Sporting (Portugal) will go head to head against Arsenal (England) in the 1/8 finals of the UEFA Europa League 2022/23
Tournament – UEFA Europa League;
Date – 09/03/2023;
Kick-Off – 17:45 CET;
Venue – Estádio José Alvalade (Lisbon)
The previous Europa League meetings between the two sides produced a miserly one goal over the two legs. Also Arsenal have seen under 3.5 goals scored in all of their six most recent games in the Europa League.
The two previous meetings between the sides both ended in draws after the first half. There have also been two first-half draws in the last three games involving Sporting CP in all competitions, while Arsenal have had three first-half draws in their last four games in all competitions.
Sporting CP
Sporting CP have a record of four wins in their last six games (W4, D1, L1), and they occupy the fourth position in the Portugal Primeira Liga log after collecting 47 points from 23 games. They will be looking to seek progression to the quarterfinals ahead of the side they lost to in the group stages of the 2018/19 Europa League season.
Arsenal
Arsenal share a similar record with Sporting in their last six games in all competitions, having also won four, drawn one, and lost one. They are on top of the English Premier League table with 63 points from 26 games and will be hoping to bring a positive result back to the Emirates Stadium as they push for a double.
Sporting CP: Adan, Coates, St. Juste, Goncalo-Inacio, Morita, Santos, Ugarte, Esgaio, Pedro Goncalves, Edwards, Chermiti.
Arsenal: Ramsdale, White, Saliba, Gabriel, Zinchenko, Odegaard, Partey, Xhaka, Saka, Trossard, Martinelli.
Sunday’s game will be played at Estádio José Alvalade (Lisbon).