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Benfica
Europa League | Round of 32
Feb 18, 2021 at 8pm UK
Estádio da Luz
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Benfica
1 - 1
Arsenal

Pizzi (55' pen.)
FT(HT: 0-0)
Saka (57')

The Match

Match Report

Saka's equaliser earned a 1-1 Europa League draw for the Gunners against Benfica in Rome.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Thursday's Europa League clash between Benfica and Arsenal, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Predicted Lineups

Sports Mole looks at how Arsenal could line up for their Europa League last-32 first leg with Benfica on Thursday evening.

Injuries & Suspensions

Sports Mole rounds up all of Arsenal's latest injury and suspension news ahead of Thursday's Europa League last-32 clash with Benfica.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Benfica win with a probability of 49.95%. A win for Arsenal had a probability of 25.35% and a draw had a probability of 24.7%.

The most likely scoreline for a Benfica win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.84%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.53%) and 2-0 (8.8%). The likeliest Arsenal win was 0-1 (7.23%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.73%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with an 11.7% likelihood.

Result
BenficaDrawArsenal
49.95%24.7%25.35%
Both teams to score 53.09%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
50.79%49.21%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
28.73%71.27%
Benfica Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
80.28%19.72%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
48.27%51.73%
Arsenal Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
66.13%33.87%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
29.46%70.54%
Score Analysis
    Benfica 49.95%
    Arsenal 25.35%
    Draw 24.69%
BenficaDrawArsenal
1-0 @ 10.84%
2-1 @ 9.53%
2-0 @ 8.8%
3-1 @ 5.16%
3-0 @ 4.76%
3-2 @ 2.79%
4-1 @ 2.09%
4-0 @ 1.93%
4-2 @ 1.13%
Other @ 2.9%
Total : 49.95%
1-1 @ 11.73%
0-0 @ 6.68%
2-2 @ 5.16%
3-3 @ 1.01%
Other @ 0.12%
Total : 24.69%
0-1 @ 7.23%
1-2 @ 6.36%
0-2 @ 3.91%
1-3 @ 2.29%
2-3 @ 1.86%
0-3 @ 1.41%
Other @ 2.28%
Total : 25.35%

How you voted: Benfica vs Arsenal

Benfica
20.3%
Draw
13.9%
Arsenal
65.8%
345
Head to Head
Jul 29, 2017 4.20pm
Pre-season Friendlies
Arsenal
5-2
Benfica
Walcott (24', 32'), Lopez (52' og.), Giroud (63'), Iwobi (70')
Mertesacker (10' og.), Salvio (40')
Eliseu (28')
Aug 2, 2014 4.20pm
Pre-season Friendlies
Arsenal
5-1
Benfica
Sanogo (25', 43', 45', 48'), Campbell (39')
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Gaitan (62')
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