Get ready for the first of two legs in this Europa League clash between Sporting CP and Arsenal

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Competition: Europe Europa League
Competition: Thu 09.March
Match begins: 17:45 (UTC)
Venue: CGD Stadium Aurélio Pereira (3000 seats)

Sporting CP and Arsenal will play at least 180 minutes of football to decide who advances from this Europa League Round of 16 battle. Get ready for the first 90 minutes!

It's quite the trip for Arsenal when visiting Sporting CP as the cities are 2100 kilometers apart.

This promises to be an appealing fixture with lots of fun and excitement as both squads are well revitalized since they last saw competitive action. Let's go!

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Sporting CP form and stats

Last season their Champions League adventure ended in the group stage.

Sporting CP have performed here at CGD Stadium Aurélio Pereira this season with 9 wins from 11 Liga Portugal matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 0 games and lost 2.

Nothing to worry about in defence for Sporting CP, as their goalkeeper Antonio Adan Garrido has completely shut out the opponents for 180 minutes in the Liga Portugal.

Sporting CP enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Portimonense's place. The match ended 1-0 with Paulinho scoring. Manager Amorim felt very clever after Paulinho scored the winning goal against Portimonense, having brought on that player as a substitute in the 75th minute. Gonçalves, a forward, was the champion player for the team in that match, and was presented with a rating of 8.31 (out of 10). Gonçalves hit the woodwork once, served one assist, hit four key passes and had 32 successful passes (of 40 total).

Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against Estoril.

There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Sporting CP, as the Liga Portugal home game vs Boavista is only three days away.

Sporting CP are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at CGD Stadium Aurélio Pereira in their league games, having scored an impressive 29 goals in 11 matches. From these home matches, Sporting CP have conceded only 7 goals.

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Arsenal form and stats

Last season their Europa League adventure ended in the semi-finals against Villarreal.

Arsenal have an excellent away record in the Premier League so far with 10-1-2 from 13 games. Total Europa League statistics for Arsenal: 5 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss.

Impressive finishing from Partey, Nelson and White secured the home win 3-2 against AFC Bournemouth in their previous game. What a finish in the last match, as Arsenal came back from being down 0-2 and secured a very satisfying victory through Nelson's goal in the 90th minute. The end of the last match, against AFC Bournemouth, was very satisfying as Nelson scored the winning goal deep into overtime. Midfield player Ødegaard was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.44/10. Ødegaard hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 61 successful passes (of 72 total).

A home win before that, celebrating 4-0 vs Everton.

There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Arsenal manager Arteta as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Fulham.

Arsenal are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 25 times in 13 away games so far. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (9 so far).

Head 2 Head

Numbers for the last two meetings between these two squads are: zero wins for Sporting CP, one draw and one win for Arsenal. Over 2,5 goals: zero times; under 2,5 goals: two games.

Top Goalscorers

Sporting CPP. Pereira Gonçalves
P. Pereira Gonçalves
12 goals
ArsenalG. Martinelli Silva
G. Martinelli Silva
11 goals
ArsenalB. Saka
B. Saka
10 goals

Sporting CP missing players

Arsenal missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Sporting CP Arsenal
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 13   Played P   11 25
16 9   Won W   7 16
3 1   Drew D   1 3
6 3   Lost L   3 6
55 37   Scored S   18 46
19 9   Conceded C   9 24
100% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 96%
80% 100%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   64% 72%
60% 77%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   27% 48%
32% 38%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   18% 36%
20% 31%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   18% 20%
40% 38%   BTTS BTTS   27% 40%
44% 54%   Clean Sheets C S   45% 44%
16% 8%   Failed to Score F T   27% 20%
 
6.7 6.8   Corners for (avg) C F   5.5 6.6
4 3.7   Corners against (avg) C A   4 3.8
2.6 2   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.7 1.4
2 2   Red cards R C   0 0
 
15.9 16.5   Shots (avg) S (   13.4 16.4
6 6.2   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.6 4.4
37% 46%   Goal Efficiency G E   45% 42%
 
7.9 6.5   Shots against (avg) S A   9.1 8.1
3 2.3   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.8 3.4

