Thursday evening, at 20:00, Arsenal meets Qarabag in the final round of the UEFA Europa League Group X. “Tuners” will line up more reserves at the start, being already qualified, but the difference in class should say the word anyway.
The hosts will miss Holding, Mustafi, Welbeck, Ozil and Ramsey, all of them with medical problems, but Unai Emery may have left Lacazette and Aubameyang on the bench. Arsenal has a hard home-grown fight and wasting resources in front of a modest opponent is pointless, even if fans of “guns” are demanding when they come to Emirates.
Qarabag comes with a full lot in London and the Azerbaijan will line up in a 4-5-1 meant to bring home an honorable result. Arsenal has 13 points in Group E and will finish first even in the case of a failure, but Sporting Lisbon is sure to be the 2nd place. On the tour, Arsenal forced 3-0 away and did not really force, made the easy life through the goals scored in the first half. Arsenal used more youngsters in the away game with Vorskla Poltava, and the 3-0 success was achieved by the English team.
Qarabag was also shattered by Sporting Lisbon.
“Tunarii” have great confidence in their own strength, and in the last round of the championship they have passed Huddersfiel with 1-0. The white-and-white attack goes on, and the London-based collective game has impressed so far this season. Qarabag comes after two clear championship successes, 6-0 at Zira and 5-1 with Keshla, but the last European match was a disaster: 1-6 with Sporting Lisbon on his own. It’s hard to believe that the favorites will shave in this match! With a single defeat on the Emirates in 10 UEL games, Arsenal’s reserves will fight for affirmation, which can bring excellent wins for wagers in an unbalanced duel.
THE PROBABLE TEAMS
Arsenal: Cech; Jenkinson, Sokratis, Koscielny, Maitland-Niles; Elneny, Guendouzi; Willock, Smith Rowe, Iwobi; Nketiah
Qarabag: Vagner; Medvedev, Sadiqov, Rzezniczak, Guerrier; Qarayev, Michel; Madatov, Ozobic, Zoubir; Abdullayev
PREDICTION: Over 2.5 goals @ 1.50
