FC Zuerich vs Arsenal: Best tips for the match
Ace Football previews the Europa League game between FC Zuerich and Arsenal who meet up on Thursday. The match preview includes the current team news, H2H stats as well as the best betting tips for the match.
Struggling FC Zuerich are most likely in for a tough assignment, when going up against The Gunners on Thursday at Letzigrund Stadion. With a string of mediocre performances, at best, it would be astounding to see the former take any point here.
We are bound to see an exciting game this coming Thursday as both FC Zuerich and The Gunners are looking to add some much-needed points to their respective accounts.
Position in the Europa League standings: FC Zuerich vs Arsenal
In the opening round of the Europa League, FC Zuerich and The Gunners will battle for their first points this campaign. Since The Gunners emerge as favorites, they are expected to only be satisfied with all three points from this match. However, FC Zuerich will surely not make it easy for them and might as well want to grab a point in their first game of the season.
The opening round of the Europa League will bring us several matches to be excited about and we believe that this clash is one of them.
Current form and previous Europa League encounters between FC Zuerich and Arsenal
FC Zuerich go through tough weeks
FC Zuerich go into this encounter hoping to turn a page, as performances in recent matches have been pretty scrappy.In their previous three outings, FC Zuerich drew 1-1 with FC Winterthur, before losing 2-4 against FC Basel 1893 and 1-2 against FC Lugano.
Arsenal cannot wait to get going
Arsenal won twice in their last three matches as Fulham were defeated by 2-1, before they beat Aston Villa 2-1. Manchester United proved too strong, though, and a 3-1 defeat followed.
Fixture history: FC Zuerich vs Arsenal
Having never been paired before in the Europa League it will be very interesting to see who gets the upper hand when Arsenal take on FC Zuerich this coming Thursday.
Highlights from the last match between FC Zuerich and Arsenal:
FC Zuerich vs Arsenal Stats
Here are some interesting betting-relevant facts based on statistics from the last couple of matches that FC Zuerich and Arsenal played across all tournaments.
FC Zuerich have scored in 15 of the last 17 home matches
In the last 3 home matches in a row FC Zuerich played, both teams scored
FC Zuerich have scored in the last 7 matches in a row
FC Zuerich have conceded in 5 of the last 6 home matches
FC Zuerich have not won 5 of the last 7 home matches
Arsenal have won the last 11 matches in a row
Arsenal have not lost the last 11 matches in a row
Arsenal have scored in the last 11 matches in a row
Arsenal have won the last 5 away matches in a row
Arsenal have not lost the last 5 away matches in a row
Players to watch in FC Zuerich vs Arsenal
It is difficult to look past Donis Avdijaj, when on the search for a marksman. He seems to be on a strong run as he hit the target two times in his last 6 games for FC Zuerich. Nicolas Pepe has managed to score three times in the last half dozen matches for The Gunners.
It is probably safe to say that they will both be looking to add to their total here once again.
FC Zuerich vs Arsenal Match predictions.TAP.TO.CONTINUE.READING
In conclusion, we present betting tips for this game between FC Zuerich and Arsenal, which are based on the above-mentioned stats and facts. Besides the main prediction for this match, we have some low and high-risk alternatives as well.