Arsenal vs Zurich prediction for Thursday’s Europa League round 6 fixture at Emirates Stadium in London. The kickoff for this game is scheduled at 21:00 UK time. Read on for our free prediction betting tips and preview.
Bookmaker Ratings Prediction One: Arsenal to Win – 1.18
Bookmaker Ratings Prediction Two: Under 4.5 Goals – 1.34
Bookmaker Ratings Prediction Three: Last Goal Time (1min to 78mins) -1.76
Arsenal to Win
Arsenal have been a force to reckon on their home soil since the begining of the year 2022, losing just 4 games out of the 23 games venued at Emirates Stadium. Zurich meanwhile are the weakest in the Group A with just 3 points since the start of the 2022/2023 Europa League Campaign. The Swiss side have also failed to win any of their last 6 games. Arsenal won the last h2h meeting.
Under 4.5 Goals
There is an 80% chance that this match will produce under 4.5 goals according to the statistics. Moreover, Arsenal since their 4-2 victory against Leicester back in August have struggled to produce many goals when facing a weaker side with the last Over 4.5 goals match being against Liverpool when Bukayo Saka netted from the penalty spot to help the North Londoners to a 3-2 victory at Emirates Stadium. They produced Over 4.5 Goals against Nottingham Forest in their last game. (5-0)
Last Goal Time (1min to 78mins)
Arsenal have failed to score nor concede after the 78th minute in 90% of their games since the start of the new season, based on these statistics, the match will most likely see all goals scored before the 78th-minute mark.
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Arsenal returned to winning ways this last on Sunday with a stunning 5-0 victory against Premier League opponents, Nottingham Forest with debutant, Reiss Nelson netting brace and producing one assist for the North Londoners. Prior this, they had lost their encounter against PSV in the Europa League days before.
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Zurich on the other hand held on to an early goal against Sion in the Swiss League to secure all three points on Sunday, making it their second consecutive victory since they lost to Grasshoppers on 23rd of October.
The Swiss team also won their game against Bodo/Glimt in the Europa League last week.
Gunners can’t be written off in this tie as only a miracle would see Zurich end the night victorious, considering the present form the North London club have been both in the their local League and in the Europa League.
Safe Bet
Arsenal since January 2022 have not failed to end a game with an over 0.5 goal, a safe bet option for this game is the over 0.5 goals option as the host will most likely score or conceed a goal against Zurich on Thursday night.
Highlighted Player
Eddie Nketiah has proven to be an asset for Arsenal especially in the Europa League since the 2021/2022 season when he broke into the starting squad for the team’s Europa League roster. Nketiah has so far this season netted 2 goals in 5 games while also providing one assist in the Europa League.
Bukayo Saka will be unavailable after picking an injury against Nottingham Forest on Sunday. Elneny, Smith Rowe, Turner and Zinchenko are all still out but Reiss Nelson is expected to be in the squad against Zurich after a superb week.
On Zurich’s side, Henriksen still has a full squad as he recorded no injury yet.
Arsenal: Ramsdale; Tierney, Saliba, Holding, Tomiyasu; Xhaka, Partey, Odegaard, Vieira, Reiss Nelson, Nketiah.
Zurich: Brecher; Aliti, Katic, Kamberi; Guerrero, Conde, Selnaes Boranijasevic, Marchesano; Okita, Aiyegun.
Who won the last meeting between these clubs?
Arsenal beat Zurich 1-0 on 08/09/2022 in St. Gallen.
Where will this match be played?
Thursday’s game will be played at Emirates Stadium in London.
Which bookmaker has the best odds for this fixture?
We recommend checking out the odds at 1XBet for Arsenal vs Zurich.