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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
12 games this season 🟨 4.2/game ⚽ 13.9 goals/game 🟥 2 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 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

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' Arsenal FC have kicked off against Vitória SC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Edmond Tapsoba made 403 appearances and scored 19 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 8' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Marcus Edwards makes it 0-1.
  • 13' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 13 minutes.
  • 18' Rob Holding has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 3 cards already picked up this season.
  • 23' Rochinha is a natural forward and has been asked to do a very specific job for Vitória SC tonight.
  • 28' Vitória SC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 32' Martinelli is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
  • 35' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Shkodran Mustafi.
  • 36' Brilliant from the ! Bruno Duarte makes it 1-2 with a superb finish on 36.
  • 41' The home supporters are growing impatient. Arsenal FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 46' Matteo Guendouzi gets the nod from Arsenal FC. He replaces Ainsley Maitland-Niles and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 51' Vitória SC is showing some good football. However, Vitória SC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 56' The 31-year-old Andre Pereira has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 58' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Victor Garcia.
  • 60' Denis Poha picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 64' Vitoria SC ring the changes. Andre Almeida has done his job and it is now time for Pepe to step up.
  • 69' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 71' Another substitution for Vitoria SC to replace Marcus Edwards by Andre Pereira on 71 minute.
  • 74' The referee calls foul for Alexandre Lacazette. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 75' Nicolas Pepe is ready to make an impact after coming on for Alexandre Lacazette at the 75 minute mark.
  • 80' What an equalizer from Nicolas Pepe!
  • 84' Edmond Tapsoba is having his name booked by the referee on 84.
  • 87' A tactical swap from Vitoria SC — Rochinha on, Davidson da Luz off on 87 minutes.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 3-2.

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.