Arsenal FC vs Sporting Clube de Portugal, Europe 2018-19 GROUP STAGE

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UEFA Europa League · 2018-19

Arsenal FC

0 – 0

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Sporting Clube de Portugal

Thu 8 Nov 2018 · 20:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Stephan Lichtsteiner 21' Y

Y 41' Bruno Gaspar

Y 67' Marcos Acuna

Matteo Guendouzi 72' Y

Y 74' Miguel Luis

R 87' Jeremy Mathieu

Overview

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Arsenal FC vs Sporting Clube de Portugal — Europe .

Arsenal FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Sporting Clube de Portugal 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee Manfredas Lukjancukas
Referee Gediminas Mazeika
Referee Vytautas Simkus
Referee Vytenis Kazlauskas
Referee Dovydas Suziedelis
Referee Robertas Valikonis

4 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 3.0 goals/game

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

Arsenal FC 7 games · Avg 3.1 goals Sporting Clube de Portugal

Last 5 meetings

2018-11-08 Arsenal FC 0–0 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2018-10-25 Sporting Clube de Portugal 0–1 Arsenal FC

Recent Form

Arsenal FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Nov	Sporting Clube de Portugal	H	0–0	D
03 Nov	Liverpool FC	H	1–1	D
28 Oct	Crystal Palace FC	A	2–2	D
25 Oct	Sporting Clube de Portugal	A	1–0	W
22 Oct	Leicester City FC	H	3–1	W
07 Oct	Fulham FC	A	5–1	W

Sporting Clube de Portugal

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Nov	Arsenal FC	A	0–0	D
04 Nov	CD Santa Clara	A	2–1	W
28 Oct	Boavista FC	H	3–0	W
25 Oct	Arsenal FC	H	0–1	L
07 Oct	Portimonense SC	A	2–4	L
04 Oct	FK Vorskla Poltava	A	2–1	W

Key Stats

43% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)

43% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to that hosts another battle between Arsenal FC and Sporting Clube de Portugal.
5' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
10' Nigeria international Alex Iwobi has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
20' Arsenal FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Sporting Clube de Portugal backline.
21' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Stephan Lichtsteiner.
26' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
30' Arsenal FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is hanging Danny Welbeck on the field on 30 minute.
35' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
40' Arsenal FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
41' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Bruno Gaspar.
46' The energy levels are beginning to show. Unai Emery might look to freshen things up shortly.
51' Sporting Clube de Portugal come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
56' Fredy Montero is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Arsenal FC tonight.
60' Time for substitution for Arsenal FC. Carl Jenkinson is replaced by Sead Kolasinac.
65' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Unai Emery will be considering his options from the bench.
67' Marcos Acuna catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 67.
69' A change in the Sporting Clube de Portugal ranks — Fredy Montero exits the field as Bas Dost enters on 69.
72' Arsenal FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 72.
74' The referee shows Sporting Clube de Portugal player a Yellow card on 74.
74' Another change for Arsenal FC made on 74 minute. Stephan Lichtsteiner leaves to be changed by Ainsley Maitland-Niles.
79' Petr Cech has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 414 appearances.
83' Jovane Cabral is ready to make an impact after coming on for Abdoulay Diaby at the 83 minute mark.
85' Sporting Clube de Portugal ring the changes. Miguel Luis has done his job and it is now time for Radoslav Petrovic to step up.
87' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jeremy Mathieu on 87.
Game over. The scoreline of 0-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Arsenal FC Lineups

Starting XI

5
Sokratis Papastathopoulos
29
Matteo Guendouzi
12
Stephan Lichtsteiner ↓ Ainsley Maitland-Niles 74'
23
Danny Welbeck ↓ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 30'
17
Alex Iwobi
25
Carl Jenkinson ↓ Sead Kolasinac 60'
1
Petr Cech C
16
Rob Holding
8
Aaron Ramsey
7
Henrikh Mkhitaryan
55
Emile Smith Rowe

Bench

Coach Unai Emery

Sporting Clube de Portugal Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

18
Carlos Mane
19
Romain Salin
6
Andre Pinto
25
Radoslav Petrovic ↑ 85'
28
Bas Dost ↑ 69'
77
Jovane Cabral ↑ 83'
5
Jefferson

Coach Tiago Manuel Matos Da Costa

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Goncalo Inacio	2
Kai Havertz	2
Bukayo Saka	1
Paulinho	1
Martinelli	1
William Saliba	1
Hidemasa Morita	1
Granit Xhaka	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.11 Arsenal FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.83 Sporting Clube de Portugal xG

I would bet for: Arsenal FC or Draw 75% + Under 2.5 goals 69%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Arsenal FC44% Draw31% Sporting Clube de Portugal25%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes39% 0% No61%

Avg goals/match: 1.94

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	83%	17%
± 1.5	58%	42%
± 2.5	31%	69%
± 3.5	14%	86%
± 4.5	5%	95%

Double Chance

Arsenal FC or Draw

75%

Draw or Sporting Clube de Portugal

56%

Arsenal FC or Sporting Clube de Portugal

69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Arsenal FC27% Draw55% Sporting Clube de Portugal18%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

Actual

1 – 0

14.6%

1 – 1

14.2%

0 – 1

10.5%

2 – 0

8.4%

2 – 1

7.2%

1 – 2

5.3%

0 – 2

4.7%

2 – 2

3.1%

3 – 0

3.1%

3 – 1

2.7%

1 – 3

1.5%

Asian Handicap — Arsenal FC

Handicap	Arsenal FC covers	Push	Sporting Clube de Portugal covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	12%	83%
-1.5	17%	—	83%
-1	17%	23%	60%
-0.5	40%	—	60%
+0.5	75%	—	25%
+1	75%	17%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Arsenal FC keeps clean sheet

44% ✗

Sporting Clube de Portugal keeps clean sheet

34% ✗

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

Arsenal FC vs Sporting Clube de Portugal, Europe 2018-19 GROUP STAGE

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Key Stats

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Arsenal FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Sporting Clube de Portugal Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Arsenal FC Form

Sporting Clube de Portugal Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Arsenal FC

Clean Sheet