Thursday , 2 July 2026

Arsenal FC vs Royal Standard de Liege, Europe 2019-20 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Europa League · 2019-20
Arsenal FC
4 – 0
Full Time
Royal Standard de Liege
Thu 3 Oct 2019 · 19:00 UTC HT 45+1' · FT 45+5'
Y 41' Paul-Jose Mpoku
Hector Bellerin 86' Y
Y 86' Mergim Vojvoda

Overview

Match Preview

Arsenal FC vs Royal Standard de Liege — Europe .

Match Details

  • Referee Fedayi San
  • Referee Stephane De Almeida
  • Referee Sandro Scharer
  • Referee Bekim Zogaj

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

1
1
Arsenal FC 2 games · Avg 4.0 goals Royal Standard de Liege
Last 5 meetings
2019-10-03 Arsenal FC 4–0 Royal Standard de Liege

Recent Form

Arsenal FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Oct Royal Standard de Liege H 4–0 W
30 Sep Manchester United FC A 1–1 D
22 Sep Aston Villa FC H 3–2 W
19 Sep Eintracht Frankfurt A 3–0 W
15 Sep Watford FC A 2–2 D
01 Sep Tottenham Hotspur FC H 2–2 D
Royal Standard de Liege
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Oct Arsenal FC A 0–4 L
29 Sep Sporting du Pays de Charleroi H 1–1 D
22 Sep KAS Eupen H 3–0 W
19 Sep Vitória SC H 2–0 W
14 Sep KV Oostende A 4–1 W
01 Sep RSC Anderlecht A 0–1 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, Royal Standard de Liege does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 10' 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.
  • 13' What a strike from Martinelli! The score is 1-0.
  • 16' GOAL! Martinelli scores on 16. Assisted by Reiss Nelson
  • 21' 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.
  • 22' Goal! Joe Willock scores his 29 goal in 414 matches.
  • 27' Royal Standard de Liege started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 27.
  • 32' It looks surprising Arsenal FC does not make any changes. Gojko Cimirot has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 37' The travelling Royal Standard de Liege supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 41' Royal Standard de Liege player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 46' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Arsenal FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 51' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Felipe Avenatti made 231 appearances and scored 39 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 56' 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 Rob Holding suffering a number of foals already.
  • 57' GOAL! Dani Ceballos scores on 57. Assisted by Martinelli
  • 58' Another change for Royal Standard de Liege made on 58 minute. Aleksandar Boljevic leaves to be changed by Mehdi Carcela.
  • 63' It looks like no one’s ball. Arsenal FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 66' It is a substitution in Arsenal FC team. Ainsley Maitland-Niles is replaced by Nicolas Pepe on 66 minute.
  • 71' Royal Standard de Liege 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.
  • 73' Felipe Avenatti is replacing Renaud Emond for the Royal Standard de Liege side.
  • 74' Time for substitution for Arsenal FC. Joe Willock is replaced by Matteo Guendouzi.
  • 79' It is a substitution in Arsenal FC team. Reiss Nelson is replaced by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang on 79 minute.
  • 80' Time for substitution for Royal Standard de Liege. Maxime Lestienne is replaced by Selim Amallah.
  • 85' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 85 minutes.
  • 86' A meaty challenge results in booking for Hector Bellerin on 86.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Arsenal FC players.

Lineups

Arsenal FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Unai Emery

Royal Standard de Liege Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michel Preud'homme

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Martinelli 2
Martinelli 2
Dani Ceballos 1
Joe Willock 1
Dani Ceballos 1
Joe Willock 1
Selim Amallah 1
Samuel Bastien 1

Head to Head

2019-10-03 Arsenal FC 4–0 Royal Standard de Liege

Arsenal FC Form

2019-10-03 Arsenal FC 4–0 Royal Standard de Liege W 2019-09-30 Manchester United FC 1–1 Arsenal FC D 2019-09-22 Arsenal FC 3–2 Aston Villa FC W 2019-09-19 Eintracht Frankfurt 0–3 Arsenal FC W 2019-09-15 Watford FC 2–2 Arsenal FC D 2019-09-01 Arsenal FC 2–2 Tottenham Hotspur FC D

Royal Standard de Liege Form

2019-10-03 Arsenal FC 4–0 Royal Standard de Liege L 2019-09-29 Royal Standard de Liege 1–1 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi D 2019-09-22 Royal Standard de Liege 3–0 KAS Eupen W 2019-09-19 Royal Standard de Liege 2–0 Vitória SC W 2019-09-14 KV Oostende 1–4 Royal Standard de Liege W 2019-09-01 RSC Anderlecht 1–0 Royal Standard de Liege L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.36 Arsenal FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.88 Royal Standard de Liege xG
I would bet for: Arsenal FC to win 65% + Over 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Arsenal FC65% Draw20% Royal Standard de Liege15%
Actual: Arsenal FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 3.24
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 62%
38%
± 3.5 40%
60%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

Arsenal FC or Draw
86%
Draw or Royal Standard de Liege
35%
Arsenal FC or Royal Standard de Liege
80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Arsenal FC50% Draw39% Royal Standard de Liege11%
Actual: Arsenal FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
10.9%
2 – 1
9.3%
1 – 0
8.9%
1 – 1
8.9%
3 – 0
8.3%
3 – 1
7.3%
0 – 0
5.4%
4 – 0
Actual
4 – 1
4.4%
2 – 2
4%
1 – 2
3.4%
3 – 2
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Arsenal FC

Handicap Arsenal FC covers Push Royal Standard de Liege covers
-2.5 26% — 74%
-2 26% 20% 53%
-1.5 47% — 53%
-1 47% 22% 31%
-0.5 69% — 31%
+0.5 88% — 12%
+1 88% 8% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Arsenal FC keeps clean sheet
42% ✗
Royal Standard de Liege keeps clean sheet
10% ✓

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