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Benfica 23 20 2 1 58 13 12 11 1 0 37 9 11 9 1 1 21 4 45 62
2 Porto 23 17 3 3 52 15 11 9 0 2 32 7 12 8 3 1 20 8 37 54
3 Sporting Braga 23 17 1 5 50 22 11 8 1 2 23 6 12 9 0 3 27 16 28 52
4 Sporting CP 23 15 2 6 46 23 11 9 0 2 29 7 12 6 2 4 17 16 23 47
5 Vitoria Guimaraes 23 12 4 7 24 22 12 8 2 2 14 8 11 4 2 5 10 14 2 40
6 Casa Pia 23 10 5 8 20 23 12 5 3 4 10 9 11 5 2 4 10 14 -3 35
7 Arouca 23 9 7 7 26 31 12 7 1 4 18 15 11 2 6 3 8 16 -5 34
8 Boavista 23 8 6 9 27 35 12 5 5 2 15 15 11 3 1 7 12 20 -8 30
9 Vizela 23 8 5 10 26 23 11 4 2 5 12 9 12 4 3 5 14 14 3 29
10 Gil Vicente 23 8 5 10 25 29 12 4 4 4 11 11 11 4 1 6 14 18 -4 29
11 Rio Ave 23 7 6 10 21 27 11 6 1 4 12 8 12 1 5 6 9 19 -6 27
12 Famalicao 23 8 3 12 22 31 11 6 1 4 12 9 12 2 2 8 10 22 -9 27
13 Portimonense 23 8 2 13 18 29 12 5 2 5 10 11 11 3 0 8 8 18 -11 26
14 Chaves 23 6 8 9 22 31 11 2 5 4 12 15 12 4 3 5 10 16 -9 26
15 Estoril 23 6 4 13 19 34 11 3 2 6 11 20 12 3 2 7 8 14 -15 22
16 Maritimo 23 4 4 15 17 42 11 3 2 6 10 13 12 1 2 9 7 29 -25 16
17 Santa Clara 23 3 6 14 17 35 12 2 4 6 13 23 11 1 2 8 4 12 -18 15
18 Pacos de Ferreira 23 3 3 17 17 42 12 1 2 9 8 23 11 2 1 8 9 19 -25 12
  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 26 20 3 3 59 25 13 10 2 1 34 16 13 10 1 2 25 9 34 63
2 Manchester City 26 18 4 4 66 25 13 11 1 1 43 13 13 7 3 3 23 12 41 58
3 Manchester United 25 15 4 6 41 35 12 9 2 1 24 8 13 6 2 5 17 27 6 49
4 Tottenham Hotspur 26 14 3 9 46 36 13 9 0 4 26 15 13 5 3 5 20 21 10 45
5 Liverpool 25 12 6 7 47 28 13 9 3 1 34 9 12 3 3 6 13 19 19 42
6 Newcastle United 24 10 11 3 35 17 12 6 5 1 19 8 12 4 6 2 16 9 18 41
7 Fulham 26 11 6 9 38 34 13 6 4 3 21 17 13 5 2 6 17 17 4 39
8 Brighton & Hove Albion 23 11 5 7 43 29 12 6 2 4 21 11 11 5 3 3 22 18 14 38
9 Brentford 24 9 11 4 40 32 13 7 5 1 27 13 11 2 6 3 13 19 8 38
10 Chelsea 25 9 7 9 24 25 12 6 3 3 14 8 13 3 4 6 10 17 -1 34
11 Aston Villa 25 10 4 11 31 38 13 6 2 5 20 19 12 4 2 6 11 19 -7 34
12 Crystal Palace 25 6 9 10 21 32 13 4 5 4 12 17 12 2 4 6 9 15 -11 27
13 Wolverhampton Wanderers 26 7 6 13 19 35 13 5 2 6 10 15 13 2 4 7 9 20 -16 27
14 Nottingham Forest 25 6 8 11 20 44 13 5 5 3 17 15 12 1 3 8 3 29 -24 26
15 Leicester City 25 7 3 15 36 43 12 3 3 6 15 14 13 4 0 9 21 29 -7 24
16 West Ham United 25 6 5 14 23 33 12 5 2 5 16 13 13 1 3 9 7 20 -10 23
17 Leeds United 25 5 7 13 29 40 12 4 4 4 16 16 13 1 3 9 13 24 -11 22
18 Everton 26 5 7 14 19 38 13 4 2 7 11 16 13 1 5 7 8 22 -19 22
19 Southampton 25 6 3 16 20 41 12 2 3 7 11 19 13 4 0 9 9 22 -21 21
20 AFC Bournemouth 25 5 6 14 24 51 12 3 4 5 12 16 13 2 2 9 12 35 -27 21

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 Arsenal 26 20 3 3 59 25 13 10 2 1 34 16 13 10 1 2 25 9 34 63
2 Manchester City 26 18 4 4 66 25 13 11 1 1 43 13 13 7 3 3 23 12 41 58
3 Manchester United 25 15 4 6 41 35 12 9 2 1 24 8 13 6 2 5 17 27 6 49
4 Tottenham Hotspur 26 14 3 9 46 36 13 9 0 4 26 15 13 5 3 5 20 21 10 45
5 Liverpool 25 12 6 7 47 28 13 9 3 1 34 9 12 3 3 6 13 19 19 42
6 Newcastle United 24 10 11 3 35 17 12 6 5 1 19 8 12 4 6 2 16 9 18 41
7 Fulham 26 11 6 9 38 34 13 6 4 3 21 17 13 5 2 6 17 17 4 39
8 Brighton & Hove Albion 23 11 5 7 43 29 12 6 2 4 21 11 11 5 3 3 22 18 14 38
9 Brentford 24 9 11 4 40 32 13 7 5 1 27 13 11 2 6 3 13 19 8 38
10 Chelsea 25 9 7 9 24 25 12 6 3 3 14 8 13 3 4 6 10 17 -1 34
11 Aston Villa 25 10 4 11 31 38 13 6 2 5 20 19 12 4 2 6 11 19 -7 34
12 Crystal Palace 25 6 9 10 21 32 13 4 5 4 12 17 12 2 4 6 9 15 -11 27
13 Wolverhampton Wanderers 26 7 6 13 19 35 13 5 2 6 10 15 13 2 4 7 9 20 -16 27
14 Nottingham Forest 25 6 8 11 20 44 13 5 5 3 17 15 12 1 3 8 3 29 -24 26
15 Leicester City 25 7 3 15 36 43 12 3 3 6 15 14 13 4 0 9 21 29 -7 24
16 West Ham United 25 6 5 14 23 33 12 5 2 5 16 13 13 1 3 9 7 20 -10 23
17 Leeds United 25 5 7 13 29 40 12 4 4 4 16 16 13 1 3 9 13 24 -11 22
18 Everton 26 5 7 14 19 38 13 4 2 7 11 16 13 1 5 7 8 22 -19 22
19 Southampton 25 6 3 16 20 41 12 2 3 7 11 19 13 4 0 9 9 22 -21 21
20 AFC Bournemouth 25 5 6 14 24 51 12 3 4 5 12 16 13 2 2 9 12 35 -27 21

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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.