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Martin Keown hails Arsenal trio after Benfica win
Arsenal legend Martin Keown hails Bukayo Saka, Kieran Tierney and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang after the trio starred in the Gunners' 3-2 win over Benfica on Thursday.
Feb 25, 23:46
Mikel Arteta lavishes praise on Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Pierre Emerick Aubameyang scored twice as the Gunners beat Benfica to reach the Europa League last 16.
Feb 25, 21:54
The Match
Match Report
Pierre Emerick Aubameyang scored twice as the Gunners won 3-2 on the night to progress 4-3 on aggregate.
Preview
Sports Mole previews Thursday's Europa League clash between Arsenal and Benfica, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
Predicted Lineups
Sports Mole looks at how Arsenal could line up for their Europa League last-32 second leg with Benfica on Thursday evening.
Injuries & Suspensions
Sports Mole rounds up all of Arsenal's latest injury and suspension news ahead of their Europa League last-32 second leg with Benfica on Thursday.
Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Arsenal win with a probability of 45.3%. A win for Benfica had a probability of 29.09% and a draw had a probability of 25.6%.
The most likely scoreline for an Arsenal win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.56%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.15%) and 2-0 (7.94%). The likeliest Benfica win was 0-1 (8.1%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.17%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 2.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Arsenal would win this match.
| Result | ||
| Arsenal | Draw | Benfica |
| 45.3% | 25.6% | 29.09% |
| Both teams to score 53.17% |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
