London’s Arsenal will play on the road against the Swiss “Zurich” in the first round of the group stage of the Europa League. The match will take place on September 8, starting at 19:45 Moscow time. Zurich – Arsenal: forecastbet, odds, statistics.
“Zurich”
“Zurich” initially tried to get into the group stage of the Champions League, but at the end of July lost in the sum of two matches to the Azerbaijani “Karabakh”.
In the qualification of the Europa League, the Swiss club was much more comfortable.
First “Zurich” calmly moved the Northern Irish Linfield out of the way. Franco Foda’s team won 2-0 away and 3-0 at home.
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Zurich defeated the Scottish Hearts in the decisive round. And here the Swiss were also better than the opponent in both matches.
But it is also worth noting that Zurich failed the start of the Swiss championship, gaining only two points in seven matches and at the same time missing 16 matches.
“Arsenal”
Arsenal meanwhile, for the most part, have so far only pleased their fans, who have finally waited for the moment when their team is really capable of fighting for something serious.
Indeed, last Sunday “Arsenal” lost on the field “Manchester United” – 1:3. But even in this match, the Gunners looked decent.
And most importantly: before that, Arsenal had five victories in a row. Thanks to such a vigorous start, Mikel Arteta’s team remained in first place even after the defeat at Old Trafford.
Arsenal have scored less than two goals in only one of their previous six matches.
Forecast and rate
You can bet on Zurich in this match for 10.00draw bookmakers offer for 6.10and the victory of “Arsenal” — for 1.35.
Of course, Arsenal will have a rotation, Arteta is unlikely to use all the key players in this match. But even taking into account personnel changes, the Gunners are likely to beat Zurich by at least two goals.
This “Arsenal” is attacking very high quality, which has been repeatedly seen during the super difficult matches of the Premier League.
Rate — “Arsenal” victory with a four-pointer (-1.5) for 1.96.