The Champions League returns tonight as Arsenal face PSV at Philips Stadion and Club Brugge host Aston Villa in their last-16 first leg ties.
A total of four matches are scheduled for Tuesday, March 4 with Real Madrid playing Atletico Madrid and Borussia Dortmund taking on Lille.
The eight teams are hoping to put one foot in the Champions League quarter-finals before the second leg games get underway next week, with the other four last-16 first leg ties taking place tomorrow night.
Ahead of a busy night in Europe, here are the latest predictions for tonight’s Champions League matches from Opta’s Supercomputer.
PSV vs Arsenal prediction
Arsenal are the favourites to come out on top in the first leg, with Opta giving the Gunners a 44.6 per cent chance of pulling off an away win.
The Dutch side are 28.6 per cent likely to register a victory while the Supercomputer believes there is 26.8 per cent chance of a draw.
Speaking ahead of the match, Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said: ‘It’s a game that obviously brings a different energy – it’s that competition that puts everyone on their toes.
‘We’ve done a lot already this season here and now it’s the moment to start to make another strong step in the right direction that we want to. I’m very excited for the game.’
Prediction: Arsenal win
Club Brugge vs Aston Villa prediction
Aston Villa have been tipped to secure a win in the first leg too, with the Supercomputer handing them a 38.6 per cent chance of a victory.
It is expected to be a closer-fought battle than PSV vs Arsenal, though, with the Belgian club 35 per cent likely to win the match themselves while a draw is considered 26.4 per cent likely.
‘For us it’s a very important match against Brugge, but we know their capacity and potential,’ Villa boss Unai Emery said ahead of the game.
‘I know how competitive they are and how they are doing in the Champions League. When we analyse them, we see them playing with confidence and playing strong, and it’s a really good challenge to play against a team with experience in Europe and experienced players as well.’
Prediction: Aston Villa win
Real Madrid vs Atletico Madrid prediction
Real Madrid, looking to defend their Champions League crown, are favourites to beat rivals Atletico Madrid in the first leg at the Bernabeu.
Opta believes Carlo Ancelotti’s men are 49.5 per cent likely to win, while a draw is 25.3 per cent likely and an Atletico win is 25.2 per cent likely.
‘It’s going to be a close tie that will be [ultimately] be decided in the second leg,’ Ancelotti said. ‘The objective [for the first leg] is to play well and take an advantage.’
Prediction: Real Madrid win
Borussia Dortmund vs Lille prediction
The Opta Supercomputer isn’t giving Lille much of a chance tonight with the French side only given a 22.4 per cent chance of winning the match.
German side Borussia Dortmund are strong favourites at 54.3 per cent while a draw at the Westfalenstadion is considered 23.3 per cent likely.
‘They play a very versatile brand of football,’ Dortmund manager Niko Kovac said about Lille. ‘This will demand a lot of strength and concentration from us.’
Prediction: Borussia Dortmund win.
Who will win the Champions League title this season?
Liverpool, who face French champions Paris-Saint Germain in the first leg of their last-16 showdown on Wednesday, are the current favourites to go all the way and win the Champions League with a 19.2 per cent chance.
FC Barcelona and Inter Milan are the second and third favourites at 14.8 per cent and 14 per cent respectively.
Arsenal are fourth favourites, in what would be a historic achievement given they’ve never won the Champions League before, at 11.6 per cent with 15-time champions Real Madrid 9.8 per cent likely to land the trophy.
Prediction: Liverpool will win the Champions League