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Arsenal FC vs FK Vorskla Poltava, Europe 2018-19 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Europa League · 2018-19
Arsenal FC
4 – 2
Full Time
FK Vorskla Poltava
Thu 20 Sep 2018 · 19:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 19' Vyacheslav Sharpar

Overview

Match Preview

Arsenal FC vs FK Vorskla Poltava — Europe .

Match Details

  • Referee Bram Van Driessche
  • Referee Lawrence Visser
  • Referee Bart Vertenten
  • Referee Rien Vanyzere
  • Referee Yves De Neve

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Olympique Lyonnais 8 21
2 Aston Villa FC 8 21
3 FC Midtjylland 8 19
4 Real Betis Balompie 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 Ferencvarosi 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 Fenerbahce 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 FK Vorskla Poltava
Last 5 meetings
2018-09-20 Arsenal FC 4–2 FK Vorskla Poltava

Recent Form

Arsenal FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Sep FK Vorskla Poltava H 4–2 W
15 Sep Newcastle United FC A 2–1 W
02 Sep Cardiff City FC A 3–2 W
25 Aug West Ham United FC H 3–1 W
18 Aug Chelsea FC A 2–3 L
12 Aug Manchester City FC H 0–2 L
FK Vorskla Poltava
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Sep Arsenal FC A 2–4 L

Key Stats

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Arsenal FC to score. At the same time, FK Vorskla Poltava does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FK Vorskla Poltava that had 6 games and scored 5 goals.
  • 10' Rob Holding has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 19 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 15' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FK Vorskla Poltava needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 19' FK Vorskla Poltava player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 24' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 29' The travelling FK Vorskla Poltava supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 32' Arsenal FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang on 32.
  • 37' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 42' Arsenal FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 47' It looks like no one’s ball. Arsenal FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 48' Goal! Danny Welbeck scores his 46 goal in 414 matches.
  • 53' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 53 minutes.
  • 56' GOAL! Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scores on 56. Assisted by Henrikh Mkhitaryan
  • 57' Time for substitution for Arsenal FC. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is replaced by Mesut Ozil.
  • 62' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 67' It looks surprising FK Vorskla Poltava does not make any changes. Artur has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 70' Time for substitution for Arsenal FC. Alex Iwobi is replaced by Emile Smith-Rowe.
  • 74' Goal! Mesut Ozil scores his 13 goal in 414 matches.
  • 75' Time for substitution for FK Vorskla Poltava. Vladyslav Kulach is replaced by Careca.
  • 77' Goal! Vladimir Chesnakov scores his 2 goal in 6 matches.
  • 77' Mykhailo Serhiichuk is replacing Aleksandre Kobakhidze for the FK Vorskla Poltava side.
  • 82' Bernd Leno needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 87' FK Vorskla Poltava 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.
  • 90' What a strike from Vyacheslav Sharpar! The score is 4-2.
  • The final score is 4-2.

Lineups

Arsenal FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Unai Emery

FK Vorskla Poltava Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Vasyl Sachko

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.54 Arsenal FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.52 FK Vorskla Poltava xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 76% + Both teams to score 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Arsenal FC58% Draw20% FK Vorskla Poltava22%
Actual: Arsenal FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes71% 0% No29%
Avg goals/match: 4.06
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 91%
9%
± 2.5 76%
24%
± 3.5 57%
43%
± 4.5 38%
62%

Double Chance

Arsenal FC or Draw
79%
Draw or FK Vorskla Poltava
42%
Arsenal FC or FK Vorskla Poltava
80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Arsenal FC44% Draw36% FK Vorskla Poltava20%
Actual: Arsenal FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
8.3%
1 – 1
7.5%
3 – 1
6.9%
2 – 2
6.2%
2 – 0
5.7%
3 – 2
5.2%
1 – 2
5%
3 – 0
4.7%
4 – 1
4.4%
1 – 0
4.1%
4 – 2
Actual
2 – 3
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Arsenal FC

Handicap Arsenal FC covers Push FK Vorskla Poltava covers
-2.5 22% — 78%
-2 22% 17% 61%
-1.5 39% — 61%
-1 39% 20% 42%
-0.5 58% — 42%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 12% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 6% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Arsenal FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
FK Vorskla Poltava keeps clean sheet
9% ✓

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