Slavia Praha vs Arsenal
Ref: A. AghayevFortuna Arena, Praha · 21,000 cap
Match recap
Arsenal beat Slavia Praha 3–0 in their UEFA Champions League fixture. Saka, Merino, and Merino scored for Arsenal. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.47 for Slavia Praha versus 1.81 for Arsenal. Slavia Praha sit 34th in the UEFA Champions League table while Arsenal are 1st.
First Half
23'
Nwaneri
Yellow Card
30'
VAR
Penalty confirmed
32'
⚽
Saka
Penalty
37'
Merino
Yellow Card
Second Half
46'
⚽
Merino
Assist: Trossard
⇄
Chorý
65'
⇄
Nwaneri
68'
⚽
Merino
Assist: Rice
⇄
Vlček
Zafeiris
Yellow Card
⇄
Zafeiris
73'
⇄
Timber
73'
⇄
Trossard
73'
⇄
Hincapié
⇄
Moses
⇄
Sanyang
75'
Nørgaard
Yellow Card
79'
Lewis-Skelly
Yellow Card
81'
⇄
Rice
Douděra
Yellow Card
VAR
Penalty cancelled
Mbodji
Yellow Card
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Arsenal | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | +19 | 24 |
| 2 |  Bayern München | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | +14 | 21 |
| 33 |  Eintracht Frankfurt | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -11 | 4 |
| 34 |  Slavia Praha | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | -14 | 3 |
| 35 |  Villarreal | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | -13 | 1 |
As of 20 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
Slavia PrahaArsenal
4Won
Statistical edge
4–11
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.47VS1.81
Attack2 · 4 won
9
Shots
14
1
Shots on target
8
6
Shots in the box
12
3
Shots outside box
2
5
Shots off goal
2
4
Corners
7
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
43%
Possession
57%
258
Total passes
344
187
Accurate passes
274
72%
Pass accuracy
80%
Discipline1 · 2 won
31
Fouls
0
3
Yellow cards
4
5
Offsides
0
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
5
Goalkeeper saves
1
3
Blocked shots
4
0.12
Goals prevented
0.12
Slavia Praha
3-4-3
Arsenal
4-3-3
Slavia Praha
3-4-3Starting XI
- 2Š. ChaloupekD
- 4D. ZimaD
- 10C. ZafeirisM
- 11Youssoupha SanyangF
- 12E. MbodjiM
- 16D. MosesM
- 17L. ProvodF
- 23M. SadílekM
- 25T. ChorýF
- 27T. VlčekD
- 35J. MarkovičG
Substitutes
- 7M. ChamM
- 8D. HashiokaD
- 9V. KušejF
- 13M. ChytilF
- 18J. BořilD
- 21D. DouděraM
- 30D. ToulaF
- 31E. PrekopF
- 36J. StaněkG
- 40A. RezekG
- 43T. JelínekM
- 44J. KolísekD
Arsenal
4-3-3Starting XI
- 1David RayaG
- 2W. SalibaD
- 5P. HincapiéD
- 6Gabriel MagalhãesD
- 7B. SakaF
- 12J. TimberD
- 16C. NørgaardM
- 19L. TrossardF
- 22E. NwaneriM
- 23Mikel MerinoF
- 41D. RiceM
Substitutes
- 3Cristhian MosqueraD
- 4B. WhiteD
- 10E. EzeM
- 33R. CalafioriD
- 35T. SetfordG
- 49M. Lewis-SkellyD
- 51Alexei Rojas FedorushchenkoG
- 53C. SagoeF
- 56M. DowmanM
- 71A. AnnousF
Slavia Praha
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Youssoupha Sanyang | F | 74 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/3 |
| Lukáš Provod(C) | F | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Michal Sadílek | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
| Youssoupha Mbodji | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Jakub Markovič | G | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tomáš Chorý | F | 49 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| David Moses | M | 74 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/2 |
| Stepan Chaloupek | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| David Zima | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Christos Zafeiris | M | 70 | 6.2 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Tomáš Vlček | D | 70 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Jan Bořil | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Erik Prekop | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jindřich Staněk | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Adam Rezek | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jakub Kolisek | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tomas Jelinek | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Daniel Toula | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Daiki Hashioka | D | 16 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Muhammed Cham-Saračević | M | 20 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| David Doudera | M | 20 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Vasil Kušej | F | 16 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mojmír Chytil | F | 41 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Arsenal
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mikel Merino | F | 90 | 8.6 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Declan Rice | M | 81 | 7.9 | — | 1 | — | — | 5 | — |
| Leandro Trossard | F | 72 | 7.5 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0/3 |
| Gabriel Magalhães | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Bukayo Saka(C) | F | 90 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0/2 |
| Piero Hincapié | D | 73 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Jurriën Timber | D | 73 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/4 |
| David Raya | G | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| William Saliba | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Christian Nørgaard | M | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ethan Nwaneri | M | 65 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Alexei Rojas | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Riccardo Calafiori | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Charles Sagoe Jr. | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cristhian Mosquera | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tommy Setford | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andre Harriman-Annous | F | 9 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Myles Lewis-Skelly | D | 17 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eberechi Eze | M | 25 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Max Dowman | M | 18 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/3 |
| Ben White | D | 17 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |