Forum Comp Day 4, THURSDAY, Arsenal v Valencia 1-2-X

Tikay10 · May 2019

Good morning.

First up, here's the league after Wednesday's round;

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Tikay10 · May 2019

Today we are going to do the Arsenal v Valencia Europa League Semi-Final 1st Leg, & see if we can get the Arsenal into a European Final. Or not.

It is 1-2-X, & the SkyBet.com prices which we will settle at are as follows;

Arsenal (Home) 19/20

Draw 5/2

Valencia (Away) 11/4

Tikay10 · May 2019

Here's the views of SportingLife.com;

https://www.sportinglife.com/football/news/europa-league-semi-finals-preview/165914

Tikay10 · May 2019

Kick-off is 8pm, so we'll draw the line at 7.30pm.

Tikay10 · May 2019

Finally, the OPTA stats;

Arsenal have reached the semi-final stage of European competitions in consecutive seasons for the first time since 1993/94-1994/95, when they ultimately made the finals of the Cup Winners’ Cup two seasons running.

This is Valencia’s first European semi-final appearance since 2013/14, when they reached the same stage of this competition before being eliminated by a Sevilla side that were managed by current Arsenal boss Unai Emery.

Arsenal have faced Valencia on five previous occasions in all competitions, winning just once (D2 L2), in a Champions League quarter-final first leg in 2000/01 – Valencia eliminated them via away goals.

Arsenal have kept nine clean sheets in their last 11 European games, conceding just four goals in total in that period.

Arsenal manager Unai Emery has reached the semi-finals of the Europa League for the fifth time – no other manager has done so on more than three occasions (Jorge Jesus and Rafael Benítez both on three).

Valencia boss Marcelino García Toral has been defeated just once in his last 19 games in the Europa League (W14 D4), though it was away from home against English opposition – 0-3 vs Liverpool in May 2016 as Villarreal boss.