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Arsenal FC vs SK Slavia Praha, Europe 2020-21 QUARTER FINALS

UEFA Europa League · 2020-21
Arsenal FC
1 – 1
Full Time
SK Slavia Praha
Thu 8 Apr 2021 · 19:00 UTC Emirates Stadium HT 45+1' · FT 45+7'
Y 47' David Zima
Y 48' David Zima

Overview

Match Preview

Arsenal FC vs SK Slavia Praha — Europe at Emirates Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Juan Martinez
  • Referee Andreas Ekberg
  • Referee Mehmet-Mohammed Culum
  • Referee Stefan Hallberg
  • Referee Mattias Gestranius
  • Referee Guillermo Cuadra

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
1
Arsenal FC 3 games · Avg 3.0 goals SK Slavia Praha
Last 5 meetings
2021-04-08 Arsenal FC 1–1 SK Slavia Praha

Recent Form

Arsenal FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Apr SK Slavia Praha H 1–1 D
03 Apr Liverpool FC H 0–3 L
21 Mar West Ham United FC A 3–3 D
18 Mar PAE Olympiakos SFP H 0–1 L
14 Mar Tottenham Hotspur FC H 2–1 W
11 Mar PAE Olympiakos SFP A 3–1 W
SK Slavia Praha
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Apr Arsenal FC A 1–1 D
18 Mar Rangers FC A 2–0 W
11 Mar Rangers FC H 1–1 D
25 Feb Leicester City FC A 2–0 W
18 Feb Leicester City FC H 0–0 D
10 Dec Bayer 04 Leverkusen A 0–4 L

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Arsenal FC and SK Slavia Praha is underway.
  • 5' Arsenal FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
  • 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 15' 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 Nicolas Pepe suffering a number of foals already.
  • 20' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 25' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 30' It looks surprising Arsenal FC does not make any changes. Emile Smith Rowe has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 35' It’s high time Arteta made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 40' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering SK Slavia Praha that had 166 games and scored 102 goals.
  • 45' The travelling SK Slavia Praha supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 46' Another change for SK Slavia Praha made on 46 minute. Jakub Hromada leaves to be changed by Petr Sevcik.
  • 47' The referee calls foul for David Zima. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 48' It’s a booking for SK Slavia Praha player. David Zima gets a Yellow card.
  • 53' It looks like no one’s ball. Arsenal FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 58' Supporters expect more eagerness from Tomas Holes, as he is very good at scoring at Emirates Stadium with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 63' 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.
  • 68' 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.
  • 69' It is a substitution in SK Slavia Praha team. Oscar Dorley is replaced by Ondrej Lingr on 69 minute.
  • 73' It is a substitution in Arsenal FC team. Willian is replaced by Martinelli on 73 minute.
  • 78' It is a substitution in Arsenal FC team. Alexandre Lacazette is replaced by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang on 78 minute.
  • 83' SK Slavia Praha started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 83.
  • 84' Lukas Masopust is replacing Nicolae Stanciu for the SK Slavia Praha side.
  • 85' It is a substitution in SK Slavia Praha team. Peter Olayinka is replaced by Ibrahim Traore on 85 minute.
  • 86' What a strike from Nicolas Pepe! The score is 1-0.
  • 88' Arsenal FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Dani Ceballos is hanging Emile Smith Rowe on the field on 88 minute.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.

Lineups

Arsenal FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Arteta

SK Slavia Praha Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jindřich Trpišovský

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.11 Arsenal FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.19 SK Slavia Praha xG
I would bet for: Arsenal FC or SK Slavia Praha 70% + Under 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Arsenal FC35% Draw30% SK Slavia Praha35%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.3
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 67%
33%
± 2.5 40%
60%
± 3.5 21%
79%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Arsenal FC or Draw
65%
Draw or SK Slavia Praha
65%
Arsenal FC or SK Slavia Praha
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Arsenal FC23% Draw51% SK Slavia Praha26%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
12.2%
0 – 1
10.7%
1 – 0
9.9%
1 – 2
7.6%
2 – 1
7.1%
0 – 2
6.8%
2 – 0
5.9%
2 – 2
4.4%
1 – 3
3.1%
0 – 3
2.7%
3 – 1
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Arsenal FC

Handicap Arsenal FC covers Push SK Slavia Praha covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 9% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 19% 68%
-0.5 32% — 68%
+0.5 64% — 36%
+1 64% 20% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 11% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Arsenal FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✓
SK Slavia Praha keeps clean sheet
33% ✓

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