Thursday , 12 November 2026

Arsenal FC vs Club Atletico de Madrid, Champions League 2025-26 SEMI FINALS

Tue 5 May 2026 · 19:00 UTC Emirates Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Bukayo Saka 44' 1–0

Overview

Match Preview

Arsenal FC vs Club Atlético de Madrid — Champions League at Emirates Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Daniel Siebert
  • Assistant 1 Jan Seidel
  • Assistant 2 Rafael Foltyn
9 games this season 🟨 5.2/game ⚽ 14.9 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 May Club Atletico de Madrid H 1–0 W
02 May Fulham FC H 3–0 W
29 Apr Club Atletico de Madrid A 1–1 D
25 Apr Newcastle United FC H 1–0 W
19 Apr Manchester City FC A 1–2 L
15 Apr Sporting Clube de Portugal H 0–0 D
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 May Arsenal FC A 0–1 L
02 May Valencia CF A 2–0 W
29 Apr Arsenal FC H 1–1 D
25 Apr Athletic Club H 3–2 W
22 Apr Elche CF A 2–3 L
14 Apr FC Barcelona H 1–2 L

Season Stats

Arsenal FC Club Atletico de Madrid
#1 Position #14
24 Points 13
8 Played 8
8 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 4 / 1 / 3
23 Scored 17
4 Conceded 15
+19 GD +2
3.00 PPG 1.63
100% Win % 50%

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
Arsenal FC this season
25% Clean Sheets
Club Atletico de Madrid this season

Arsenal FC are 1st (24 pts). Club Atletico de Madrid are 14th (13 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Arsenal FC
0-15
1/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
1/1
46-60
–/–
61-75
4/1
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Club Atletico de Madrid
0-15
1/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/2
46-60
1/2
61-75
–/1
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Arsenal FC
Eberechi Eze 2 G
Martin Odegaard 1 G
Club Atletico de Madrid
Marcos Llorente 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Emirates Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Club Atletico de Madrid that had 536 games and scored 635 goals.
  • 10' Over 10 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 15' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Club Atletico de Madrid needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 20' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 25' Supporters expect more eagerness from Eberechi Eze, as he is very good at scoring at Emirates Stadium with 3 goals in the last 3 games.
  • 30' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 35' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Arsenal FC and Club Atletico de Madrid are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 40' It is a cagey affair so far. Arsenal FC in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Club Atletico de Madrid's compact 4-4-2.
  • 44' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Bukayo Saka makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 45' Bukayo Saka has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 45 minutes.
  • 50' Club Atletico de Madrid is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 55' A quiet spell here at Emirates Stadium. Club Atletico de Madrid seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 60' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Arsenal FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 65' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 70' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 75' Arsenal FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Club Atletico de Madrid backline.
  • 80' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 81' The referee shows Club Atletico de Madrid player a card on 81.
  • 86' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 90' That is a card for Club Atletico de Madrid. Giuliano Simeone will be fuming at that decision.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.64 Arsenal FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.56 Club Atlético de Madrid xG
I would bet for: Arsenal FC to win 74% + Over 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Arsenal FC74% Draw16% Club Atlético de Madrid10%
Actual: Arsenal FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes40% 0% No60%
Avg goals/match: 3.2
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 60%
40%
± 3.5 39%
61%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

Arsenal FC or Draw
91%
Draw or Club Atlético de Madrid
26%
Arsenal FC or Club Atlético de Madrid
84%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Arsenal FC59% Draw35% Club Atlético de Madrid6%
Actual: Arsenal FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
14.3%
3 – 0
12.2%
1 – 0
Actual
4 – 0
7.9%
2 – 1
7.7%
3 – 1
6.8%
1 – 1
6.5%
0 – 0
5.4%
4 – 1
4.6%
5 – 0
4.3%
5 – 1
2.5%
2 – 2
2.1%

Asian Handicap — Arsenal FC

Handicap Arsenal FC covers Push Club Atlético de Madrid covers
-2.5 37% — 63%
-2 37% 23% 40%
-1.5 60% — 40%
-1 60% 21% 20%
-0.5 80% — 20%
+0.5 95% — 5%
+1 95% 4% 1%
+1.5 99% — 1%
+2 99% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Arsenal FC keeps clean sheet
58% ✓
Club Atlético de Madrid keeps clean sheet
8% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.