Tuesday , 22 September 2026

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 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 9.7 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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 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 Paços 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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Arsenal FC and Vitória SC get this one started.
  • 5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Arsenal FC and Vitória SC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 8' Marcus Edwards makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Vitoria SC are in front.
  • 13' Arsenal FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Vitória SC backline.
  • 18' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 23' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 28' The home supporters are growing impatient. Arsenal FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 32' Goal! Martinelli scores his 66 goal in 81 matches.
  • 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' Vitória SC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 46' The crowd applauds Ainsley Maitland-Niles as he leaves the pitch. Matteo Guendouzi steps in for Arsenal FC.
  • 51' Davidson da Luz needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 56' Frederico Venancio has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 58' Vitoria SC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 58.
  • 60' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Denis Poha.
  • 64' The Vitoria SC bench stirs into life. Andre Almeida is withdrawn and Pepe gets his opportunity.
  • 69' It’s high time Unai Emery made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 71' Andre Pereira is ready to make an impact after coming on for Marcus Edwards at the 71 minute mark.
  • 74' Arsenal FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 74.
  • 75' Nicolas Pepe is ready to make an impact after coming on for Alexandre Lacazette at the 75 minute mark.
  • 80' The Ivory Coast Nicolas Pepe breaks the deadlock on 80 minutes. 2-2!
  • 84' Edmond Tapsoba is having his name booked by the referee on 84.
  • 87' The supporters are chanting for Rochinha. He replaces Davidson da Luz on 87 minute.
  • Arsenal FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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.