Arsenal and Rapid Vienna get a break from their league challenge to fight for a possible trophy in this Europa League Group Stage fixture.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Arsenal and Rapid Vienna.
Rapid Vienna have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1400 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.Overall Premier League stats at home this season for Arsenal are 2-0-3 (wins-draw-losses). 4W-0D-0L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the Europa League for Arsenal. With Arsenal having lost three times in a row here, the pressure is increasing on the manager M. Arteta Amatriain.
The Arsenal fans got no joy from their last match, a Premier League game also here at Emirates Stadium: A 1-2 defeat against Wolverhampton Wanderers. A strong away win before that one, visiting Molde and winning 3-0.
Arsenal are traveling soon after this match as the Premier League match at Tottenham Hotspur awaits in three days.
Arsenal has scored 5 league goals at home this season, in 5 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 8 goals have been conceded.
Rapid Vienna form and stats
Vienna was sent out of Europa League in the 16th finals last season, when Inter turned out to be too strong.2 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. That’s the product of Rapid Vienna playing as the away team in the Tipico Bundesliga this season. Total Europa League statistics for Rapid Vienna: 2 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses.
Vienna's last game was the home draw against Austria Wien (1-1). Prior to that result Vienna won their away game at Dundalk in the Europa League. The scoreline was 3-1.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Vienna manager D. Kühbauer as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Hartberg.
Rapid Vienna are a potent attacking force on the road with their 10 goals in 4 league games. The Vienna manager D. Kühbauer has some worries about the defense as 9 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Rapid Vienna - Arsenal 1-2, played this season.Top Goalscorers
  C. Knasmüllner 4 goals |  T. Fountas 4 goals |  E. Kara 4 goals |
Arsenal missing players
Rapid Vienna missing players
| Arsenal | Rapid Vienna | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 8 | Won | W | 7 | 15 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Lost | L | 4 | 7 | ||
| 40 | 23 | Scored | S | 28 | 63 | ||
| 24 | 15 | Conceded | C | 20 | 41 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 76% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 88% | ||
| 60% | 69% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 76% | ||
| 16% | 15% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 58% | 56% | ||
| 12% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 42% | 40% | ||
| 52% | 69% | BTTS | BTTS | 83% | 76% | ||
| 32% | 15% | Clean Sheets | C S | 8% | 16% | ||
| 24% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 8% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.8 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10.3 | 11.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.2 | 14.8 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.7 | 6.3 | ||
| 41% | 46% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 41% | 40% | ||
| 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 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 12 |
| 2 | Rapid Vienna | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Molde | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -4 | 6 |
| 4 | Dundalk | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -7 | 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 | Tottenham Hotspur | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 21 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 21 |
| 3 | Chelsea | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 19 |
| 4 | Leicester City | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 18 |
| 5 | West Ham United | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 17 |
| 6 | Southampton | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 17 |
| 7 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 17 |
| 8 | Everton | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 16 |
| 9 | Manchester United | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 16 |
| 10 | Aston Villa | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| 11 | Manchester City | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 15 |
| 12 | Leeds United | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | -2 | 14 |
| 13 | Newcastle United | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | -3 | 14 |
| 14 | Arsenal | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | -2 | 13 |
| 15 | Crystal Palace | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -3 | 13 |
| 16 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | -2 | 10 |
| 17 | Fulham | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -8 | 7 |
| 18 | West Bromwich Albion | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -11 | 6 |
| 19 | Burnley | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | -13 | 5 |
| 20 | Sheffield United | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 10 | -12 | 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 | Salzburg | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 24 | 22 |
| 2 | LASK Linz | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 20 |
| 3 | Rapid Vienna | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 18 |
| 4 | Sturm Graz | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| 5 | St. Polten | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | -1 | 11 |
| 6 | Wattens | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -3 | 11 |
| 7 | Wolfsberger AC | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | -1 | 10 |
| 8 | Austria Wien | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | -1 | 10 |
| 9 | Ried | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -7 | 10 |
| 10 | Hartberg | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | -8 | 10 |
| 11 | Rheindorf Altach | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 14 | -14 | 5 |
| 12 | Admira | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 17 | -18 | 4 |