On Thursday evening, from 17:55, Standard Liege receives the visit of Arsenal London, in the 6th stage of the UEFA Europa League groups. With a new coach on the bench, the “tuners” hope to solve the qualifying equation without problems, having an excellent runway before the last match in Group F.
Arsenal is in 10th place (goalkeeper 12-5), while Eintracht Frankfurt is 9th and may threaten the position of the London team. Standard also has the chance of qualifying, being on the 3rd place (golaveraj 6-8), with 7 points. There is also an interesting scenario, by which Standard beats Arsenal clearly, Eintracht gets the victory with Guimarares and the “tuners” are eliminated from UEL!
Lately, Arsenal have suffered until the dismissal of Unai Emery, but bringing Freddy Ljungberg to the bank has revitalized the red-and-white team. Arsenal played well at Norwich (2-2), but capitulated defensively, and were then penalized harshly for lack of concentration in the match against Brighton (1-2). Finally, the victory came in the derby with West Ham (3-1), who brought the first victory of the “tuners” in the championship, after a break of eight matches! On Thursday, the British cannot rely on injured Dani Ceballos, Bellerin, Holding, Tierney and Xhaka.
And Standard is in good shape, with the championship wins at Eupen (2-1) and Cercle Brugge (2-1), plus a draw with Mouscron (2-2). In general, the Belgian matches are rich in performance, and in 4 of the last 5 red-white parties both teams have registered. We expect again goals, but the value of Arsenal will stand out, at an attractive rate. In the tour, the Londoners prevailed with a categorical 4-0, and Standard has three failures in all the matches with the “tuners”.
PROBABLE EQUIPMENT AT STANDARD – ARSENAL:
Standard Liege: Bodart; Vanheusden, Vojvoda, Bastien, Laifis; Gavory, M’Poku, Ammalah; Emond, Boljevic, Carcela-Gonzalez
Arsenal: Martinez; Chambers, Socrates, Mustafi, Kolasinac; Guendouzi, Torreira; Saka, Willock, Nelson; Aubameyang
PREDICTION: Arsenal to win @ 2,05
