Dundalk and Arsenal meet at Aviva Stadium, in a match for this stage of the UEFA Europa League (Group Stage).
Dundalk :
The home team is currently in 4th position, with no points won, after 5 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost at home to Rapid Wien by (1‑3). In the last match, they lost in an away match against Molde by (3‑1). In their last match, for the FAI Cup, they beat Shamrock Rovers away by (2‑4), at the end of extra time. In their last 10 home games Dundalk has 3 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses.
For this competition, he registers a sequence of 5 losses in his last matches. The team allowed goals to the opponent in 7 of the last 8 matches, so they have not presented great defensive strength, but their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 7 of the last 8 matches for this competition. In 8 matches in the competition, he suffered the first goal 4 times and only managed 1 comeback.
Dundalk enter this round motivated after a victory, in extra time, on the trip to Shamrock, in a match that counts for the Irish Cup. It should be noted that the Irish have lost all the games played in the Europa League. Filippo Giovagnoli usually plays in a 3-5-2 tactical system, where the organizer of his team’s game is central midfielder Gregory Sloggett. The biggest advantage of the local team is the set pieces, as they have very strong players in the aerial chapter. The local coach cannot count on Patrick Hoban due to physical problems.
Arsenal:
The visiting team is currently in 1st position, with 15 points won, after 5 victories. In the penultimate match, they won away against Molde by (0‑3). In the last match, they won at home against Rapid Wien by (4‑1). The team comes to this match after a away loss against Tottenham Hotspur by (2‑0). In the last 10 away matches for all competitions, Arsenal won 6, drew 1 and lost 3.
In this competition, they won the last 5 matches they played. His attack has scored regularly as he has scored at least one goal in each of the last 5 matches for this competition. In 15 games, they suffered the first goal 7 times and only managed 2 comebacks.
Arsenal enter this match with a 2-0 defeat on Tottenham’s field trip, in a match that counts for the Premier League. It should be noted that the Londoners won all the games played in the Europa League. Even away from home, Mikel Arteta must give priority to maintaining possession of the ball and the attacks of the runners. We may see the Portuguese team preferring the left-back to attack, taking advantage of the depth offered by winger Nicolas Pépé. The outsider manager cannot count on Thomas Partey, David Luiz and Gabriel Martinelli, all with physical problems.
