It's time for episode two of the Slavia Praha - Arsenal Quarter-finals battle

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Competition: Europe Europa League
Competition: Thu 15.April
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Sinobo stadium (21000 seats)

Get ready for the return leg of the Europa League Quarter-finals between Slavia Praha and Arsenal. This should be an interesting match and this preview contains everything you need to know. Read on!

It's no vacation for neither Slavia nor Arsenal 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 have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1200 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.

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Slavia Praha form and stats

Last season their Champions League adventure ended in the play-offs against Midtjylland.

Home games in the Fortuna Liga have been a walk in the park for Slavia Praha so far, with 37 points won from 13 matches; 12 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses. On the other hand, in the Europa League, Slavia Praha has performed like this (both home and away): 6 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses. Slavia Praha haven’t lost a league-game in 38 attempts regardless of arena, a great achievement. Their last loss was the fixture versus Slovácko, 410 days ago. After failing to beat Zbrojovka Brno here at Sinobo stadium, Slavia has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with eight wins in a row.

Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Ondrej Kolar not having conceded a league goal in 397 minutes.

1-1 away at Arsenal before that.

The manager J. Trpišovský will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Slovan Liberec in only three days.

Slavia Praha are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (35 goals in 13 games). It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. As for guarding their own goal, Slavia have only let in 5 goals at home.

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Arsenal form and stats

Last season their Europa League adventure ended in the 16th finals.

As the visiting team in Premier League matches, Arsenal have produced an overall stat of 6-3-6 so far. Total Europa League statistics for Arsenal: 8 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss.

Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Slavia Praha.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Fulham in just three days.

Arsenal find the net regularly in their away games. 22 goals from 15 away fixtures in the league. Arsenal have conceded 17 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Arsenal - Slavia 1-1. Slavia Praha-Arsenal H2H statistics last three meetings regardless of arena: Slavia Praha zero wins, Arsenal one win, two draws. one of these three matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

ArsenalA. Lacazette
A. Lacazette
13 goals
Slavia PrahaJ. Kuchta
J. Kuchta
12 goals
SlaviaA. Sima
A. Sima
11 goals

Slavia Praha missing players

Arsenal missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Slavia Praha Arsenal
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 12   Played P   12 25
18 10   Won W   6 12
6 2   Drew D   3 6
1 0   Lost L   3 7
65 37   Scored S   23 42
22 8   Conceded C   12 28
92% 92%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 92%
88% 92%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   75% 72%
64% 75%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   58% 56%
36% 33%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   42% 36%
20% 17%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   8% 16%
48% 50%   BTTS BTTS   58% 52%
48% 50%   Clean Sheets C S   25% 28%
12% 8%   Failed to Score F T   17% 28%
 
0 0   Corners for (avg) C F   0 0
0 0   Corners against (avg) C A   0 0
1.8 1.7   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.1 1.1
2 1   Red cards R C   2 2
 
11.8 14.2   Shots (avg) S (   12.7 12.6
5.8 6.8   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.6 4.5
45% 46%   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 Slavia Praha 26 21 5 0 72 15 13 12 1 0 35 5 13 9 4 0 37 10 57 68
2 Sparta Praha 24 16 3 5 54 28 12 8 1 3 29 16 12 8 2 2 25 12 26 51
3 Slovácko 25 15 5 5 46 23 13 7 3 3 23 10 12 8 2 2 23 13 23 50
4 Jablonec 25 15 4 6 43 28 12 9 1 2 22 13 13 6 3 4 21 15 15 49
5 Slovan Liberec 26 12 7 7 37 23 13 7 5 1 23 9 13 5 2 6 14 14 14 43
6 Viktoria Plzen 24 12 5 7 42 28 12 9 0 3 27 10 12 3 5 4 15 18 14 41
7 Banik Ostrava 26 10 7 9 36 25 13 6 4 3 20 10 13 4 3 6 16 15 11 37
8 Sigma Olomouc 26 9 10 7 32 26 13 5 4 4 19 13 13 4 6 3 13 13 6 37
9 Pardubice 25 10 5 10 24 33 12 6 4 2 16 12 13 4 1 8 8 21 -9 35
10 Bohemians 1905 26 8 9 9 28 28 13 6 5 2 18 11 13 2 4 7 10 17 0 33
11 České Budějovice 26 7 10 9 27 35 13 4 3 6 10 19 13 3 7 3 17 16 -8 31
12 Karvina 26 7 9 10 28 39 13 2 6 5 13 20 13 5 3 5 15 19 -11 30
13 Zlin 25 8 5 12 26 34 13 4 2 7 16 22 12 4 3 5 10 12 -8 29
14 Mladá Boleslav 26 5 9 12 32 43 13 3 5 5 18 21 13 2 4 7 14 22 -11 24
15 Teplice 26 6 5 15 28 56 13 3 4 6 13 21 13 3 1 9 15 35 -28 23
16 Zbrojovka Brno 26 4 8 14 21 39 13 1 4 8 8 22 13 3 4 6 13 17 -18 20
17 Opava 26 3 6 17 16 52 13 2 4 7 8 21 13 1 2 10 8 31 -36 15
18 Pribram 26 2 8 16 17 54 13 2 4 7 11 25 13 0 4 9 6 29 -37 14
  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 32 23 5 4 67 23 17 12 2 3 37 15 15 11 3 1 30 8 44 74
2 Manchester United 30 17 9 4 58 33 15 8 3 4 31 20 15 9 6 0 27 13 25 60
3 Leicester City 30 17 5 8 53 34 15 7 1 7 25 21 15 10 4 1 28 13 19 56
4 Chelsea 31 15 9 7 50 31 15 7 5 3 27 16 16 8 4 4 23 15 19 54
5 Liverpool 31 15 7 9 53 37 16 8 2 6 24 19 15 7 5 3 29 18 16 52
6 West Ham United 30 15 7 8 48 37 15 8 4 3 26 18 15 7 3 5 22 19 11 52
7 Tottenham Hotspur 30 14 7 9 51 32 14 7 3 4 25 14 16 7 4 5 26 18 19 49
8 Everton 29 14 5 10 41 38 15 5 3 7 20 23 14 9 2 3 21 15 3 47
9 Leeds United 31 14 3 14 49 49 15 6 3 6 21 18 16 8 0 8 28 31 0 45
10 Aston Villa 30 13 5 12 43 33 14 6 2 6 23 19 16 7 3 6 20 14 10 44
11 Arsenal 30 12 6 12 40 35 15 6 3 6 18 18 15 6 3 6 22 17 5 42
12 Wolverhampton Wanderers 31 10 8 13 31 41 15 5 4 6 17 18 16 5 4 7 14 23 -10 38
13 Crystal Palace 31 10 8 13 33 52 16 5 5 6 16 25 15 5 3 7 17 27 -19 38
14 Southampton 30 10 6 14 39 53 15 6 2 7 21 20 15 4 4 7 18 33 -14 36
15 Burnley 30 8 9 13 24 40 15 4 6 5 12 16 15 4 3 8 12 24 -16 33
16 Brighton & Hove Albion 30 7 11 12 33 38 15 2 7 6 16 19 15 5 4 6 17 19 -5 32
17 Newcastle United 30 7 8 15 30 50 15 4 5 6 19 25 15 3 3 9 11 25 -20 29
18 Fulham 32 5 11 16 24 42 17 2 4 11 9 24 15 3 7 5 15 18 -18 26
19 West Bromwich Albion 30 4 9 17 25 59 15 2 5 8 9 33 15 2 4 9 16 26 -34 21
20 Sheffield United 30 4 2 24 17 52 15 3 1 11 10 22 15 1 1 13 7 30 -35 14

