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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
Arsenal
5-1
Benfica
Sanogo (25', 43', 45', 48'), Campbell (39')
Monreal (20')
Gaitan (62')
rhs 2.0
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3Manchester CityMan City28196363283563
4Aston Villa29175760421856
5Tottenham HotspurSpurs28165759421753
6Manchester UnitedMan Utd28152113939047
7West Ham UnitedWest Ham2912894650-444
8Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton2811985044642
9Wolverhampton WanderersWolves28125114244-241
10Newcastle UnitedNewcastle281241259481140
11Chelsea27116104745239
12Fulham29115134344-138
13Bournemouth2898114152-1135
14Crystal Palace2878133348-1529
15Brentford2975174154-1326
16Everton2887132939-1025
17Luton TownLuton2957174260-1822
18Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest2967163551-1621
19Burnley2945202963-3417
20Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd2835202474-5014

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