Slavia Praha vs Arsenalpredicted line-ups, prediction and how to watch

Predicted line-ups, prediction and how to watch for Slavia Praha vs Arsenal: everything you need to know before the game.

Slavia Praha host Arsenal at the Sinobo Stadium in Prague on Wednesday 4 November, with kick-off at 14:00 Mexico City time, in matchday four of the Champions League league phase.

The Czech side sit 32nd on one point. The Gunners are seventh on seven.

Match preview

Slavia have collected just one point from their opening three games and carry a goal difference of -3. They are 32nd in the 36-team table and need to start picking up points to keep their qualification hopes alive.

At home, their only league-phase outing ended in a 3-2 defeat. Away, they drew 2-2 at Fenerbahçe on 20 October and lost the other game. They have scored four and conceded seven in total.

Domestic form has been far healthier. Slavia won 5-0 at Jablonec on 31 October and beat Zbrojovka Brno 4-0 in the Cup before that. Before those results, they drew 1-1 with Mladá Boleslav and 0-0 with Hradec Králové.

That is nine goals scored and none conceded across their last two games. They are also unbeaten in five, with two wins and three draws, although the standard of opposition changes completely on Wednesday.

<cite index="6-5">Arsenal are seventh on seven points after a 1-0 win at Napoli, a 3-0 home win over Lille and a 2-2 draw at Bayern Munich.</cite> Their goal difference stands at +4.

On their travels in this phase, the Gunners have one win and one draw, scoring three and conceding two. Overall they have scored six and let in only two in three matches.

Mikel Arteta's side are unbeaten in their last five in all competitions. They won 1-0 at Liverpool on 1 November, drew 1-1 at Fleetwood in the League Cup, beat Everton 2-0, drew 2-2 in Munich and won 1-0 at Nottingham Forest.

The head-to-head record is heavily in Arsenal's favour. They won 3-0 in Prague in last season's league phase, won 4-0 in the 2021 Europa League quarter-final second leg and drew 1-1 in the first leg. <cite index="5-1">Arsenal are unbeaten in four previous meetings between the clubs.</cite>

The stakes are clear. Victory would keep Arsenal inside the top eight, while defeat would leave Slavia with one point from four games.

Team news

Slavia have plenty of absentees. Chorý is out through a coach's decision, Kante and Kolář are off the roster, and Ogbu (Achilles) and Ouanda are injured. <cite index="3-1">UEFA lists Piták and Schranz as out, although our database has them as doubts.</cite> Isife, Markovič, Provod and N'Guessan are also doubtful.

<cite index="3-1">UEFA's predicted XI is Domchak; Holeš, Zima, Chaloupek; Vlček, Sadílek, Moses, Kubiak; Ayaosi, Suleiman; Nowak.</cite>

Arsenal remain without Bukayo Saka (thigh) and William Saliba (back). <cite index="3-1">Eze is listed as doubtful by UEFA.</cite> <cite index="1-6">Arteta admitted it was a surprise he made the squad at the weekend.</cite>

<cite index="1-4,1-7">Sports Mole expects Max Dowman to start and Viktor Gyökeres to come in for Kai Havertz, with Bruno Guimarães dropping out.</cite> Other outlets differ, so the XI is not confirmed.

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