Arsenal vs Ludogorets Razgrad – UEFA Champions League – Preview

Posted on October 19, 2016 by Sreya

Arsenal vs Ludogorets Razgrad – Arsenal host Ludogorets Razgrad at the Emirates on 19th October, Wednesday for a Group A UEFA Champions League fixture. The Gunners opened their Champions League campaign with a 1-1 draw against Paris Saint-Germain following which they won 2-0 at home against FC Basel.

Four point from their first two matches with a goal difference superior to Paris Saint-Germain have put Arsenal on top of Group A standings. Their opponents tonight, Ludogorets Razgrad are yet to win a game in this European campaign – a 1-1 win at Basel was followed by a 1-3 loss to the Parisian club.

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Team News

Arsenal will be without a number of key players as Danny Welbeck and Per Mertesacker are sidelined through injuries while Aaron Ramsey and Carl Jenkinson are yet to regain match fitness. Olivier Giroud remain a doubt due to his toe injury but is expected to be a part of the matchday squad.

Ludogoretz Razgrad manager Georgi Dermendzhiev has a completely healthy squad to choose from.

Arsenal Possible Starting Lineup: David Ospina, Hector Bellerin, Skhodran Mustafi, Laurent Koscielny, Nacho Monreal, Santi Cazorla, Francis Coquelin, Theo Walcott, Mesut Ozil, Alex Iwobi, Alexis Sanchez.

Ludogorets Razgrad Possible Starting Lineup: Vladislav Stoyanov, Yoerdan Minev, Cosmin Moti, Jose Luis Palomino, Natanael Pimienta, Virgil Misidjan, Svetoslav Dyakov, Anicet, Wanderson, Marcelinho, Jonathan Cafu.

Contributor’s Pick

According to Arsenal vs Ludogorets Razgrad H2H stats, the Gunners have never played against this Bulgarian club in a competitive fixture before.

Ludogorets have only managed to win one of their last nine UEFA Champions League group stage matches but they have drawn two of their previous three such games, scoring in each of those matches.

Arsenal are in a rich vein of form winning their last six games in all competitions – scoring a minimum of three goals in four of those games and keeping four clean sheets. The English Premier League club will start as favorites and are likely to win by a 2-1 scoreline.