Arsenal vs Sporting CP Preview 16/03/2023

Arsenal vs Sporting CP – 16/03/2023

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We now have all eight of the Europa League spherical of 16 second leg matches this weekend together with the assembly between Arsenal and Sporting Membership.

The sport shall be performed on the Emirates Stadium on the sixteenth of March and the hosts are at the moment prime of the English Premier League whereas the guests are 4th within the Portuguese Primeira Liga.

Arsenal come into the sport having recorded a cushty 3-0 win at Fulham within the Premier League final weekend.

It regarded a tricky fixture on paper for The Gunners however Fulham have been properly under their finest and Arsenal breezed right into a 3-0 lead by half time. Arsenal defended their lead properly within the second half to take most factors.

That win means Arsenal are undefeated of their final 6 matches in all competitions, successful 5 of these fixtures.

The wins have all come within the Premier League at Aston Villa, Leicester Metropolis, and Fulham plus at dwelling to Everton and Bournemouth. The one sport Arsenal did not win was the primary leg of this tie in Portugal and it completed 2-2.

Traits present Arsenal are undefeated in 6 of their final 7 Europa League fixtures. They’ve received every of their final 3 dwelling Europa League video games and have saved a clear sheet in all 3 of these victories.

In reality, Arsenal haven’t conceded a aim of their 4 most up-to-date dwelling Europa League matches.

Sporting journey to London having defeated Boavista 3-0 at dwelling within the Primeira Liga on the weekend. It took simply 17 minutes for Sporting to open the scoring they usually added a second aim shortly earlier than half time. All 3 factors have been secured with a 3rd aim on the finish of the sport.

The victory over Boavista means Sporting are undefeated of their final 7 fixtures in all competitions. There have been wins at dwelling over Estoril and Boavista within the Primeira Liga plus away wins within the Portuguese league over Chaves and Portimonense.

Sporting beat Midtjylland 4-0 away within the Europa League playoffs having been held to a 1-1 draw at dwelling within the first leg.

Traits present Sporting are undefeated in 4 of their final 5 video games within the Europa League. Nonetheless, they’ve misplaced 3 of their final 5 Europa League matches on the highway and have saved solely 2 clear sheets of their 7 most up-to-date away journeys within the competitors.

Staff information and Arsenal are anticipated to be with out midfielder Mohamed Elneny who has a knee harm. There are additionally doubts over the health of striker Eddie Nketiah.

Sporting are with out the injured trio of Antonio Adan, Hector Bellerin, and Daniel Bragança.

Mikel Arteta make select to make some adjustments to his common beginning XI, as he did within the first leg. Nonetheless, Arsenal ought to nonetheless have an excessive amount of for the Portuguese guests and a single aim may very well be sufficient to see the English membership by to the quarter last.