Match Report
The table read 3rd (Arsenal, 19 pts) against 27th (Shakhtar Donetsk, 7 pts), 12 points apart. Shakhtar Donetsk ranked 21st in the league on five-round form, well above their 27th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Arsenal 2 scored and 0.38 conceded per game, Shakhtar Donetsk 1 and 2, with the league averaging 1.63.
4 meetings are on record — 2 won by Arsenal, 2 by Shakhtar Donetsk, 0 drawn, at 4.25 goals per meeting. Playing at home matters in this fixture: 100% of the meetings went to the host. History points to goals: 100% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 75%.
Emirates Stadium in London, capacity 60,260, hosted the game. Arsenal led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-0.
Goal scorers
Arsenal: Dmytro Riznyk (29' og)