Arsenal vs Atletico Madrid Prediction, 02:00 October 22: An example for the Gunners

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Pre-match review Arsenal vs Atletico Madrid

Arsenal are having a great start to the new season. After 8 rounds, they are leading the Premier League with 19 points, 3 points more than Man City and 4 points more than Liverpool. While Liverpool suddenly fell off a cliff, Arsenal showed “scary” stability thanks to a super solid defense.

In the last 8 matches in all competitions, Arsenal have kept 6 clean sheets. Since the beginning of the season, they have only conceded 3/11 official matches, and none of them have lost more than 1 goal. Thanks to this solidity, Arsenal can still win regularly even when their main striker - Gyokeres - keeps failing to score.

In fact, Arsenal are reproducing the image of themselves in recent seasons. The Gunners' attack is still heavily dependent on Saka, and they often win games thanks to set pieces. However, the Gunners are becoming more pragmatic and stubborn, making the possibility of them slipping up very low.

In the European Cup 1, Arsenal are also in the top group with 2 wins, 4 goals scored and no goals conceded. Of the 36 participating teams, only the Gunners and Inter have kept clean sheets.

On the other hand, Atletico Madrid have shown an unstable image since the beginning of the season. In La Liga, they have only won 16 points after 9 rounds, 8 points behind Real Madrid and have very little chance of competing for the championship. In the European Cup C1, they lost 2-3 to Liverpool in the opening match.

Therefore, it is not difficult to understand why Arsenal is rated higher in this match. In addition to the home field advantage, the Gunners are also superior to Atletico Madrid in terms of strength and form. However, all of that does not guarantee an easy victory for the Gunners. After all, Atletico is still considered a "big guy" in the European arena. Under Diego Simeone, this team always knows how to create difficulties for other giants, like against Liverpool at Anfield.

Therefore, this is considered an opportunity for Arsenal to “learn” the pragmatism and tenacity of Atletico Madrid. With the current situation, Atletico will likely defend tightly and wait for the opportunity to counterattack. In a situation where they have to find a way to penetrate the visitors’ defense, Arsenal can absolutely learn more about the tenacity and cunning that are the “specialties” of Diego Simeone.

Of course, 3 points are still Arsenal's most important goal. With home advantage, they are capable of winning against Atletico.

Arsenal vs Atletico Madrid head-to-head history

The pair have only faced each other twice in Europe, with Atletico knocking Arsenal out of the 2017/18 Europa League semi-finals with a 2-1 aggregate win over two legs.

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Expected lineup Arsenal vs Atletico Madrid

Arsenal: David Raya, Ben White, William Saliba, Gabriel Magalhães, Myles Lewis-Skelly, Eberechi Eze, Martín Zubimendi, Mikel Merino, Bukayo Saka, Leandro Trossard, Viktor Gyokeres.

Atletico Madrid: Jan Oblak, Marcos Llorente, Robin Le Normand, Clément Lenglet, Matteo Ruggeri, Giuliano Simeone, Conor Gallagher, Pablo Barrios, Giacomo Raspadori, Antoine Griezmann, Julián Alvarez.

Score prediction: Arsenal 1-0 Atletico Madrid