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Arsenal FC vs Dundalk FC, Europe 2020-21 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Europa League · 2020-21
Arsenal FC
3 – 0
Full Time
Dundalk FC
Thu 29 Oct 2020 · 20:00 UTC Emirates Stadium HT 45+2' · FT 45+3'

Overview

Match Preview

Arsenal FC vs Dundalk FC — Europe at Emirates Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Filip Glova
  • Referee
  • Referee
  • Referee

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Olympique Lyonnais 8 21
2 Aston Villa FC 8 21
3 FC Midtjylland 8 19
4 Real Betis Balompié 8 17
5 FC Porto 8 17
6 Sporting Clube de Braga 8 17
7 SC Freiburg 8 17
8 AS Roma 8 16
9 KRC Genk 8 16
10 Bologna FC 1909 8 15
11 VfB Stuttgart 8 15
12 Ferencvárosi TC 8 15
13 Nottingham Forest FC 8 14
14 FC Viktoria Plzen 8 14
15 FK Crvena Zvezda 8 14
16 RC Celta de Vigo 8 13
17 PAOK Thessaloniki FC 8 12
18 Lille OSC 8 12
19 Fenerbahçe SK 8 12
20 Panathinaikos AO 8 12
21 Celtic FC 8 11
22 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 8 10
23 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 8 10
24 SK Brann 8 9
25 BSC Young Boys 8 9
26 SK Sturm Graz 8 7
27 FCSB Bukarest 8 7
28 Go Ahead Eagles 8 7
29 Feyenoord Rotterdam 8 6
30 FC Basel 1893 8 6
31 FC Red Bull Salzburg 8 6
32 Rangers FC 8 4
33 OGC Nice 8 3
34 FC Utrecht 8 1
35 Malmo FF 8 1
36 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC 8 1

Head-to-Head

2
Arsenal FC 2 games · Avg 4.5 goals Dundalk FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-10-29 Arsenal FC 3–0 Dundalk FC

Recent Form

Arsenal FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Oct Dundalk FC H 3–0 W
25 Oct Leicester City FC H 0–1 L
22 Oct SK Rapid Wien A 2–1 W
17 Oct Manchester City FC A 0–1 L
04 Oct Sheffield United FC H 2–1 W
28 Sep Liverpool FC A 1–3 L
Dundalk FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Oct Arsenal FC A 0–3 L
22 Oct Molde FK H 1–2 L
01 Oct KI Klaksvik H 3–1 W
24 Sep FC Sheriff Tiraspol A 1–1 D
17 Sep Inter Club d'Escaldes A 1–0 W
13 Aug SK Slovan Bratislava H 1–3 L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Emirates Stadium!
  • 5' The home supporters are growing impatient. Arsenal FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 15' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Arsenal FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 20' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 20 minutes.
  • 25' Jordan Flores is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Arsenal FC so far.
  • 30' Dundalk FC is showing some good football. However, Dundalk FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 35' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 40' Patrick McEleney is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Arsenal FC tonight.
  • 42' Eddie Nketiah puts Arsenal FC on the lead.
  • 44' The deadlock is broken! Joe Willock gets on the scoresheet on 44 minutes.
  • 46' What a strike from Nicolas Pepe! The score is 3-0.
  • 46' Greg Sloggett gets the nod from Dundalk FC. He replaces Sean Murray and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 51' Arsenal FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 53' Fresh legs for Dundalk FC! Jordan Flores comes on to replace Patrick McEleney.
  • 58' Arsenal FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 61' The whistle greets Shkodran Mustafi as he departs to be replaced by Dani Ceballos.
  • 62' The Arsenal FC manager makes a substitution. Nicolas Pepe departs to be replaced by Willian.
  • 67' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 70' Stefan Colovic is replacing Michael Duffy for the Dundalk FC side.
  • 74' Another change for Arsenal FC made on 74 minute. Granit Xhaka leaves to be changed by Kieran Tierney.
  • 79' It’s high time Arteta made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 84' Both keepers have barely been tested. Arsenal FC and Dundalk FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 89' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Sean Hoare made 87 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • With this win, Arsenal FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Arsenal FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Arteta

Dundalk FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.79 Arsenal FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.71 Dundalk FC xG
I would bet for: Arsenal FC to win 60% + Under — clean sheet likely 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Arsenal FC60% Draw24% Dundalk FC16%
Actual: Arsenal FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes43% 0% No57%
Avg goals/match: 2.5
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 45%
55%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Arsenal FC or Draw
84%
Draw or Dundalk FC
40%
Arsenal FC or Dundalk FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Arsenal FC43% Draw46% Dundalk FC11%
Actual: Arsenal FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
14%
2 – 0
12.8%
1 – 1
11.2%
0 – 0
10.2%
2 – 1
9%
3 – 0
Actual
3 – 1
5.4%
0 – 1
4.9%
1 – 2
3.5%
4 – 0
3.4%
2 – 2
3.2%
4 – 1
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Arsenal FC

Handicap Arsenal FC covers Push Dundalk FC covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 19% 64%
-1.5 36% — 64%
-1 36% 25% 38%
-0.5 62% — 38%
+0.5 87% — 13%
+1 87% 9% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Arsenal FC keeps clean sheet
50% ✗
Dundalk FC keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

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