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Europa League | Round of 32
Feb 25, 2021 at 5.55pm UK
Emirates Stadium
Benfica

Arsenal
3 - 2
Benfica

Aubameyang (21', 87'), Tierney (67')
FT(HT: 1-1)
Goncalves (43'), Silva (61')
Taarabt (5')

The Match

Match Report

Pierre Emerick Aubameyang scored twice as the Gunners won 3-2 on the night to progress 4-3 on aggregate.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Thursday's Europa League clash between Arsenal and Benfica, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Predicted Lineups

Sports Mole looks at how Arsenal could line up for their Europa League last-32 second leg with Benfica on Thursday evening.

Injuries & Suspensions

Sports Mole rounds up all of Arsenal's latest injury and suspension news ahead of their Europa League last-32 second leg with Benfica on Thursday.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Arsenal win with a probability of 45.3%. A win for Benfica had a probability of 29.09% and a draw had a probability of 25.6%.

The most likely scoreline for an Arsenal win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.56%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.15%) and 2-0 (7.94%). The likeliest Benfica win was 0-1 (8.1%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.17%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 2.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Arsenal would win this match.

Result
ArsenalDrawBenfica
45.3%25.6%29.09%
Both teams to score 53.17%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
49.52%50.48%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
27.59%72.41%
Arsenal Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
77.75%22.25%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
44.31%55.69%
Benfica Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
68.39%31.61%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
31.99%68.01%
Score Analysis
    Arsenal 45.29%
    Benfica 29.09%
    Draw 25.6%
ArsenalDrawBenfica
1-0 @ 10.56%
2-1 @ 9.15%
2-0 @ 7.94%
3-1 @ 4.58%
3-0 @ 3.98%
3-2 @ 2.64%
4-1 @ 1.72%
4-0 @ 1.49%
4-2 @ 0.99%
Other @ 2.24%
Total : 45.29%
1-1 @ 12.17%
0-0 @ 7.03%
2-2 @ 5.27%
3-3 @ 1.01%
Other @ 0.12%
Total : 25.6%
0-1 @ 8.1%
1-2 @ 7.01%
0-2 @ 4.67%
1-3 @ 2.69%
2-3 @ 2.02%
0-3 @ 1.79%
Other @ 2.81%
Total : 29.09%

How you voted: Arsenal vs Benfica

Arsenal
78.9%
Draw
12.8%
Benfica
8.3%
384
Head to Head
Feb 18, 2021 8pm
Round of 32
Benfica
1-1
Arsenal
Pizzi (55' pen.)
Saka (57')
Jul 29, 2017 4.20pm
Pre-season Friendlies
Arsenal
5-2
Benfica
Walcott (24', 32'), Lopez (52' og.), Giroud (63'), Iwobi (70')
Mertesacker (10' og.), Salvio (40')
Eliseu (28')
Aug 2, 2014 4.20pm
Pre-season Friendlies
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5-1
Benfica
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Gaitan (62')
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