Europe UEFA Europa League, 12 December 2019
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Standard Liege vs Arsenal Preview:
Possible starting lineups:
Arsenal:
Bodart; Vanheusden, Vojvoda, Bastien, Laifis; Gavory, M'Poku, Ammalah; Emond, Boljevic, Carcela-Gonzalez
Arsenal possible starting lineup:
Martinez; Chambers, Sokratis, Mustafi, Kolasinac; Guendouzi, Torreira; Saka, Willock, Nelson; Aubameyang
Standard Liege welcome Arsenal at Stade Maurice Dufrasne in the last round's match of Group F. The Belgian side need a victory to keep their chance of finishing second alive. However, not everything depend on them as currently second-placed Eintracht Frankfurt have two points more. Standard will finish third and they will be eliminated if the German side beat Vitoria Guimaraes. Of course, they could also qualify with a high, five-goal victory in this match. The Belgians must beat their opponents with 5:0, a result that will bring them level on points with Arsenal and give them a superior head-to-head record having lost 4:0 in London. You will certainly agree with me this is quite unrealistic scenario. Nevertheless, it is clear Standard must go for the victory in this match. I don't expect any calculations from their side. The Red Devils are in good form, they are unbeaten on the last five matches across all competitions. They managed to beat Eupen and Cercle Brugge in domestic Jupiler League, while played a 2:2 draw with Mouscron last weekend. Mehdi Carcela-Gonzalez and Paul-Jose M'Poku were both sent off against Mouscron, but they are free to play in Europe League and will serve their suspensions against Anderlecht on Sunday. That means Coach Preud'homme has no suspension concerns ahead of this match, though he has three injury worries. Noe Dussenne is a long-term absentee with a knee ligament injury and he is not expected back until February. Anthony Limbombe is sidelined due to a knee injury, while Orlando Sa is rated as doubtful.
Arsenal are leaders in the group with 10 points. They need a victory here to secure the first place, while a point is enough for progress. The Gunners started furiously and won the first three fixtures, but dropped points in the last two games. Arsenal first outplayed Eintracht in Frankfurt and won with 3:0. They were also superior in the second round, beating Standard Liege with 4:0 in the reverse fixture. Youngster Gabriel Martinelli scored a brace on that match. In the third round Arsenal beat Vitoria Guimaraes with 3:2 at the Emirats. Nicolas Pepe, who entered as substitute, scored twice in the last 10 minutes. The winning series ended in Portugal when they played an 1:1 draw with Guimaraes after the Portuguese side scored a 91st-minute equalizer. In the last match Arsenal suffered the first defeat. The Premier League side were beaten 2:1 by Frankfurt, even had an one-goal advantage thanks to Aubameyang's goal in the finish of the first half. The overall form is also poor as Arsenal have just one victory on the last 10 matches in all competitions. Nevertheless, it's positive the victory came on the last match. The Gunners managed to beat West Ham with 3:1 on Monday night and the atmosphere in the squad is much better now. The interim manager Freddie Ljungberg has lot of injury and suspension worries ahead of this match, particularly in the defense. Kieran Tierney is sidelined after suffering shoulder injuries on Monday night. Hector Bellerin also struggled against West Ham and won't play here, while Granit Xhaka suffered a head injury in the same match and he is rated as doubtful. Central defender Shkodran Mustafi is suspended due to accumulated yellow cards.
Standard Liege vs Arsenal Prediction:
Standard need a victory to keep their promotion hopes alive. I believe coach Preud'homme will ask offensive from his players. But Arsenal have good strikers and they will have lot of free space. Ljungberg will like to continue the winning series. I expect an interesting and efficient match in Liege.
