Wednesday , 30 September 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 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 4.0 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 Ferencvárosi TC A 0–0 D
23 Sep Ferencvárosi 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' And we are off! Arsenal FC vs Molde FK — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Magnus Wolff Eikrem has been relatively quiet despite scoring 8 goals in his last 83 appearances.
  • 10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ola Brynhildsen, as he is very good at scoring at Emirates Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 15' Molde FK come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 20' It’s high time Arteta made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 22' Magnificent from Martin Ellingsen! That is 7 goals in 83 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 27' It looks like no one’s ball. Arsenal FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 32' Erling Knudtzon is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Molde FK so far.
  • 37' Molde FK are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 42' Nicolas Pepe, a Ivory Coast , has 1 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 46' Molde FK make a change. Stian Gregersen trudges off to be replaced by Sheriff Sinyan on 46 minutes.
  • 46' Goal! Kristoffer Haugen scores his 2 goal in 83 matches.
  • 51' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Arsenal FC that had 420 games and scored 734 goals.
  • 56' Eddie Nketiah needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Red cards this season.
  • 58' David Luiz catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 58.
  • 62' Sheriff Sinyan adds to his 0 season tally! Molde FK lead 0-3 — and this changes everything.
  • 63' Arsenal FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Cedric is hanging Ainsley Maitland-Niles on the field on 63 minute.
  • 64' Arsenal FC ring the changes. Willian has done his job and it is now time for Bukayo Saka to step up.
  • 69' Nicolas Pepe adds to his 4 season tally! Arsenal FC lead 1-3 — and this changes everything.
  • 74' The supporters are chanting for Leke James. He replaces Ohi Omoijuanfo on 74 minute.
  • 77' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Bukayo Saka.
  • 80' The whistle greets Dani Ceballos as he departs to be replaced by Mohamed El Neny.
  • 85' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 86' Another substitution for Molde FK to replace Martin Ellingsen by Mattias Mostrom on 86 minute.
  • 88' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Joe Willock makes it 2-3.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Arsenal FC to claim maximum points.

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.