Thursday , 2 July 2026

FC Zurich vs Arsenal FC, Europe 2021-22 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Europa League · 2021-22
FC Zurich
1 – 2
Full Time
Arsenal FC
Thu 8 Sep 2022 · 16:45 UTC Letzigrund Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'
Mirlind Kryeziu 19' Y

Overview

Match Preview

FC Zurich vs Arsenal FC — Europe at Letzigrund Stadion.

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
FC Zurich 2 games · Avg 2.0 goals Arsenal FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-09-08 FC Zurich 1–2 Arsenal FC

Recent Form

FC Zurich
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Sep Arsenal FC H 1–2 L
25 Aug Heart of Midlothian FC A 1–0 W
18 Aug Heart of Midlothian FC H 2–1 W
11 Aug Linfield FC H 3–0 W
04 Aug Linfield FC A 2–0 W
27 Jul Qarabag Agdam FK H 2–2 D
Arsenal FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Sep FC Zurich A 2–1 W
04 Sep Manchester United FC A 1–3 L
31 Aug Aston Villa FC H 2–1 W
20 Aug AFC Bournemouth A 3–0 W
13 Aug Leicester City FC H 4–2 W
05 Aug Crystal Palace FC A 2–0 W

Key Stats

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against FC Zurich and Arsenal FC has kicked off!
  • 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 10' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 15' It looks surprising Arsenal FC does not make any changes. Rob Holding has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 17' Goal! Marquinhos scores his 3 goal in 371 matches.
  • 19' It’s a booking for FC Zurich player. Mirlind Kryeziu gets a Yellow card.
  • 24' 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.
  • 29' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Arsenal FC that had 414 games and scored 725 goals.
  • 34' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 34 minutes.
  • 39' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ole Kristian Selnaes, as he is very good at scoring at Letzigrund Stadion with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 44' What a strike from Mirlind Kryeziu! The score is 1-1.
  • 49' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 54' Arsenal FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 54.
  • 59' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 62' Eddie Nketiah puts Arsenal FC on the lead.
  • 67' Another change for FC Zurich made on 67 minute. Adrian Guerrero leaves to be changed by Fabian Rohner.
  • 68' It is a substitution in FC Zurich team. Blerim Dzemaili is replaced by Cheick Conde on 68 minute.
  • 69' Another change for Arsenal FC made on 69 minute. Kieran Tierney leaves to be changed by Oleksandr Zinchenko.
  • 74' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 79' Blerim Dzemaili needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 80' Time for substitution for FC Zurich. Jonathan Okita is replaced by Donis Avdijaj.
  • 85' Arsenal FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 90' Nikola Boranijasevic has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-2.

Lineups

FC Zurich Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Franco Foda

Arsenal FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Arteta

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.34 FC Zurich xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.44 Arsenal FC xG
I would bet for: FC Zurich or Arsenal FC 71% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Zurich34% Draw29% Arsenal FC37%
Actual: Arsenal FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.78
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

FC Zurich or Draw
63%
Draw or Arsenal FC
66%
FC Zurich or Arsenal FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Zurich25% Draw46% Arsenal FC29%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.9%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 0
8.1%
0 – 1
8%
2 – 1
7.7%
1 – 0
7.3%
0 – 2
6.3%
2 – 2
5.6%
2 – 0
5.5%
1 – 3
4%
3 – 1
3.5%
0 – 3
3%

Asian Handicap — FC Zurich

Handicap FC Zurich covers Push Arsenal FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 10% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 18% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 62% — 38%
+1 62% 20% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 12% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

FC Zurich keeps clean sheet
24% ✓
Arsenal FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

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