Standard Liege vs Arsenal Pick: Over 2.5 goals @ 1.60 with BetVictor
Possible starting lineups:
Arsenal:
Bodart; Vanheusden, Vojvoda, Bastien, Laifis; Gavory, M'Poku, Ammalah; Emond, Boljevic, Carcela-Gonzalez
Arsenal possible starting lineup:
Martinez; Chambers, Sokratis, Mustafi, Kolasinac; Guendouzi, Torreira; Saka, Willock, Nelson; Aubameyang
Standard Liege welcome Arsenal at Stade Maurice Dufrasne in the last round's match of Group F. The Belgian side need a victory to keep their chance of finishing second alive. However, not everything depend on them as currently second-placed Eintracht Frankfurt have two points more. Standard will finish third and they will be eliminated if the German side beat Vitoria Guimaraes. Of course, they could also qualify with a high, five-goal victory in this match. The Belgians must beat their opponents with 5:0, a result that will bring them level on points with Arsenal and give them a superior head-to-head record having lost 4:0 in London. You will certainly agree with me this is quite unrealistic scenario. Nevertheless, it is clear Standard must go for the victory in this match. I don't expect any calculations from their side. The Red Devils are in good form, they are unbeaten on the last five matches across all competitions. They managed to beat Eupen and Cercle Brugge in domestic Jupiler League, while played a 2:2 draw with Mouscron last weekend. Mehdi Carcela-Gonzalez and Paul-Jose M'Poku were both sent off against Mouscron, but they are free to play in Europe League and will serve their suspensions against Anderlecht on Sunday. That means Coach Preud'homme has no suspension concerns ahead of this match, though he has three injury worries. Noe Dussenne is a long-term absentee with a knee ligament injury and he is not expected back until February. Anthony Limbombe is sidelined due to a knee injury, while Orlando Sa is rated as doubtful.
Arsenal are leaders in the group with 10 points. They need a victory here to secure the first place, while a point is enough for progress. The Gunners started furiously and won the first three fixtures, but dropped points in the last two games. Arsenal first outplayed Eintracht in Frankfurt and won with 3:0. They were also superior in the second round, beating Standard Liege with 4:0 in the reverse fixture. Youngster Gabriel Martinelli scored a brace on that match. In the third round Arsenal beat Vitoria Guimaraes with 3:2 at the Emirats. Nicolas Pepe, who entered as substitute, scored twice in the last 10 minutes. The winning series ended in Portugal when they played an 1:1 draw with Guimaraes after the Portuguese side scored a 91st-minute equalizer. In the last match Arsenal suffered the first defeat. The Premier League side were beaten 2:1 by Frankfurt, even had an one-goal advantage thanks to Aubameyang's goal in the finish of the first half. The overall form is also poor as Arsenal have just one victory on the last 10 matches in all competitions. Nevertheless, it's positive the victory came on the last match. The Gunners managed to beat West Ham with 3:1 on Monday night and the atmosphere in the squad is much better now. The interim manager Freddie Ljungberg has lot of injury and suspension worries ahead of this match, particularly in the defense. Kieran Tierney is sidelined after suffering shoulder injuries on Monday night. Hector Bellerin also struggled against West Ham and won't play here, while Granit Xhaka suffered a head injury in the same match and he is rated as doubtful. Central defender Shkodran Mustafi is suspended due to accumulated yellow cards.
Standard Liege vs Arsenal Prediction:
Standard need a victory to keep their promotion hopes alive. I believe coach Preud'homme will ask offensive from his players. But Arsenal have good strikers and they will have lot of free space. Ljungberg will like to continue the winning series. I expect an interesting and efficient match in Liege.
Standard Liege vs Arsenal Pick: Over 2.5 goals @ 1.60 with BetVictor
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Standard Liege vs Arsenal
Time: 01:55AM GMT+8 on December 12, 2019
Venue: Stade Maurice Dufrasne
Key Insights:
Head to Head of Standard Liege vs Arsenal:
Time: 01:55AM GMT+8 on December 12, 2019
Venue: Stade Maurice Dufrasne
Key Insights:
- Arsenal have not lost two times in a row during a single season within the UEFA Cup/Europa League since 1996-97, when they were defeated twice against Borussia Monchengladbach back then in September 1996.
- Arsenal has won the entire five of their previous encounters against Standard Liege, via an aggregate score of 19 - 2. This is the huge ever in on the road game in Europe came against the Belgian team with 7 - 0 back then in November 1993.
- This would be the 1st time Standard Liege are hosting English rivals back then in September 2009, when they resulted 2 - 0 ahead after only five minutes against Arsenal before in due course losing in 2 - 3 score line.
- These two teams can still qualify from Group F within season’s Europa League. The Belgian squad are seeking to improve from the Group table of the tournament for the 1st time back then in 2011-12 campaign.
- As well as the qualifiers, Standard Liege are undefeated in 11 ground soil matches in European tournaments with 7 wins and 4 draws and winning the last five consecutively.
Head to Head of Standard Liege vs Arsenal:
| Date | Team | Score | Team |
| 03/10/19 | Arsenal | 4 - 0 | Standard Liege |
| 24/11/09 | Arsenal | 2 - 0 | Standard Liege |
| 16/09/09 | Standard Liege | 2 - 3 | Arsenal |
| 03/11/93 | Standard Liege | 0 - 7 | Arsenal |
| 20/10/93 | Arsenal | 3 - 0 | Standard Liege |
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