Slavia Prague hosts Arsenal in the second leg of the Europa League quarterfinals. The match will be played on Thursday, April 15th at Sinobo Stadium (Prague)
It was difficult for Arsenal in the first leg. The Gunners played without injured David Luis, Kieran Tierney, and Martin Odegaard. And these losses weakened the team. Perhaps David Luis was the key loss in that match. Yes, the Brazilian periodically makes funny mistakes in defense, but without him, it became noticeable how positively he influences the movement of the team. At Arsenal, Luis is the best in through-balls from deep inside. This is an important aspect, especially given Bakayo Saka's ability to open in the right zones. Nevertheless, Arsenal managed to open the scoring in the 86th minute. Nicolas Pepe scored a goal from Aubameyang's pass. It seemed that the Gunners would manage to keep the lead. They had more possession of the ball (55%) and almost did not allow Slavia to attack in the last 20 minutes before taking the lead. At that time, the Czechs delivered only two shots, and both were not dangerous.
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However, Slavia raised the pace after conceding a goal. The Czechs took the ball and delivered three shots on the Arsenal goal in the remaining time (the Gunners did not bring a single attack to a shot in this segment). One of Slavia's chances led to a goal - defender Tomáš Holeš scored after a corner. The Czech club suffered its last defeat in the group stage of the Europa League (0-4 against Bayer Leverkusen). And that defeat was the only one for Slavia in this tournament. As for the national championship, the Red-Whites never lost in 25 matches. Beyond that, Slavia has an impressive performance. The team scored in 24 of 25 home league games and 9 of 11 Europa League matches. The Czechs do not have a powerful technical base, complex tactics, and tricky rallies, but the team knows how to play persistently and get the most out of half-chances. On average, Slavia scores 1.5 goals per Europa League match.
Arsenal has conceded in 9 of 11 matches of the Europa League. The statistics of the Gunners in the Premier League also look weak - the team allowed opponents to score in 22 out of 31 rounds. Apart from the last match versus underdog Sheffield United, the Londoners have conceded in their last 14 games in all competitions. It is highly probable that Arsenal will not keep a clean sheet in the match versus Slavia. The Czechs try hard in European Cups and do their best to bring every attack to a shot on goal. The team even makes great use of long-range shots. In the Europa League, Slavia scored in 9 out of 11 games, including four out of five home games. Arsenal is obliged to score after a conceded goal at home, so there is every reason to believe that the fans will see an exchange of goals scored.
Prediction for the match: Both teams to score - yes
