This promises to be an action-packed encounter for Arsenal at Emirates Stadium when the Europa League tournament arrives in town and Dundalk with it. Read all about the Group Stage match here!
It's no vacation for neither Arsenal nor Dundalk 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.
Arsenal's stadium, Emirates Stadium, has a grass surface. Dundalk have artifical turf on their own stadium. This might or might not make a difference, and to help evaluate that we give you the recent performance numbers for Dundalk when playing on grass; 22 wins, 4 draws and 11 losses from 37 matches. They have scored 59 goals in these games and conceded 30.
Arsenal form and stats
Arsenal participated in Europa League the last season, where they reached the 16th finals.Arsenal have secured 6 points from their first three home games in the Premier League. A decent catch, still with room for improvement.
N. Pepe was the last player to score a league goal for Arsenal and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Arsenal haven't scored in 206 minutes.
The Arsenal crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-1 to Leicester City here at Emirates Stadium in a Premier League match. In the preceding match a 2-1 victory visiting Rapid Vienna.
Arsenal are huge favourites in this match and it would be a big surprise if they fail to leave Emirates Stadium with a victory. The home side has been in this situation before, with huge expectations of a win. two earlier games are comparable to this one, and Arsenal has won two times, drawn zero and lost zero. Sports bettors who like handicap betting will like to know that Arsenal has won by at least two goals two times when in this position.
There will be little rest for Arsenal after this match as they are travelling to Manchester United for a Premier League game in only three days.
Arsenal has scored 4 league goals at home this season, in 3 matches. On the other hand, Arsenal have conceded 3 goals.
Dundalk form and stats
Dundalk's mission in Europa League last season failed in the 3rd qualifying round.4-0-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Dundalk in their Premier Division matches away. Total Europa League statistics for Dundalk: 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss.
There might be some fixture complaints from Dundalk as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, the Premier Division match against Waterford United (0-1). A 1-2 loss hosting Molde before that.
Dundalk are huge outsiders in this game. Running a check in our games database we found four matches where they were as big outsiders as an away team. Results were four wins, zero draws and zero defeats. Of the defeats, zero games were lost by at least two goals margin.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Dundalk manager S. Keegan as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against St Patrick's.
The travelling fans enjoy Dundalk's attacking play in away games, having scored 14 goals in 8 league matches away. Dundalk have conceded 11 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  P. Hoban 9 goals | M. Duffy 4 goals |   A. Lacazette 3 goals |
Arsenal missing players
Dundalk missing players
| Arsenal | Dundalk | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 8 | Won | W | 6 | 12 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Lost | L | 5 | 8 | ||
| 40 | 20 | Scored | S | 18 | 36 | ||
| 24 | 9 | Conceded | C | 15 | 30 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 80% | 82% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 72% | ||
| 56% | 55% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 56% | ||
| 16% | 18% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 32% | ||
| 8% | 9% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 12% | ||
| 52% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 48% | ||
| 32% | 27% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 36% | ||
| 20% | 9% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 24% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.2 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 214 | 97 | Total Shots | T S | 104 | 225 | ||
| 88 | 45 | Shots on Target | S O | 43 | 90 | ||
| 41% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 37% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Arsenal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Molde | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Dundalk | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 4 | Rapid Vienna | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Everton | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 13 |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 12 |
| 4 | Leicester City | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| 5 | Leeds United | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| 6 | Southampton | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
| 7 | Crystal Palace | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 10 |
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 10 |
| 9 | Chelsea | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| 10 | Arsenal | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| 11 | Tottenham Hotspur | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 8 |
| 12 | West Ham United | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 8 |
| 13 | Manchester City | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 14 | Newcastle United | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | -2 | 8 |
| 15 | Manchester United | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | -3 | 7 |
| 16 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | -2 | 4 |
| 17 | West Bromwich Albion | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -8 | 2 |
| 18 | Burnley | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -5 | 1 |
| 19 | Sheffield United | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -6 | 1 |
| 20 | Fulham | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -9 | 1 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Shamrock Rovers | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 30 | 38 |
| 2 | Bohemians | 17 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 34 |
| 3 | Dundalk | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 28 |
| 4 | Waterford United | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 24 |
| 5 | Sligo Rovers | 17 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 12 | -6 | 22 |
| 6 | Derry City | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 19 |
| 7 | St Patrick's | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -1 | 19 |
| 8 | Shelbourne | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -7 | 19 |
| 9 | Finn Harps | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -9 | 14 |
| 10 | Cork City | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 20 | -20 | 10 |