H2H: Arsenal vs Dundalk – Prediction (Europa League

H2H: Arsenal v Dundalk – Comparison.

Arsenal’s Eddie Nketiah has a 100% win return from his last seven goalscoring appearances for Arsenal, while 42.86% of his goals therein proved decisive, with three of the last four coming during 2-0 victories. Dundalk’s Sean Murray scored his side’s first UEL group stage goal in four years in the last matchday. His last eight goals on English soil have each been first or second in the overall order of their respective matches. Four of Arsenal’s six prior UEL home wins to see both teams score have seen them concede inside the opening 15 minutes.

Arsenal Insights.

Matchday one saw Arsenal come from behind to beat Rapid Vienna after a goalless first half. In turn, none of Arsenal’s last six UEFA Europa League (UEL) fixtures across all venues have produced a goal earlier than the 45th minute. Furthermore, each of Arsenal’s last three UEL wins have seen them score the decider beyond the hour mark. Ten of Arsenal’s 12 all-time UEL home wins have yielded a 2+ goal margin, and nine (90%) of those ten saw them keep a second-half clean sheet. Over in the Premier League, meanwhile, the ‘Gunners’ have seen both of their home league wins this campaign produce the decisive goal arriving beyond the hour mark.

Dundalk Insights.

Dundalk experienced the exact opposite of Arsenal in their opener, scoring first before losing 2-1. In turn, the Irish club have conceded 2+ goals in one half in four of their last five UEL defeats, and are universally considered likelier to concede a +5 handicap advantage than avoid defeat. That said, Dundalk notably scored in all of their UEL group away games back in 2016 (D1, L2) scoring Goal 2 (for ‘1-1’) on every occasion. Notably, the visitors’ last five UEL away defeats have averaged 2.0 total match goals inside the first half (GF 1, GA 9).