Table
  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 32 23 5 4 67 23 17 12 2 3 37 15 15 11 3 1 30 8 44 74
2 Manchester United 30 17 9 4 58 33 15 8 3 4 31 20 15 9 6 0 27 13 25 60
3 Leicester City 30 17 5 8 53 34 15 7 1 7 25 21 15 10 4 1 28 13 19 56
4 Chelsea 31 15 9 7 50 31 15 7 5 3 27 16 16 8 4 4 23 15 19 54
5 Liverpool 31 15 7 9 53 37 16 8 2 6 24 19 15 7 5 3 29 18 16 52
6 West Ham United 30 15 7 8 48 37 15 8 4 3 26 18 15 7 3 5 22 19 11 52
7 Tottenham Hotspur 30 14 7 9 51 32 14 7 3 4 25 14 16 7 4 5 26 18 19 49
8 Everton 29 14 5 10 41 38 15 5 3 7 20 23 14 9 2 3 21 15 3 47
9 Leeds United 31 14 3 14 49 49 15 6 3 6 21 18 16 8 0 8 28 31 0 45
10 Aston Villa 30 13 5 12 43 33 14 6 2 6 23 19 16 7 3 6 20 14 10 44
11 Arsenal 30 12 6 12 40 35 15 6 3 6 18 18 15 6 3 6 22 17 5 42
12 Wolverhampton Wanderers 31 10 8 13 31 41 15 5 4 6 17 18 16 5 4 7 14 23 -10 38
13 Crystal Palace 31 10 8 13 33 52 16 5 5 6 16 25 15 5 3 7 17 27 -19 38
14 Southampton 30 10 6 14 39 53 15 6 2 7 21 20 15 4 4 7 18 33 -14 36
15 Burnley 30 8 9 13 24 40 15 4 6 5 12 16 15 4 3 8 12 24 -16 33
16 Brighton & Hove Albion 30 7 11 12 33 38 15 2 7 6 16 19 15 5 4 6 17 19 -5 32
17 Newcastle United 30 7 8 15 30 50 15 4 5 6 19 25 15 3 3 9 11 25 -20 29
18 Fulham 32 5 11 16 24 42 17 2 4 11 9 24 15 3 7 5 15 18 -18 26
19 West Bromwich Albion 30 4 9 17 25 59 15 2 5 8 9 33 15 2 4 9 16 26 -34 21
20 Sheffield United 30 4 2 24 17 52 15 3 1 11 10 22 15 1 1 13 7 30 -35 14

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The UEFA Europa League, abbreviated as UEL and commonly referred to as just the Europa League, is an annual football club competition organised by UEFA. It is the second-tier competition for football clubs in Europa, beneath the UEFA Champions League in value and importance. Teams qualify through their performance in their national leagues and cup competitions. Some teams qualify from the Champions League; more precisely the teams who are knocked out in the playoff qualifying round and the third-place finishers of the group stage. The winner of the Europa League qualifies for the Champions League in their next competitive season.