Arsenal vs Villarreal match preview
Emirates Stadium will usher in the return leg of the Europa League semi-finals between Arsenal and Villarreal on Thursday night.
The Gunners are heading to this match after a 2-0 win away to ten-man Newcastle United in the Premier League tie on the second day of the new month. The results added to 49 total tally points in the 9th position.
Arsenal had lost 2-1 in the first-leg of semi-finals of Europa League against Villarreal and will be strategizing on the return-leg.
The Yellow Submarine grabbed the three points through a narrow 1-0 win against Getafe filling the sixth position with 52 points after 34 matches.
Villarreal capitalized on home advantage and won 2-1 against the Mikel Arteta side and will be looking to see nets in the Emirates.
Match Facts
- Arsenal has won thrice, drawn thrice, and suffered three losses in the last nine matches in all competitions this season.
- The Gunners have registered three clean-sheets in their last nine matches in all competitions this season.
- Villarreal has registered three clean-sheets in the last nine matches in all competitions this season.
- The Yellow Submarine has won six and suffered three losses in the last nine matches in all competitions this season.
- Mikel Arteta’s men have at least registered more than two goals, five times in the last nine matches in all competitions this season.
- Unai Emery’s side has managed three away wins in the last four matches in all competitions this season.
Arsenal Vs. Villarreal Head to Head
These teams have met five times; four times in Champions League and once in Europa League. Arsenal has managed two wins while their counterpart got a single consolation drawing twice. The previous meeting ended 2-1 in favor of Unai Emery’s side.
Arsenal Team News
Mikel Arteta will make his selection without David Luiz who is nursing a hamstring injury.
Dani Ceballos is out as he is suspended after his red card in the first leg of the competition.
Villarreal Team News
Vincente Iborra is out for his side with a cruciate ligament rupture.
Étienne Capoue is suspended after getting two yellow cards in the first leg.
Arsenal Vs. Villarreal Prediction
The visitors are doing well in all competitions and they proved it after beating Arsenal 2-1 in the first-leg of semi-finals. Now they are again on it in return-leg aiming at progress into finals. The Gunners know the magnitude of the task ahead of them and will have to plan well if they want to proceed to the finals.
Our topbets pundit is predicting a win for Arsenal and Betway is backing the results with 1.87 odds while 1XBet is giving 1.91 Odds.
Goals – Over 2.5
Both teams have been producing more than two goals occasionally in various competitions and we expect over 2.5 Markets as predicted by our pundits.
Betway is backing the market with 1.77 while 1XBet is placing odds at 1.81.
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