With the possibility of securing their place in the second phase of the Europa League 2017/2018 with two rounds of anticipation this Thursday, November 2, Arsenal faces Serbia’s Red Star.
The game, which is part of the tournament’s fourth round of the group stage of the tournament, the first of the second round, takes place from 18:05 (GMT) at the Emirates Stadium in London.
With nine points added, the Gunners are in the lead of the H key. A victory against the Serbs will mathematically ensure their classification. The second rank of the group, which also gives place in the next step, is divided by Bate Borisov and Red Star with four points. In the flashlight is the Cologne, Germany, which has not yet scored.
Arsenal’s recent performance
At least so far the Europa League has not been a priority for Arsenal. Coach Arséne Wenger has climbed reserve teams in the first three games and is expected to repeat the formula on Thursday. It has been enough for the club to achieve its goals.
The holders took to the pitch on Saturday, October 28, and did their duty by beating Swansea, who struggled against relegation in the English Premier League, by 2-1. This led the London Reds to 19 points (six wins, one draw and three defeats). They took fifth place on the leaderboard. They present the same score for Chelsea, who are in fourth place due to the tiebreaker criteria.
In the League Cup of England, Arsenal has also resorted to the strategy of sending teams with large numbers of reserves to the field. Has advanced, but not without scares. In front of the Norwich, it needed the extension to mark 1 to 0 after tie by 1 to 1 in the regulating time.
In that game, Wenger climbed the team with his third goalkeeper. Usually he puts Petr Cech’s reserve at the top, but Colombian David Ospina, injured, was left out. He remains doubtful to face the Red Star. It will have to go through a new evaluation of the medical department that will determine if it has the conditions to act. Apart from him, defenders Krystian Bielik, Calum Chambers and Shkodran Mustafi and striker Danny Welbeck are in the infirmary.
The current form of the Red Star
By defeating Zemun, away from home by 1 to 0, Red Star reached their fourth consecutive Serbian Championship victory on Sunday, October 29, 2017/2018. Maintained the lead of the competition. He accumulated 40 points (13 wins, one draw and one defeat) with 32 goals scored (best attack) and three conceded (defense less leaked). The advantage in comparison with Partizan, second placed, is four points.
The situation in the Europa League, however, presents greater difficulties. Although he is tied for scoring with Bate Borisov, the Red Star will have to do two of his three rounds of the second round as a visitor, including the Belarus team match.
However, in the face of your investment pattern, anything other than the last place in the key can be considered above expectations. To try to get one or three points in England, coach Vladan Milojevic must rely on virtually all of his top players. No suspended athletes, the only one in the medical department is midfielder Branko Jovicic (three games in the Serbian Championship 2017/2018, no goal). At 24, he is recovering from an injury that has kept him off the pitch since early September.
History of the matches Arsenal vs Estrela Vermelha
The match in the last round of the first round of the group stage of the Europa League version 2017/2018 was the first among the teams. Arsenal won 1-0 at home.
PREDICTION: Arsenal win @ 1.33
