Didier Deschamps' Marseille sit top of the group with six points from two matches and are yet to concede a goal in the competition.
But they will be wary of an Arsenal team who reached the last 16 of the Champions League last season before falling to eventual winners Barcelona.
However, the Gunners' recent form is nothing to write home about, struggling in a 2-1 win over Sunderland in the Premier League at the weekend.
With Thomas Vermaelen out injured and Bacary Sagna's broken leg keeping him out until next year, manager Arsene Wenger then had to replace Kieran Gibbs with Andre Santos five minutes into the second half with stomach muscle inflammation.
Robin Van Persie's brace against Sunderland may have pulled Arsenal up to 10th in the league but it is their backline that may prove to be their undoing as they come up against the firepower of Ghanaian Andre Ayew and France international Loic Remy.
In the other Group F clash, Olympiakos and Borussia Dortmund meet for the first time in a competitive fixture.
The Greek champions are still without a point in last place, having lost narrowly to Arsenal on matchday two.
Coach Ernesto Valverde will be looking for a better performance on home soil but he will have to do it without talismanic Spanish midfielder David Fuster.
Borussia Dortmund snatched a 1-1 draw with the Gunners in their first match before crashing back to earth with a 3-0 loss to Marseille.
But Jurgen Klopp's team will fancy their chances against Olympiakos in what is shaping as an even match.
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