intriguing matches will see Borussia Dortmund play host to Arsenal. Borussia Dortmund is two years removed from a trip to the Champions League final, while Arsenal will be looking to make some positive strides.

Here are the odds for today's match:

Borussia Dortmund, 1.91
Draw, 3.40
Arsenal, 4.20

Both teams will be dealing with injury issues today, with names such as Mathieu Debuchy, Nacho Monreal and Calum Chambers either out or doubtful for today's contest.

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Arsenal has gotten out of the gate slowly in English Premier League action, posting a record of 1-3-0 in their first four contests. This puts the club in 7th place, six points behind league leader Chelsea.

Heading over to Bundesliga, Borussia Dortmund currently sits in second place after three games. Borussia Dortmund, which currently sports a record of 2-0-1, is one point behind the three teams that are currently tied for first place in the division.

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Arsenal and Borussia Dortmund find themselves in a division that includes the likes of Galatasaray and Anderlecht, which makes getting out to a strong start extremely important, as there is certainly no guarantee of moving on.