Thursday , 2 July 2026

Arsenal FC vs Molde FK, Europe 2020-21 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Europa League · 2020-21
Arsenal FC
4 – 1
Full Time
Molde FK
Thu 5 Nov 2020 · 20:00 UTC Emirates Stadium HT 45+2' · FT 45+3'
David Luiz 58' Y
Bukayo Saka 77' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Arsenal FC vs Molde FK — Europe at Emirates Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Martin Margaritov
  • Referee Halil Meler
  • Referee Ibrahim Caglar Uyarcan
  • Referee Bahattin Simsek

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 4.0 goals Molde FK
Last 5 meetings
2020-11-05 Arsenal FC 4–1 Molde FK

Recent Form

Arsenal FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Nov Molde FK H 4–1 W
01 Nov Manchester United FC A 1–0 W
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
Molde FK
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Nov Arsenal FC A 1–4 L
29 Oct SK Rapid Wien H 1–0 W
22 Oct Dundalk FC A 2–1 W
29 Sep Ferencvarosi TC A 0–0 D
23 Sep Ferencvarosi TC H 3–3 D
16 Sep Qarabag Agdam FK A 0–0 D

Key Stats

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Arsenal FC and Molde FK has kicked off!
  • 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 10' Ohi Omoijuanfo needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 15' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 20' The travelling Molde FK supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 22' What a strike from Martin Ellingsen! The score is 0-1.
  • 27' 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.
  • 32' 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.
  • 37' 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.
  • 42' It looks surprising Molde FK does not make any changes. Sheriff Sinyan has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 46' The Molde FK manager makes a substitution. Stian Gregersen departs to be replaced by Sheriff Sinyan.
  • 46' What a strike from Kristoffer Haugen! The score is 0-2.
  • 51' It’s high time Arteta made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 56' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Molde FK needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 58' Arsenal FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 58.
  • 62' GOAL! Sheriff Sinyan scores on 62.
  • 63' Another substitution for Arsenal FC to replace Ainsley Maitland-Niles by Cedric on 63 minute.
  • 64' It is a substitution in Arsenal FC team. Willian is replaced by Bukayo Saka on 64 minute.
  • 69' Goal! Nicolas Pepe scores his 66 goal in 466 matches.
  • 74' The Molde FK manager makes a substitution. Ohi Omoijuanfo departs to be replaced by Leke James.
  • 77' A meaty challenge results in booking for Bukayo Saka on 77.
  • 80' Time for substitution for Arsenal FC. Dani Ceballos is replaced by Mohamed El Neny.
  • 85' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 86' The Molde FK manager makes a substitution. Martin Ellingsen departs to be replaced by Mattias Mostrom.
  • 88' GOAL! Joe Willock scores on 88.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Molde FK.

Lineups

Arsenal FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Arteta

Molde FK Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Erling Moe

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.13 Arsenal FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.98 Molde FK xG
I would bet for: Arsenal FC to win 60% + Over 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Arsenal FC60% Draw22% Molde FK18%
Actual: Arsenal FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 3.11
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 59%
41%
± 3.5 37%
63%
± 4.5 21%
79%

Double Chance

Arsenal FC or Draw
82%
Draw or Molde FK
40%
Arsenal FC or Molde FK
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Arsenal FC45% Draw41% Molde FK14%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.1%
2 – 0
10%
2 – 1
9.6%
1 – 0
9%
3 – 0
7%
3 – 1
6.8%
0 – 0
6%
2 – 2
4.7%
1 – 2
4.4%
4 – 0
3.7%
4 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
3.7%

Asian Handicap — Arsenal FC

Handicap Arsenal FC covers Push Molde FK covers
-2.5 21% — 79%
-2 21% 19% 60%
-1.5 40% — 60%
-1 40% 23% 38%
-0.5 62% — 38%
+0.5 85% — 15%
+1 85% 10% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Arsenal FC keeps clean sheet
38% ✓
Molde FK keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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