Our prediction for this Europa League match:
Rapid Vienna
Match Time & Date:
22/10/2020
12:55 PM
Prediction: 1-1
Arsenal
Rapid Wien and Arsenal take on Allianz Stadion in the opening match of their Europa League campaign. The Green-Whites failed to beat Gent in the Champions League qualifiers, and as a result, they will represent Austria in the second most popular European competition. Rapid have been scoring goals for fun at the start of the new Bundesliga campaign, and we predict that they are going to find the net in Thursday’s football match.
The Gunners, on the other hand, once again missed out on a place in the Champions League. Mikel Arteta will surely use the Europa League games to test as many players as possible, but regardless of which footballers will be deployed in the starting XI against Rapid Wien, the visitors are likely to find the net in their Europa League opener as well. The likes of Mustafi, Chambers, and Martinelli remain in the recovery room for the visitors.
Highlighted Player (Filip Stojkovic ):
Following a successful spell with Serbian giants Crvena Zvezda, Montenegro full-back Filip Stojkovic joined Rapid Wien in 2019. Stojkovic was part of the Crvena Zvezda team that defeated Liverpool in the 2018/19 Champions League campaign, and, no doubt, that is considered one of the biggest successes of his career.
The Montenegro footballer is a product of the Bukovik Razanj youth team, and, in 2006 he was spotted by Crvena Zvezda’s scouts. From 2009 to 2017 Filip played for the likes of Sopot (loan), Banat (loan), Cukaricki, and 1860 Munchen before returning to Stadion Rajko Mitic. Nowadays the pacey full-back plays for both Rapid Wien and the Montenegro national team.
He made his debut for the national team in a 1-0 loss to Turkey in 2016. Since Stojkovic is a footballer of Serbian descent, he has eight caps for the Serbia U21 team. The Rapid Wien defender wears the No. 22 shirt at the Austrian club.
Highlighted Team (Arsenal):
Arsenal are regarded as one of the best English teams. The Gunners have won 12 FA Cup trophies, 13 league titles and two League Cups, but they have yet to lift the Champions League trophy. Arsene Wenger’s team were on the verge of beating Barcelona in the Champions League final back in 2006, but they eventually failed to win the prestigious title.
Arsenal used to play their homes at Highbury, but in 2006 they moved to the Emirates Stadium. The capacity of the stadium is 60,260. The Gunners won their last Premier League trophy back in 2004, with the capital club going through the season without a single loss. The likes of Thierry Henry, Denis Bergkamp and Robert Pires were part of the team back then, but Arsenal have not won the league trophy ever since.
Arsenal was founded by Woolwich munitions workers as Dial Square back in 1886. It is well known that Tottenham Hotspur are Arsenal’s fiercest rivals and there have always been fireworks when the two local rivals meet in the North London derby.
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