Arsenal v Sporting Betting Tips – UEFA Europa League, 8th November 8.00pm
Arsenal are well on track to make it to the knockout stage of the Europa League having won all three of their group stage games so far. They will seal qualification on Thursday night with a victory over Sporting. The Gunners edged the first meeting 1-0 in Lisbon. Read our predictions for Arsenal v Sporting.
Arsenal v Sporting Betting Odds*
Arsenal 1/3
Draw 15/4
Sporting CP 9/1
* (Betting Odds were taken from bet365 on November 4th, 2018 at 5:44 p.m.)
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Arsenal News and Form
The Gunners are three wins from three in Group E and have they have taken a clean sheet in their last two group successes.
Arsenal to win to nil is at 6/5 odds* (betting odds taken on November 4th, 2018 at 3:32 pm)
Danny Welbeck got their winner out in Lisbon in the 78th minute of the game. That win took Arsenal to eleven straight wins in all competitions.
The Gunners are undefeated in their last fourteen games in all competitions (W12 D2) after a draw with Liverpool on the weekend in the Premier League.
Arsenal have scored at least two goals in all but two of their home games in all competition this season.
An Arsenal 2-0 correct score is at 11/2 odds* (betting odds taken on November 4th, 2018 at 3:32 pm)
The London club have a W4 L1 record at home against Portuguese sides.
Arsenal have not conceded a home goal against a team from Portugal in their last four such games
The Gunners have scored a total of 17 goals in their last four home games against side from Portugal (Porto and Braga)
Over 2.5 goals is at 4/6 odds* (betting odds taken on November 4th, 2018 at 3:32 pm)
In their one group stage home game so far Arsenal landed a 4-2 win over Vorskla on matchday one.
Arsenal v Sporting Head to Head
The meeting in Lisbon on matchday one was the first meeting between them
Sporting News and Form
Sporting would do their qualification hopes wonders if they could pull out three points. They hold a W2 L1 record from their three games so far.
Their one away game ended in a 2-1 success at Vorskla
Both teams have scored in just two of their three group stage fixtures so far. Both teams NOT to score is at 4/5 odds* (betting odds taken on November 4th, 2018 at 3:32 pm)
Sporting’s away record against English sides is just W2 D2 L7.
Overall Sporting are W9 D3 L10 against English sides.
The last time Sporting were in England they were in London to face Chelsea and they lost that game 3-1.
Sporting have conceded exactly three goals in their last two visits to England (against Chelsea and Man City)
Their away form in all competitions this season is W3 D1 L2 and they have not taken a clean sheet in any of them.
They have scored at least two goals in five of their last six games, the only exception being that game against Arsenal on match day three.
Arsenal v Sporting Predictions
Arsenal to win: We are predicting the Gunners to get the win and make qualification to the next round safe with games to spare. They have enough about them in an attacking sense to find a crack in the visitors who have a poor record in England.
