Sporting CP vs Arsenal: result 0-1 and analysis
UEFA Europa LeagueGroup Stage - 3Kick-off on October 25, 2018 at 04:55 PM (UTC)Estádio José Alvalade, Lisboa
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What was the result of Sporting CP vs Arsenal?
Arsenal won 0-1 on October 25, 2018.
Goalscorers
- 77′D. WelbeckArsenal
Official lineup for Sporting CP vs Arsenal
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Sporting CP
4-3-3- 9M. Acuña
- 10F. Montero
- 17Nani
- 8Bruno Fernandes
- 16R. Battaglia
- 86N. Gudelj
- 25R. Petrović
- 13S. Ristovski
- 4S. Coates
- 6André Almeida Pinto
- 40Renan Ribeiro
Arsenal
4-3-3- 23D. Welbeck
- 14P. Aubameyang
- 29M. Guendouzi
- 4Mohamed Elneny
- 34G. Xhaka
- 8A. Ramsey
- 7H. Mkhitaryan
- 16R. Holding
- 5S. Papastathopoulos
- 12S. Lichtsteiner
- 19B. Leno
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Sporting CP have 9 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats; Arsenal have 11, 2 and 2.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 20, 2018 | Loures(away) | 2-1 | Taça de Portugal |
| Oct 7, 2018 | Portimonense(away) | 2-4 | Primeira Liga |
| Oct 4, 2018 | Vorskla Poltava(away) | 2-1 | UEFA Europa League |
| Sep 29, 2018 | Maritimo(home) | 2-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Sep 24, 2018 | SC Braga(away) | 0-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 22, 2018 | Leicester(home) | 3-1 | Premier League |
| Oct 7, 2018 | Fulham(away) | 5-1 | Premier League |
| Oct 4, 2018 | Qarabag(away) | 3-0 | UEFA Europa League |
| Sep 29, 2018 | Watford(home) | 2-0 | Premier League |
| Sep 26, 2018 | Brentford(home) | 3-1 | League Cup |
How many goals should we expect?
Sporting CP score 1.5 and concede 1.0 goals per match over their last 15; Arsenal score 2.6 and concede 1.1.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sporting CP | 1.5 | 1.0 | 5 | 9/15 | 8/15 |
| Arsenal | 2.6 | 1.1 | 3 | 11/15 | 10/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy