Saturday , 14 November 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 Plzeň 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' What a night it is going to be! Arsenal FC welcome Molde FK for this crunch clash at Emirates Stadium.
  • 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 10' Over 10 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 15' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Arsenal FC and Molde FK are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 20' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 22' The deadlock is broken! Martin Ellingsen gets on the scoresheet on 22 minutes.
  • 27' Arsenal FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 32' It’s high time Arteta made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 37' It looks like no one’s ball. Molde FK is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 42' Both keepers have barely been tested. Arsenal FC and Molde FK are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 46' Sheriff Sinyan is replacing Stian Gregersen for the Molde FK side.
  • 46' Kristoffer Haugen doubles the advantage! 0-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 51' Arsenal FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 51.
  • 56' With 0 assists to his name this season, Ola Brynhildsen is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Molde FK.
  • 58' David Luiz is having his name booked by the referee on 58.
  • 62' GOAL! Sheriff Sinyan fires home to make it 0-3!
  • 63' The Arsenal FC manager makes a substitution. Ainsley Maitland-Niles departs to be replaced by Cedric.
  • 64' The whistle greets Willian as he departs to be replaced by Bukayo Saka.
  • 69' GOAL! Nicolas Pepe fires home to make it 1-3!
  • 74' The whistle greets Ohi Omoijuanfo as he departs to be replaced by Leke James.
  • 77' Poor challenge from Bukayo Saka. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 80' The Arsenal FC manager makes a substitution. Dani Ceballos departs to be 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' Molde FK make a change. Martin Ellingsen trudges off to be replaced by Mattias Mostrom on 86 minutes.
  • 88' GOAL! Joe Willock scores on 88.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 4-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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.