Slavia Prague vs Arsenal: Preview, expected line-ups, stats and where to watch

Where to watch Slavia Prague vs Arsenal

Slavia vs arsenal kicks off at 20:00 GMT (16:00 ET / 13:00 PT) on Wednesday, November 4 at the Eden Arena in Prague.

The Champions League The match is live on TNT Sports 1 and TNT Sports 10 in the UK, with streaming on HBO Max. In the US, it’s on Paramount Plus.

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Slavia Prague vs Arsenal Champions League Preview

Arsenal’s week has been a strange mix of the sublime and the ridiculous. A shock EFL Cup exit at League Two Fleetwood was followed by a 1-0 win at Liverpool on Sunday, and Mikel Arteta’s side now head to Prague on Wednesday night looking to keep their Champions League campaign on track against a Slavia side still chasing a first win in Europe.

The Gunners are seventh in the league table with seven points, following a 1-0 win at Napoli, a 3-0 home win over Lille and a 2-2 draw at Bayern Munich. They have been very difficult to break down, conceding just twice in three games, and have conceded just nine goals in their last 18 Champions League games, keeping 11 clean sheets in that run.

Arsenal will also be motivated by the memory of last season’s final, when they lost on penalties to reigning champions PSG after a 1-1 draw.

Slavia have struggled very badly in Europe. The Czech champions are 32nd in the table with just one point from their first three games, conceding seven goals. They are now winless in their last 18 games in UEFA competition and have conceded at least twice in eight of their last nine Champions League home games.

At the national level, however, they want. Slavia are top of the Czech First League, seven points ahead of Mladá Boleslav, and have kept a clean sheet in the league. They will also be without 6ft 7in forward Tomáš Chorý, who has been left out of the squad by his manager.

Arsenal are unbeaten in four previous meetings between the clubs. They defeated Slavia 7-0 in the 2007-08 Champions League before a 0-0 draw in Prague, and there they won 4-0 in the quarter-finals of the 2020-21 Europa League after a 1-1 draw at the Emirates.

Team News Slavia Prague v Arsenal

Arsenal are still without Bukayo Saka and William Saliba. Eberechi Eze is a doubt after Arteta revealed he had a problem ahead of the Liverpool game.

Max Dowman’s suspension does not affect this game, as his red card came in the EFL Cup, and Arteta is expected to return for visiting Hull City on Saturday.

Slavia are missing four first-team regulars through injury or suspension, as well as Chorý. Defender David Zima is expected to start, and young Nigerian David Moses will be one of their main attacking threats.

Expected lineups for Slavia Prague vs Arsenal

Slavia Prague: Domchak; Holeš, Winter, Cottage; Vlcek, Sadílek, Moses, Kubiak; Ayaosi, Suleiman; Nowak

Arsenal: Stripe; Timber, Consa, Gabriel, Calafiori; Rice, Guimaraes, Odegaard; Madueke, Havertz, Tzolis

Slavia Prague vs Arsenal Champions League stats, form

• These sides have met five times, with five arsenal wins and two draws: 7-0 at home and 0-0 at home in the 2007/08 Champions League group stage, 1-1 at home and 4-0 at home in the 2020/21 Europa League quarter-finals, and 3-0 in the league stage last season.
• Slavia have not scored in any of their three home games against Arsenal, who are unbeaten in their 11 games against Czech opposition (W9, D2), keeping a clean sheet in their six away games in the Czech Republic (W5, D1).
• They are winless in their last 18 European games (6 draws, 12 draws), which is their longest such run ever; Arsenal are unbeaten in their last 18 Champions League games (13 wins, 5 draws), which is a club record.
• In 17 meetings with English clubs, Slavia’s record is 2 wins, 4 draws, 11 losses, including defeats in each of their last three matches without scoring.
• Thomas Holes scored Slavia’s equalizer in a 1-1 draw against Arsenal in the first leg of the 2020/21 Europa League quarter-finals, the last time they avoided defeat against an English club, but Arsenal won the second leg 4-0 in Prague.
• Arsenal’s 7–0 win against Slavia in the Champions League on 23 October 2007 remains their joint-highest win in European club competition.
• Their record against Czech clubs is 10 wins and 1 draw, with each of the last five such matches coming against Slavia and each of the previous six coming against Sparta Prague.
• A 2-2 matchday three draw at Bayern Munich ended Arsenal’s 14-game winning streak in the league stage, although they remain unbeaten in nine Champions League away games (W6 D3).
• Bukayo Saka and Mikel Merino (two) scored the goals as Arsenal beat Slavia 3-0 in the league stage last season.
• Gunners winger Max Dowman (15 years and 308 days) became the youngest player in Champions League history in that game.

Prediction Slavia Prague vs Arsenal

Slavia’s European record does not read well and looks highly unlikely to improve against a strong Arsenal side.

Slavia Prague

0-4

arsenal