Sporting vs Arsenal Prediction: the Hosts to Fight the Top Opponent

Prediction for the Europa League Sporting vs Arsenal match, which will take place on March 9th. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Sporting began to play in the playoffs of the Europa League from the last 32. The opponent of Ruben Amorim's team is the Danish Midtjylland. In Lisbon, the teams exchanged goals and did not reveal the winner, 1:1. In Denmark, the Lions took the lead in the middle of the first half and enjoyed an advantage before the break. Sporting scored three more goals in the second half, 4:0. In the Portuguese championship, the team is playing worse than their potential. The club is behind Benfica, Porto, and even Braga, 15 points behind their leading Lisbon neighbors.

Arsenal is expected to prove their status as favorites in Group A. Mikel Arteta's side has scored 15 points in six meetings, suffering only one defeat from second PSV. The Gunners have overcome the crisis that arose at the beginning of the second round. Arsenal again shows a good game, and the club has a winning streak of four matches. The last winning result was at home against Bournemouth. The Londoners made a great comeback after 0:2 and snatched the victory in the end - 3:2. Arsenal remains in the lead of the English standings.

Despite the bookies ' odds, Sporting has a good chance of qualifying for the next round of the Europa League. Let's remember Arsenal's busy schedule and their main task this season - the return of the EPL title. Therefore, Mikel Arteta might rotate the squad and give rest to his leading players. In addition, the Gunners' last five goals in the Europa League have been conceded on the road. The main choice for the upcoming game will be the yellow cards. Most matches involving Sporting are held in quite a hard fight, leading to warnings. The referee Tobias Stieler had one game in the current draw of the UEL and showed six cards.

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