16th March 2023 – 21:00, Emirates Stadium, London
Arsenal and Sporting will face each other in the Europa League eighth finals on Thursday evening. Both teams have an active first-leg result and will search for a chance to qualify for the next round of the competition.
Arsenal Preview & Team News
Arsenal, following on from their previous result, will be hoping for more of the same after a 3-0 Premier League victory versus Fulham. The Gunners remained the top-placed Premier League team, being five points ahead of Manchester City. Three or more goals per game were recorded in 5 of the last six meetings in which Arsenal has taken part. Their opponents scored six times in these games, while Arsenal amassed a tally of 17. There aren’t many personnel worries, with just the lone fitness concern for the Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta to contend with from an otherwise fully-primed set of players. Mohamed Elneny (Knee Injury) won’t play.
Sporting Preview & Team News
Sporting Lisbon comes into this clash after a 3-0 Primeira Liga win in the defeat of Boavista in their previous game. The Lions have improved their form, and that was their fourth straight win in the Portuguese top flight. In their last six clashes, Sporting Lisbon has helped themselves to a total of 15 goals. Sporting has additionally got on the scoresheet on each one of those occasions. Over that period, they’ve had four goals scored by their opponents. Sporting Lisbon boss Rúben Amorim has not got a full squad to pick from. Héctor Bellerín (Unknown Injury), Daniel Bragança (Cruciate Ligament Rupture), and Antonio Adán (Unknown Injury) won’t be making appearances.
Full-Time Winner Odds & Prediction
It is going to be an interesting match that can go either way. However, we think Arsenal has the ability to be competitive on the continental stage as well, although the Premier League is their top priority. That’s why we are going to back the hosts to celebrate a win.
Goals Market Prediction
Both teams have been pretty efficient recently, and we expect them to continue that trend. Therefore, this game could also go over a 2.5 margin.
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