Arsenal vs Galatasaray: result 4-1 and analysis
UEFA Champions LeagueGroup stage - 2Kick-off on October 1, 2014 at 06:45 PM (UTC)Emirates Stadium, London
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What was the result of Arsenal vs Galatasaray?
Arsenal won 4-1 on October 1, 2014.
Goalscorers
- 22′D. WelbeckArsenal
- 30′D. WelbeckArsenal
- 41′A. SánchezArsenal
- 52′D. WelbeckArsenal
- 63′B. YılmazGalatasaray (pen.)
Official lineup for Arsenal vs Galatasaray
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Arsenal
- 17A. Sánchez
- 23D. Welbeck
- 11M. Özil
- 15A. Oxlade-Chamberlain
- 19Santi Cazorla
- 20Mathieu Flamini
- 3K. Gibbs
- 4P. Mertesacker
- 6Laurent Koscielny
- 21C. Chambers
- 1W. Szczęsny
Galatasaray
- 17B. Yılmaz
- 19G. Pandev
- 6B. Džemaili
- 10Wesley Sneijder
- 35Y. Kurtuluş
- 3Felipe Melo
- 13Alex Telles
- 21Aurélien Bayard Chedjou Fongang
- 26S. Kaya
- 88V. Sarı
- 1F. Muslera
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Arsenal have 8 wins, 5 draws and 2 defeats; Galatasaray have 9, 3 and 3.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27, 2014 | Tottenham(home) | 1-1 | Premier League |
| Sep 23, 2014 | Southampton(home) | 1-2 | League Cup |
| Sep 20, 2014 | Aston Villa(away) | 3-0 | Premier League |
| Sep 16, 2014 | Borussia Dortmund(away) | 0-2 | UEFA Champions League |
| Sep 13, 2014 | Manchester City(home) | 2-2 | Premier League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26, 2014 | Sivasspor(home) | 2-1 | Süper Lig |
| Sep 20, 2014 | Balıkesirspor(away) | 0-2 | Süper Lig |
| Sep 16, 2014 | Anderlecht(home) | 1-1 | UEFA Champions League |
| Sep 13, 2014 | Eskişehirspor(home) | 0-0 | Süper Lig |
| Aug 30, 2014 | Bursaspor(away) | 2-0 | Süper Lig |
How many goals should we expect?
Arsenal score 1.7 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Galatasaray score 1.5 and concede 1.1.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal | 1.7 | 0.9 | 7 | 7/15 | 8/15 |
| Galatasaray | 1.5 | 1.1 | 6 | 7/15 | 7/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Arsenal sit 7th in UEFA Champions League (6 points from 2 matches) and Galatasaray sit 35th (0 points from 2 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Arsenal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 35 | Galatasaray | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
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