International cups are a highlight for most teams. Both Arsenal and Zürich are looking forward to this Europa League fight to decide who advances from the Group Stage.
Zürich have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1000 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
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 Zürich.
Arsenal form and stats
Last season their Europa League adventure ended in the semi-finals against Villarreal.6-0-0 is the performance here at Emirates Stadium so far in the Premier League, giving Arsenal a total of 18 from their 6 games here. Outstanding results! On the other hand, in the Europa League, Arsenal has performed like this (both home and away): 4 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss.
The Arsenal club members enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Nottingham Forest and win 5-0. As indicated by the result mentioned above, Arsenal played a great game against Nottingham Forest and beat them comfortably. Expectations are high for this one. The talented striker Nelson bested all the other players in that game and got a match rating of 8.62 out of 10. Nelson scored two goals, served one assist, hit two key passes and had 34 successful passes (of 37 total).
Before that game, a defeat in the away fixture against PSV in the Europa League.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Arsenal as they are travelling to their away game against Chelsea in the Premier League. That match is three days after this one.
Arsenal always seem capable of creating a buzz here at Emirates Stadium with 19 goals in 6 league games. 7 goals have been conceded.
Zürich form and stats
Zürich's mission in Champions League last season failed in the 2nd qualifying round against Qarabağ.There's been little loot from Zürich's travels as they have only collected 6 points from 7 away games in the Super League. Zürich only have 1 win to counter their 3 defeats and 3 draws. When we have look at the Europa League statistics, we find 5W-0D-4L. This is both home and away.
Two away games in a row for Zürich, whose manager Henriksen could celebrate last time after the win against Sion. Attacker Okita got a player rating of 7.53 in the game. "Man of the match" Okita scored one goal and hit two key passes.
Before that, the victory at home against Bodø / Glimt in the Europa League (2-1).
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Zürich manager Henriksen as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Lugano.
The visitors have scored 5 goals from 7 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Zürich's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 11 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
Zürich - Arsenal 1-2 was the end result in these teams' last h2h match, earlier this season.
Top Goalscorers
  G. Martinelli 5 goals |  G. Jesus 5 goals |  M. Ødegaard 4 goals |
Arsenal missing players
Zürich missing players
| Arsenal | Zürich | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 20 | 12 | Won | W | 4 | 7 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | ||
| 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 5 | 11 | ||
| 62 | 40 | Scored | S | 15 | 30 | ||
| 24 | 8 | Conceded | C | 17 | 41 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 84% | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 76% | ||
| 68% | 83% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 60% | ||
| 40% | 58% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 32% | ||
| 24% | 42% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 24% | ||
| 44% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 52% | ||
| 44% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 42% | 36% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 28% | ||
| 5.8 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.1 | 4.3 | ||
| 3.2 | 2.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.7 | 5.3 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.3 | 2.8 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 4 | ||
| 15.7 | 19.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.7 | 11.6 | ||
| 6 | 7.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4 | ||
| 41% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 30% | ||
| 8.2 | 6.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.9 | 10.6 | ||
| 3 | 2.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4.3 | ||
| 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 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| 2 | PSV | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 10 |
| 3 | Bodø / Glimt | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 4 |
| 4 | Zürich | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -10 | 3 |
| 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 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 19 | 31 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 26 | 29 |
| 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 26 |
| 4 | Newcastle United | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 24 |
| 5 | Manchester United | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 23 |
| 6 | Chelsea | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 21 |
| 7 | Fulham | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 19 |
| 8 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 18 |
| 9 | Liverpool | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| 10 | Crystal Palace | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -3 | 16 |
| 11 | Brentford | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | -3 | 15 |
| 12 | Everton | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -1 | 14 |
| 13 | West Ham United | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | -2 | 14 |
| 14 | AFC Bournemouth | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 20 | -16 | 13 |
| 15 | Leeds United | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -4 | 12 |
| 16 | Aston Villa | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 15 | -9 | 12 |
| 17 | Southampton | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 12 | -9 | 12 |
| 18 | Leicester City | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 19 | -4 | 11 |
| 19 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | -13 | 10 |
| 20 | Nottingham Forest | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 19 | -20 | 9 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Young Boys | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 23 | 31 |
| 2 | Servette | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 24 |
| 3 | Luzern | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 19 |
| 4 | Sion | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | -1 | 19 |
| 5 | St. Gallen | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 18 |
| 6 | Basel | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 17 |
| 7 | Grasshopper | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | -2 | 17 |
| 8 | Lugano | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 13 | -4 | 17 |
| 9 | Winterthur | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | -16 | 15 |
| 10 | Zürich | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -15 | 9 |
