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Sporting Clube de Portugal vs Arsenal FC, Europe 2022-23 LAST 16

UEFA Europa League · 2022-23
Thu 9 Mar 2023 · 17:45 UTC Estadio Jose Alvalade HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Sporting Clube de Portugal vs Arsenal FC — Europe at Estadio Jose Alvalade.

Match Details

  • Referee Bastian Dankert
  • Referee Christian Gittelmann
  • Referee Tobias Stieler
  • Referee Mark Borsch
  • Referee Robert Schroder
  • Referee Soren Storks
5 games this season 🟨 5.0/game ⚽ 31.4 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Mar Arsenal FC H 2–2 D
04 Mar Portimonense SC A 1–0 W
27 Feb GD Estoril Praia H 2–0 W
23 Feb FC Midtjylland A 4–0 W
20 Feb GD Chaves A 3–2 W
16 Feb FC Midtjylland H 1–1 D
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Mar Sporting Clube de Portugal A 2–2 D
04 Mar AFC Bournemouth H 3–2 W
01 Mar Everton FC H 4–0 W
25 Feb Leicester City FC A 1–0 W
15 Feb Manchester City FC H 1–3 L
11 Feb Brentford FC H 1–1 D

Key Stats

43% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)
43% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Sporting Clube de Portugal have kicked off against Arsenal FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 10' The energy levels are beginning to show. Ruben Amorim might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 15' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 20' Sporting Clube de Portugal are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Arsenal FC's shape.
  • 22' Assisted by Fabio Vieira with the perfectly-timed delivery and William Saliba makes no mistake. 0-1!
  • 23' A meaty challenge results in booking for Sebastian Coates on 23.
  • 28' Ben White needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 33' Gabriel Magalhaes has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 13 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
  • 34' Goncalo Inacio has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 34 minutes.
  • 39' 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.
  • 43' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Martinelli.
  • 48' Matt Turner has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 53' Arsenal FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 55' A goal from the Portugal international Paulinho! He fires home on 55 to make it 2-1!
  • 58' A moment of madness from Hidemasa Morita on 58 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Sporting Clube de Portugal will be frustrated.
  • 62' What a strike from Hidemasa Morita! The score is 2-2.
  • 63' Fresh legs for Arsenal FC! Takehiro Tomiyasu comes on to replace Oleksandr Zinchenko.
  • 64' Takehiro Tomiyasu is ready to make an impact after coming on for Oleksandr Zinchenko at the 64 minute mark.
  • 69' The travelling Arsenal FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 71' The supporters are chanting for Nuno Santos. He replaces Trincao on 71 minute.
  • 72' Another substitution for Arsenal FC to replace Reiss Nelson by Emile Smith Rowe on 72 minute.
  • 76' Time for substitution for Sporting Clube de Portugal. Ricardo Esgaio is replaced by Abdul Issahaku.
  • 81' Arsenal FC is showing some good football. However, Arsenal FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 86' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 86 minutes.
  • 89' Time for substitution for Sporting Clube de Portugal. Marcus Edwards is replaced by Abdul Issahaku.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.26 Sporting Clube de Portugal xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.16 Arsenal FC xG
I would bet for: Sporting Clube de Portugal or Arsenal FC 71% + Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Sporting Clube de Portugal40% Draw29% Arsenal FC31%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.42
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 70%
30%
± 2.5 43%
57%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Sporting Clube de Portugal or Draw
69%
Draw or Arsenal FC
60%
Sporting Clube de Portugal or Arsenal FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sporting Clube de Portugal27% Draw50% Arsenal FC23%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.9%
0 – 0
11%
1 – 0
10%
0 – 1
9.1%
2 – 1
7.9%
1 – 2
7.3%
2 – 0
6.8%
0 – 2
5.8%
2 – 2
Actual
3 – 1
3.4%
1 – 3
2.9%
3 – 0
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Clube de Portugal

Handicap Sporting Clube de Portugal covers Push Arsenal FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 11% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 20% 63%
-0.5 37% — 63%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 19% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Clube de Portugal keeps clean sheet
32% ✓
Arsenal FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

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