Arsenal to ease to victory over Qarabag
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On Thursday evening, Qarabag host Arsenal in the Europa League, as the visitors look to make it two out of two wins this season in the competition.
Qarabag kicked off their Europa League campaign with a 2-0 defeat at Sporting Lisbon after dropping down from the Champions League preliminary rounds.
The Azerbaijani side has a poor recent record in the Europa League, as they have won just one of their last five games in the competition, suffering four defeats in the process. The home side has also won just four of their last 15 Europa League games.
Qarabag’s recent games in the Europa League have been relatively low scoring, with under 2.5 goals scored in five of their last eight outings.
The home side also has a mixed recent home record in the Europa League. In fact, a record of just two defeats in ten home games is not a terrible one.
Qarabag have been prolific on home soil of late in the Europa League, scoring at least two goals in four of their last five home games.
Arsenal made it to the semi-finals of the competition last season and the Gunners opened their campaign this season with a 4-2 win over Vorskla at the Emirates Stadium.
The win over Vorskla ended a three-game run without a win in the competition for the north London team. Arsenal have been prolific in recent Europa League games, scoring at least two goals in five of their last seven outings in the competition.
The Gunners have a mixed away record in the competition in its current guise, winning four, losing two and drawing one of their seven away matches. The Gunners recent away games in the Europa League have been relatively high scoring, with over 2.5 goals scored in three of their last four outings.
Forebet predicts that Arsenal will record a comfortable victory in a high-scoring encounter.