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Arsenal FC vs Qarabag Agdam FK, Europe 2018-19 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Europa League · 2018-19
Thu 13 Dec 2018 · 20:00 UTC Arsenal Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 82' Qara Qarayev

Overview

Match Preview

Arsenal FC vs Qarabag Agdam FKEurope at Arsenal Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Jorgen Burchardt
  • Referee Heine Sorensen
  • Referee Lars Hummelgaard
  • Referee Jens Maae
  • Referee Morten Krogh
  • Referee Jesper Dahl

Head-to-Head

2
Arsenal FC 2 games · Avg 2.0 goals Qarabag Agdam FK

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Dec Qarabag Agdam FK H 1–0 W
08 Dec Huddersfield Town AFC H 1–0 W
05 Dec Manchester United FC A 2–2 D
02 Dec Tottenham Hotspur FC H 4–2 W
29 Nov FK Vorskla Poltava A 3–0 W
25 Nov AFC Bournemouth A 2–1 W
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Dec Arsenal FC A 0–1 L
29 Nov Sporting Clube de Portugal H 1–6 L
08 Nov FK Vorskla Poltava A 1–0 W
25 Oct FK Vorskla Poltava H 0–1 L
04 Oct Arsenal FC H 0–3 L
20 Sep Sporting Clube de Portugal A 0–2 L

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Arsenal FC host Qarabağ Ağdam FK — let the battle begin!
  • 5' Arsenal FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 10' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 15' Qarabağ Ağdam FK 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.
  • 17' Assisted by Mesut Ozil with the perfectly-timed delivery and Alexandre Lacazette makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 22' Bukayo Saka is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Qarabağ Ağdam FK tonight.
  • 27' Arsenal FC is showing some good football. However, Arsenal FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 32' A quiet spell here at Arsenal Stadium. Qarabağ Ağdam FK seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 37' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 42' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 47' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 52' Qarabağ Ağdam FK have won 141 goals from 252 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 57' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Laurent Koscielny suffering a number of foals already.
  • 61' Araz Abdullayev gets the nod from Qarabag Agdam FK. He replaces Michel and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 63' A change in the Arsenal FC ranks — Alexandre Lacazette exits the field as Zechariah Medley enters on 63.
  • 68' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ainsley Maitland-Niles made 414 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 72' Arsenal FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Nacho Monreal is hanging Laurent Koscielny on the field on 72 minute.
  • 75' Dani Quintana is replacing Mahir Mədətov for the Qarabag Agdam FK side.
  • 80' Qarabağ Ağdam FK is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 82' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Qara Qarayev.
  • 83' Charlie Gilmour is replacing Mesut Ozil for the Arsenal FC side.
  • 85' Fresh legs for Qarabag Agdam FK! Filip Ozobic comes on to replace Jakub Rzezniczak.
  • 90' It is a cagey affair so far. Arsenal FC in their trying to find a way past Qarabağ Ağdam FK's compact .
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.47 Arsenal FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.66 Qarabag Agdam FK xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 64% + Under — clean sheet likely 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Arsenal FC59% Draw26% Qarabag Agdam FK15%
Actual: Arsenal FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes38% 0% No62%
Avg goals/match: 2.13
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 86%
14%
± 1.5 63%
37%
± 2.5 36%
64%
± 3.5 17%
83%
± 4.5 7%
93%

Double Chance

Arsenal FC or Draw
85%
Draw or Qarabag Agdam FK
41%
Arsenal FC or Qarabag Agdam FK
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Arsenal FC37% Draw51% Qarabag Agdam FK12%
Actual: Arsenal FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
14%
2 – 0
12.3%
1 – 1
12.3%
2 – 1
8.3%
0 – 1
6.7%
3 – 0
5.9%
3 – 1
4.2%
1 – 2
3.7%
2 – 2
2.8%
0 – 2
2.4%
4 – 0
2.2%

Asian Handicap — Arsenal FC

Handicap Arsenal FC covers Push Qarabag Agdam FK covers
-2.5 12% 88%
-2 12% 17% 71%
-1.5 29% 71%
-1 29% 26% 45%
-0.5 55% 45%
+0.5 85% 15%
+1 85% 11% 4%
+1.5 96% 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% 1%

Clean Sheet

Arsenal FC keeps clean sheet
52%
Qarabag Agdam FK keeps clean sheet
24%

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