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Arsenal FC vs Vitoria SC, Europe 2019-20 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Europa League · 2019-20
Arsenal FC
3 – 2
Full Time
Vitoria SC
Thu 24 Oct 2019 · 19:00 UTC Emirates Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Shkodran Mustafi 35' Y
Y 58' Victor Garcia
Y 60' Denis Poha
Alexandre Lacazette 74' Y
Y 84' Edmond Tapsoba

Overview

Match Preview

Arsenal FC vs Vitoria SC — Europe at Emirates Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Serdar Gozubuyuk
  • Referee Jeroen Manschot
  • Referee Charles Schaap
  • Referee Jan de Vries
6 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 3.2 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 Ferencvárosi TC 8 15
13 Nottingham Forest FC 8 14
14 FC Viktoria Plzeň 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 Fenerbahçe 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 3.5 goals Vitoria SC
Last 5 meetings
2019-10-24 Arsenal FC 3–2 Vitoria SC

Recent Form

Arsenal FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Oct Vitoria SC H 3–2 W
21 Oct Sheffield United FC A 0–1 L
06 Oct AFC Bournemouth H 1–0 W
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
Vitoria SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Oct Arsenal FC A 2–3 L
03 Oct Eintracht Frankfurt H 0–1 L
29 Sep FC Pacos de Ferreira H 1–0 W
22 Sep CD Tondela A 3–1 W
19 Sep Royal Standard de Liege A 0–2 L
14 Sep CD Aves H 5–1 W

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at Emirates Stadium as Arsenal FC face off against Vitoria SC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' Rochinha is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Vitoria SC tonight.
  • 8' Against the run of play, Marcus Edwards has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 13' The travelling Vitoria SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 18' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Unai Emery will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 23' 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.
  • 28' Frederico Venancio, a Portugal , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 32' What a strike from Martinelli! The score is 1-1.
  • 35' Shkodran Mustafi has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 35.
  • 36' What composure from Bruno Duarte! The Brazil international strokes it home. 1-2.
  • 41' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 46' Another substitution for Arsenal FC to replace Ainsley Maitland-Niles by Matteo Guendouzi on 46 minute.
  • 51' Emile Smith Rowe is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Arsenal FC so far.
  • 56' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 58' Victor Garcia was booked on 58.
  • 60' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Denis Poha.
  • 64' Vitoria SC ring the changes. Andre Almeida has done his job and it is now time for Pepe to step up.
  • 69' With 0 assists to his name this season, Victor Garcia is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Arsenal FC.
  • 71' The whistle greets Marcus Edwards as he departs to be replaced by Andre Pereira.
  • 74' Arsenal FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 74.
  • 75' A tactical swap from Arsenal FC — Nicolas Pepe on, Alexandre Lacazette off on 75 minutes.
  • 80' Nicolas Pepe adds to his 2 season tally! Arsenal FC lead 2-2 — and this changes everything.
  • 84' The referee calls foul for Edmond Tapsoba. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 87' Another change for Vitoria SC made on 87 minute. Davidson da Luz leaves to be changed by Rochinha.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 3-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Arsenal FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Unai Emery

Vitoria SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ivo Vieira

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.03 Arsenal FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.38 Vitoria SC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 65% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Arsenal FC53% Draw23% Vitoria SC24%
Actual: Arsenal FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes65% 0% No35%
Avg goals/match: 3.41
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 65%
35%
± 3.5 44%
56%
± 4.5 26%
74%

Double Chance

Arsenal FC or Draw
76%
Draw or Vitoria SC
47%
Arsenal FC or Vitoria SC
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Arsenal FC38% Draw41% Vitoria SC21%
Actual: Vitoria SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.1%
2 – 1
9.1%
2 – 0
6.8%
2 – 2
6.2%
1 – 2
6.2%
1 – 0
6.1%
3 – 1
6.1%
0 – 0
4.8%
3 – 0
4.5%
3 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
3.9%
0 – 2
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Arsenal FC

Handicap Arsenal FC covers Push Vitoria SC covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 16% 69%
-1.5 31% — 69%
-1 31% 21% 49%
-0.5 51% — 49%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 14% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Arsenal FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
Vitoria SC keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

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