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Arsenal travel to Prague seeking to maintain their flawless Champions League start under Mikel Arteta, whose side have taken maximum points from three matches without conceding. After sweeping aside Atlético Madrid 4–0 on Matchday 3, the Gunners are fourth in the overall standings with nine points and a goal difference of +8.
Slavia Prague, meanwhile, are still searching for a first win in the competition this season. The Czech champions have drawn twice and lost once, scoring just twice across three matches. Their most recent outing — a goalless draw away to Atalanta — showcased defensive resilience but also continued a concerning attacking trend: they have now gone two consecutive Champions League games without a goal, generating an xG of just 0.84 in total and averaging 0.04 xG per shot, the lowest in the tournament.
Arsenal’s form in Europe contrasts starkly. They are one of only two teams — alongside Inter Milan — to have opened a Champions League season with three wins and three clean sheets. The last English side to win their first four matches in a European Cup campaign without conceding were Leeds United in 1969–70. Arteta’s side are built on control: they have faced just six shots on target in the competition, joint fewest with Manchester City, while their cumulative xG conceded (1.51) is second only to Bayern Munich.
The Arsenal attack has clicked into gear, too. Gabriel Martinelli has scored in all three group games so far; only Ian Wright has managed to net in Arsenal’s first four matches of a European campaign, doing so in the 1994–95 Cup Winners’ Cup. Behind him, Bukayo Saka and Eberechi Eze have been central to Arsenal’s fluent front three — combining speed, width, and positional interchange.
Historically, the matchup heavily favours Arsenal. They are unbeaten in all 10 matches against Czech opposition (W8 D2), scoring 27 goals and conceding only three, with eight clean sheets. Against Slavia specifically, the Gunners have recorded two wins and two draws in four European meetings. Their last visit to the Fortuna Arena came in the 2020–21 Europa League quarter-finals, where Arsenal triumphed 4–0 to secure progression.
Slavia Prague have struggled against English opponents for two decades. They have won just one of their last eight home games against English clubs (D2 L5), failing to win any since defeating Leeds United 2–1 in the 2000 UEFA Cup. They have also gone 14 Champions League matches without a win (D6 L8) since beating FCSB in 2007 — the joint-longest winless run by any Czech club in the competition’s history.
Still, Jindřich Trpišovský’s men are formidable domestically and have built their recent European success on intensity and tactical structure. They have scored in 26 of their last 27 home matches in Europe, a statistic that underlines their threat even when outmatched technically. With an injury-depleted squad, however, sustaining that threat against Arsenal’s high-pressing, possession-dominant style will be an enormous task.
For Arsenal, Arteta’s side are chasing a slice of history. Victory in Prague would mark the first time they’ve begun a Champions League group stage with four straight wins without conceding, and would all but secure early qualification for the knockout phase. The Gunners have won 63% of their Champions League matches under Arteta (17 of 27) — the best ratio of any English manager with 20+ games at a single club.
If current form holds, Arsenal’s blend of defensive organisation and attacking clarity should carry them through comfortably. But in a compact, atmospheric Fortuna Arena, Slavia’s intensity and physical edge could make for a more testing night than the numbers suggest.
no brainer then
Slavia Prague, meanwhile, are still searching for a first win in the competition this season. The Czech champions have drawn twice and lost once, scoring just twice across three matches. Their most recent outing — a goalless draw away to Atalanta — showcased defensive resilience but also continued a concerning attacking trend: they have now gone two consecutive Champions League games without a goal, generating an xG of just 0.84 in total and averaging 0.04 xG per shot, the lowest in the tournament.
Arsenal’s form in Europe contrasts starkly. They are one of only two teams — alongside Inter Milan — to have opened a Champions League season with three wins and three clean sheets. The last English side to win their first four matches in a European Cup campaign without conceding were Leeds United in 1969–70. Arteta’s side are built on control: they have faced just six shots on target in the competition, joint fewest with Manchester City, while their cumulative xG conceded (1.51) is second only to Bayern Munich.
The Arsenal attack has clicked into gear, too. Gabriel Martinelli has scored in all three group games so far; only Ian Wright has managed to net in Arsenal’s first four matches of a European campaign, doing so in the 1994–95 Cup Winners’ Cup. Behind him, Bukayo Saka and Eberechi Eze have been central to Arsenal’s fluent front three — combining speed, width, and positional interchange.
Historically, the matchup heavily favours Arsenal. They are unbeaten in all 10 matches against Czech opposition (W8 D2), scoring 27 goals and conceding only three, with eight clean sheets. Against Slavia specifically, the Gunners have recorded two wins and two draws in four European meetings. Their last visit to the Fortuna Arena came in the 2020–21 Europa League quarter-finals, where Arsenal triumphed 4–0 to secure progression.
Slavia Prague have struggled against English opponents for two decades. They have won just one of their last eight home games against English clubs (D2 L5), failing to win any since defeating Leeds United 2–1 in the 2000 UEFA Cup. They have also gone 14 Champions League matches without a win (D6 L8) since beating FCSB in 2007 — the joint-longest winless run by any Czech club in the competition’s history.
Still, Jindřich Trpišovský’s men are formidable domestically and have built their recent European success on intensity and tactical structure. They have scored in 26 of their last 27 home matches in Europe, a statistic that underlines their threat even when outmatched technically. With an injury-depleted squad, however, sustaining that threat against Arsenal’s high-pressing, possession-dominant style will be an enormous task.
For Arsenal, Arteta’s side are chasing a slice of history. Victory in Prague would mark the first time they’ve begun a Champions League group stage with four straight wins without conceding, and would all but secure early qualification for the knockout phase. The Gunners have won 63% of their Champions League matches under Arteta (17 of 27) — the best ratio of any English manager with 20+ games at a single club.
If current form holds, Arsenal’s blend of defensive organisation and attacking clarity should carry them through comfortably. But in a compact, atmospheric Fortuna Arena, Slavia’s intensity and physical edge could make for a more testing night than the numbers suggest.
no brainer then
Depends on your limits, if you can get a decent stake on might be worth having few quid on btts on here @ 2.7, famous last words but can't see Arsenal not scoring here.
Prague over 0.5 is 2.4
0-0 is 19
Could get 2 winners
0-0 is 19
Could get 2 winners
listening to it on bbc iplayer cant understand a flipping word pat nevin says ---shocking
compare that 'handball' to the one that no one saw last night that was basketballesque. Bizarre, no one on pitch though it hand ball, Euro ref are jokes when it comes to handballs.
Law says can't be handball if comes off own head first.
Maybe var and ref on this excellent offer...
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Maybe var and ref on this excellent offer...
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Why do they let Keown anywhere near a comm box when Arsenal are playing> It's embarrassing how 1 eyed he is.
The one last night was a def handball and that wasn't- couldn't wait to give it.
Nov 4, 2025 -- 5:55PM, The Dragon wrote:
listening to it on bbc iplayer cant understand a flipping word pat nevin says ---shocking
I also have trouble making out what Nevin says, when he gets over-excited. More chance of understanding the Soup dragon from the Clangers at times.
Soup dragon was a latter day Pingu.
No problem with Nevin here, indeed he's one
of my favourite co commentator pundits.
No problem with Nevin here, indeed he's one
of my favourite co commentator pundits.
maybe you neastern boys can undersyand te scottish dialect better than us further sarf
Quite possible, lots of Scots and Irish accents around Newcastle.
no problem with his actual comments, which are usually measured and accurate, it's just the over-excited babbling that is hard to understand at times.
my hearing is not the best so maybe that doesnt help
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