Published on: Apr 15, 2021 8:40 pm IST|Updated on: Apr 15, 2021 8:40 pm IST
SLPG vs ARS Dream11: A last-gasp equaliser at the Emirates Stadium saw Slavia Praha celebrate wildly as they secured the vital away-goal in a 1-1 draw vs Arsenal in their quarter-final first leg. This leaves the Gunners with an extremely tough task ahead as they now must score at least once and avoid defeat at Sinobo Stadium if they wish to advance to the semi-finals. Slavia have already knocked out two sides in the Europa League knockout stage by virtue of winning the second leg following a draw in the first leg. Both teams were British clubs, with Scottish champions Rangers following Premier League outfit Leicester City in being dispatched by Slavia.
Date: 16 April, Friday Time: 12:30 AM (IST) Venue: Sinobo Stadium, Prague Watch Champions League Live Streaming: Sony Pictures Sports Network (Sony and TEN channels) rights for Europa League matches in India.
Recent form:
Slavia Prague – W-W-D-D-W Arsenal – L-D-L-D-W
Head-to-head (two meeting)
SLPG Wins- 00 Draws– 01 ARS Wins– 01
Slavia Prague News
Injury Report and Unavailability: Slavia Prague’s Ondrej Kudela has been banned for 10 matches in UEFA competition for racially abusing Rangers’ Glen Kamara.
Expected changes and Strategy: Goalkeeper Ondrej Kolar made a timely return from injury in the first leg, while midfielder Ibrahim Traore was fit enough to feature from the bench.
Slavia Prague Starting XI (Likely)
Ondrej Kolar Jan Boril David Zima Tomas Holes Alexander Bah Lukas Provod Jakub Hromada Peter Olayinka Nicolae Stanciu Oscar Dorley Abdallah Sima
Arsenal News
Injury Report and Unavailability: Mikel Arteta is less sure on the availability of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Martin Odegaard.
Expected changes and Strategy: Emile Smith Rowe and Bukayo Saka are in full training and will be available on Thursday, while Gabriel Martinelli is also fine after a knock at the weekend.
Arsenal Starting XI (Likely)
Bernd Leno Cedric Soares Gabriel Rob Holding Hector Bellerin Granit Xhaka Thomas Partey Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Bukayo Saka Nicolas Pepe Alexandre Lacazette
SLPG vs ARS Dream11 Fantasy Football Tips
Captain Options
Alexandre Lacazette: Lacazette has 6 goals and a total of 16 shots on goals. This results in a goal conversion rate of 36.09%. He had a total of 9 big chances. He has a total of 3 assists, 9 key passes and he created a total of 12 chances.
Peter Olayinka: Olayinka has 4 goals and a total of 13 shots on goals. This results in a goal conversion rate of 29.52%. He had a total of 11 big chances. He has a total of 1 assists, 8 key passes (these are passes leading to a shot on goal) and he created a total of 16 chances.
X-factors, differential picks
Nicolas Pepe: Pepe has 5 goals and a total of 13 shots on goals. This results in a goal conversion rate of 40.34%. He had a total of 12 big chances. The Portugal player has a total of 3 assists, 7 key passes and he created a total of 14 chances.
Goalkeeper: Leno Defenders: Boril, Bellerin, Holes, Soares Midfielders: Stanciu, Pepe, Olayinka, Saka Attackers: Lacazette, Sima
Likely Winner:
The tie depends on what version of Arsenal turns up on the day. But Arteta’s side should have too much quality for Slavia Prague. We predict the Gunners will win by a narrow margin and progress to the semi-finals of the Europa League. In our SLPG vs ARS Today Match Prediction odds, we back for a 1-0 win for Arsenal in this match.