The Europa League continues this week and on the 6th of October we have a meeting between Arsenal and Bodø/Glimt in Group A.
The game will be played at the Emirates Stadium in London and the hosts are currently second in the group on 3 points, with the visitors top on 4 points. Arsenal do have a game in hand.
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Arsenal come into the match on the back of a good 3-1 win over Tottenham Hotspur at home in the North London Derby on the weekend in the Premier League. The Gunners opened the scoring in the 20th minute but Spurs equalised before half time. Arsenal took the lead for a second time shortly after the interval and added a third goal following a red card for Spurs.
That result means Arsenal have won each of their last 3 fixtures in all competitions and 8 of their 9 games this season.
They have played only one match to date in the Europa League this season and it ended 2-1 in favour of Arsenal as they beat Zürich away from home. The winning goal was scored in the 62nd minute.
Trends show Arsenal have won 2 of their last 6 Europa League games. They are undefeated in 6 of their last 7 at home but have kept just a single clean sheet in their last 6 home Europa League matches.
Bodø/Glimt make the trip to the Emirates Stadium having beat Lillestrøm 4-1 away in the Norwegian Eliteserien on the weekend. With the score level at half time, Bodø/Glimt came out strongly in the second half and scored 3 goals without reply, 2 of which were scored in the final 3 minutes of the game.
That result means Bodø/Glimt are undefeated in 4 of their last 5 matches in all competitions.
They are undefeated in each of their last 3 games, including a 2-1 home victory over Zürich. Bodø/Glimt also picked up a point thanks to a 1-1 draw at PSV Eindhoven in the Europa League, taking the lead before half time only to concede the equaliser in the second half.
Trends show Bodø/Glimt are undefeated in 4 of their 5 most recent Europa League fixtures but they have failed to win any of their last 3 on the road. Both teams have scored in 3 of their last 4 away Europa League games.
Team news and Arsenal are without injured midfielder Emile Smith-Rowe. They also have doubts over the fitness of Cedric Soares and Mohamed Elneny.
Bodø/Glimt have no injury or suspension concerns ahead of this game and should be at full strength.
Arsenal will make changes to their starting XI from the weekend but should still have too much for the visitors.
Bodø/Glimt are capable of scoring a goal but we expect Arsenal to win the game without too much difficulty, with over 2.5 goals scored in the match.