It's time to decide the outcome of the Europa League 16th Finals meeting between Arsenal and Benfica. Get ready for the match with this full betting preview!
It's no vacation for neither Arsenal nor Benfica as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Benfica have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 2100 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Arsenal form and stats
Last season their Europa League adventure ended in the 16th finals.Arsenal have played 13 Premier League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 5-3-5 (wins-draws-losses). This match is a Europa League match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 6 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses in this competition.
Arsenal's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-1 versus Manchester City. 1-1 away at Benfica before that.
The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Arsenal matches with similar probabilities have ended with zero wins, two draws and zero defeats (from two games).
The manager M. Arteta Amatriain will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Leicester City in only three days.
Arsenal has scored 16 league goals at home this season, in 13 matches. It's worth mentioning that 11 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. 14 goals have been conceded.
Benfica form and stats
Benfica was sent out of Europa League in the 16th finals last season.The story so far for the visiting team on their Primeira Liga travels is 4 wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats. Total Europa League statistics for Benfica: 3 wins, 4 draws and 0 losses. Two points from the last two away games for Benfica, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.
Benfica are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 0-0 draw at Farense. A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Arsenal in the Europa League.
After this away game Benfica return home for a Primeira Liga game against Rio Ave. That game is only four sleeps after this.
The travelling fans enjoy Benfica's attacking play in away games, having scored 15 goals in 10 league matches away. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (9 so far). It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Benfica - Arsenal 1-1.Top Goalscorers
  A. Lacazette 8 goals |  P. Aubameyang 8 goals |   H. Seferović 8 goals |
Arsenal missing players
Benfica missing players
| Arsenal | Benfica | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Won | W | 5 | 12 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 6 | 10 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Lost | L | 3 | 3 | ||
| 37 | 19 | Scored | S | 20 | 43 | ||
| 28 | 16 | Conceded | C | 14 | 19 | ||
| 88% | 85% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 92% | ||
| 68% | 69% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 79% | 84% | ||
| 52% | 54% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 43% | 44% | ||
| 28% | 31% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 29% | 24% | ||
| 16% | 23% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 44% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 57% | 52% | ||
| 32% | 31% | Clean Sheets | C S | 29% | 40% | ||
| 36% | 38% | Failed to Score | F T | 21% | 16% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 1.8 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 13.3 | 14.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.5 | 12.6 | ||
| 4.6 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.4 | 4.8 | ||
| 32% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 36% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Manchester City | 25 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 50 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 35 | 59 |
| 2 | Manchester United | 25 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 53 | 32 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 13 | 21 | 49 |
| 3 | Leicester City | 25 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 44 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 11 | 17 | 49 |
| 4 | West Ham United | 25 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 39 | 29 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 45 |
| 5 | Chelsea | 25 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 41 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 43 |
| 6 | Liverpool | 25 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 45 | 34 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 18 | 11 | 40 |
| 7 | Everton | 24 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 37 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 40 |
| 8 | Aston Villa | 23 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 37 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 36 |
| 9 | Tottenham Hotspur | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 37 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 36 |
| 10 | Arsenal | 25 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 31 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 34 |
| 11 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 32 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 18 | -6 | 33 |
| 12 | Leeds United | 24 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 40 | 43 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 24 | 27 | -3 | 32 |
| 13 | Southampton | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 31 | 40 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 24 | -9 | 30 |
| 14 | Crystal Palace | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 27 | 42 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 21 | -15 | 29 |
| 15 | Burnley | 25 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 30 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 16 | -12 | 28 |
| 16 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 24 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 25 | 30 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 15 | -5 | 26 |
| 17 | Newcastle United | 25 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 26 | 43 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 22 | -17 | 25 |
| 18 | Fulham | 25 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 15 | -11 | 22 |
| 19 | West Bromwich Albion | 25 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 55 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 32 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 23 | -36 | 14 |
| 20 | Sheffield United | 25 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 41 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 23 | -26 | 11 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sporting CP | 20 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 42 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 32 | 54 |
| 2 | Sporting Braga | 20 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 37 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 17 | 43 |
| 3 | Porto | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 43 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 22 | 41 |
| 4 | Benfica | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 33 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 16 | 39 |
| 5 | Pacos de Ferreira | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 38 |
| 6 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 32 |
| 7 | Santa Clara | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 12 | -3 | 25 |
| 8 | Moreirense | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -6 | 25 |
| 9 | Rio Ave | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -7 | 22 |
| 10 | Belenenses | 20 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 21 |
| 11 | Nacional | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -7 | 21 |
| 12 | Tondela | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 21 | 34 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 25 | -13 | 21 |
| 13 | Portimonense | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 18 | -8 | 19 |
| 14 | Gil Vicente | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 16 | -10 | 19 |
| 15 | Farense | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 16 | -7 | 18 |
| 16 | Boavista | 20 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 16 | -12 | 18 |
| 17 | Famalicao | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 32 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | -14 | 18 |
| 18 | Maritimo | 19 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 18 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 16 | -10 | 17 |