Arsenal news: Opta predictions make Gunners favourites against Real Madrid

The Opta supercomputer has produced new predictions for the remainder of the Champions League before the quarter-final stage gets under way on Tuesday.

Favourites heading into the last 16, Liverpool were eliminated by Paris St-Germain, with Barcelona now leading the way – emerging victorious in 23.9% of simulations.

The model estimates the probability of each match outcome by using betting market odds and the Opta Power Rankings.

The computer makes Arsenal slight favourites to reach the semi-finals over Real Madrid – 50.2% to 49.8% – with the Gunners winning the competition in 15.6% of simulations compared to Real’s 12.2%.

This places Mikel Arteta’s side as the third-most likely team to win the Champions League behind Barcelona and PSG, according to Opta’s model.

Madrid lost 2-1 at home to Valencia on Saturday, leaving them four points behind rivals Barcelona at the top of La Liga.

Arsenal fans, what do you make of Opta’s predictions? Do you think the Gunners will progress or will the defending champions prove too strong?

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