Thursday , 2 July 2026

Dundalk FC vs Arsenal FC, Europe 2020-21 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Europa League · 2020-21
Dundalk FC
2 – 4
Full Time
Arsenal FC
Thu 10 Dec 2020 · 17:55 UTC Oriel Park HT 45+1' · FT 45+5'
Andy Boyle 10' Y
Y 28' Cedric
Y 30' Joe Willock
John Mountney 61' Y
Daniel Cleary 70' Y
Chris Shields 77' Y
Daniel Kelly 82' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Dundalk FC vs Arsenal FC — Europe at Oriel Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Igor Pajac
  • Referee Ivan Bebek
  • Referee Goran Pataki
  • Referee Bojan Zobenica
4 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 3.5 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

2
Dundalk FC 2 games · Avg 4.5 goals Arsenal FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-12-10 Dundalk FC 2–4 Arsenal FC 2020-10-29 Arsenal FC 3–0 Dundalk FC

Recent Form

Dundalk FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Dec Arsenal FC H 2–4 L
03 Dec Molde FK A 1–3 L
26 Nov SK Rapid Wien H 1–3 L
05 Nov SK Rapid Wien A 3–4 L
29 Oct Arsenal FC A 0–3 L
22 Oct Molde FK H 1–2 L
Arsenal FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Dec Dundalk FC A 4–2 W
06 Dec Tottenham Hotspur FC A 0–2 L
03 Dec SK Rapid Wien H 4–1 W
29 Nov Wolverhampton Wanderers FC H 1–2 L
26 Nov Molde FK A 3–0 W
22 Nov Leeds United FC A 0–0 D

Key Stats

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Dundalk FC and Arsenal FC is underway.
  • 5' It looks surprising Dundalk FC does not make any changes. Chris Shields has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 10' Dundalk FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 12' Goal! Eddie Nketiah scores his 41 goal in 414 matches.
  • 17' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 18' Goal! Mohamed El Neny scores his 4 goal in 414 matches.
  • 22' What a strike from Jordan Flores! The score is 1-2.
  • 27' David McMillan needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 28' Arsenal FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 28.
  • 30' Arsenal FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 30.
  • 35' It’s high time Arteta made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 40' Dani Ceballos has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 58 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 45' Dundalk FC is showing some good football. However, Dundalk FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 46' It is a substitution in Dundalk FC team. Andy Boyle is replaced by Brian Gartland on 46 minute.
  • 51' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 51 minutes.
  • 53' Another change for Dundalk FC made on 53 minute. David McMillan leaves to be changed by Daniel Kelly.
  • 54' Another substitution for Dundalk FC to replace Sean Gannon by John Mountney on 54 minute.
  • 59' Dundalk FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 59.
  • 61' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for John Mountney.
  • 62' The whistle greets Mohamed El Neny as he departs to be replaced by Dani Ceballos.
  • 67' GOAL! Joe Willock scores on 67.
  • 70' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Daniel Cleary.
  • 75' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 77' It’s a booking for Dundalk FC player. Chris Shields gets a Yellow card.
  • 77' Another substitution for Dundalk FC to replace Patrick McEleney by Stefan Colovic on 77 minute.
  • 80' What a strike from Folarin Balogun! The score is 1-4.
  • 82' Dundalk FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 82.
  • 85' Goal! Sean Hoare scores his 1 goal in 87 matches.
  • 90' Arsenal FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • Full Time. Arsenal FC beats Dundalk FC

Lineups

Dundalk FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Arsenal FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Arteta

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.29 Dundalk FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.06 Arsenal FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 64% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Dundalk FC24% Draw24% Arsenal FC52%
Actual: Arsenal FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes63% 0% No37%
Avg goals/match: 3.35
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 64%
36%
± 3.5 43%
57%
± 4.5 25%
75%

Double Chance

Dundalk FC or Draw
48%
Draw or Arsenal FC
76%
Dundalk FC or Arsenal FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Dundalk FC19% Draw41% Arsenal FC40%
Actual: Arsenal FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–4 not predicted
2 – 4
Actual
1 – 1
10.2%
1 – 2
9.3%
0 – 2
7.4%
0 – 1
6.7%
1 – 3
6.3%
2 – 2
5.9%
2 – 1
5.8%
0 – 0
5%
0 – 3
5%
2 – 3
4.1%
1 – 0
3.9%
1 – 4
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Dundalk FC

Handicap Dundalk FC covers Push Arsenal FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 7% 90%
-1.5 10% — 90%
-1 10% 13% 77%
-0.5 23% — 77%
+0.5 46% — 54%
+1 46% 21% 33%
+1.5 67% — 33%
+2 67% 16% 16%
+2.5 84% — 16%

Clean Sheet

Dundalk FC keeps clean sheet
14% ✓
Arsenal FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓

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