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Arsenal FC vs Valencia CF, Europe 2018-19 SEMI FINALS

UEFA Europa League · 2018-19
3 – 1
Full Time
Thu 2 May 2019 · 19:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Arsenal FC vs Valencia CF — Europe .

Match Details

  • Referee Ruddy Buquet
  • Referee Clement Turpin
  • Referee Nicolas Danos
  • Referee Cyril Gringore
  • Referee Benoit Bastien
  • Referee Hicham Zakrani
3 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 10.7 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Head-to-Head

2
Arsenal FC 2 games · Avg 5.0 goals Valencia CF

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 May Valencia CF H 3–1 W
28 Apr Leicester City FC A 0–3 L
24 Apr Wolverhampton Wanderers FC A 1–3 L
21 Apr Crystal Palace FC H 2–3 L
18 Apr SSC Napoli H 0–1 L
15 Apr Watford FC A 1–0 W
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 May Arsenal FC A 1–3 L
28 Apr SD Eibar H 0–1 L
24 Apr Club Atlético de Madrid A 2–3 L
21 Apr Real Betis Balompié A 2–1 W
18 Apr Villarreal CF H 2–0 W
14 Apr Levante UD H 3–1 W

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to that hosts another battle between Arsenal FC and Valencia CF.
  • 5' Arsenal FC have won 734 goals from 420 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 10' Dani Parejo, a Spain central midfielder, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 11' A goal from the Guinea international Mouctar Diakhaby! He fires home on 11 to make it 0-1!
  • 16' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 18' What a strike from Alexandre Lacazette! The score is 1-1.
  • 23' It looks surprising Arsenal FC does not make any changes. Mesut Ozil has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 25' What a moment for Alexandre Lacazette! That strike on 25 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 30' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 31' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Mouctar Diakhaby.
  • 36' 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.
  • 41' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 46' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 51' Arsenal FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 56' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Arsenal FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 58' Lucas Torreira is replacing Matteo Guendouzi for the Arsenal FC side.
  • 63' Granit Xhaka has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 10 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
  • 68' Shkodran Mustafi needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 70' It’s a booking for Valencia CF player. Dani Parejo gets a Yellow card.
  • 71' Daniel Wass is ready to make an impact after coming on for Carlos Soler at the 71 minute mark.
  • 75' Henrikh Mkhitaryan has so much to prove this time. He replaces Mesut Ozil on 75 minute.
  • 80' A quiet spell here at . Arsenal FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 82' Arsenal FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Nacho Monreal is hanging Laurent Koscielny on the field on 82 minute.
  • 87' Arsenal FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 87.
  • 88' A change in the Valencia CF ranks — Rodrigo exits the field as Santi Mina enters on 88.
  • 90' Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang makes no mistake. The score reads 3-1 and Arsenal FC are in front.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 3-1.

Lineups

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.96 Arsenal FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.23 Valencia CF xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 61% + Over 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Arsenal FC52% Draw24% Valencia CF24%
Actual: Arsenal FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.19
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 61%
39%
± 3.5 39%
61%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

Arsenal FC or Draw
76%
Draw or Valencia CF
48%
Arsenal FC or Valencia CF
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Arsenal FC39% Draw42% Valencia CF19%
Actual: Arsenal FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.8%
2 – 1
9.4%
2 – 0
7.8%
1 – 0
7.4%
3 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
5.9%
2 – 2
5.7%
0 – 0
5.7%
3 – 0
5%
0 – 1
4.4%
3 – 2
3.8%
0 – 2
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Arsenal FC

Handicap Arsenal FC covers Push Valencia CF covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 16% 69%
-1.5 31% — 69%
-1 31% 22% 47%
-0.5 53% — 47%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 13% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Arsenal FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
Valencia CF keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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