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Arsenal v Rapid Vienna

  • 20:00 GMT on BT Sport 2
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Like Leicester, we've found ourselves looking negatively at Arsenal's recent results. They did beat Molde 3-0, an expected result, but Wolves won 2-1 at the Emirates and Leeds should have comfortably beaten them in their contest at Elland Road; the Gunners somehow got a point in a 0-0 draw.

This should be a game that ends in victory for Arsenal, the look of this group means that anything less than 18 points could be viewed as a tad disappointing, even if that does sound harsh, but it may not be as easy as they will hope for.

Rapid Vienna bring goals, it's a regular feature in their games across all competitions. Nine of their last ten outings have seen both teams scoring and we can expect the same to happen here; the 8/15 price is worth inclusion in any Thursday BTTS accumulators.

A bet that was included in the last preview but didn't win, although it should have given a glaring miss from Molde in the first-half, was Arsenal to win from behind. Given this week's opponent, and the price available, it's one that I am confident enough to stick with.

Sky Bet provide the best price of 15/2 for that to happen. Rapid have scored the first goal in their last three games in all competitions while Arsenal conceded first against Wolves and Aston Villa, while they should have gone behind against Leeds. If it wasn't for that incredible miss, they would have been behind at Molde.

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Opta facts

  • Arsenal have won both their previous home games against Austrian opponents, with this their first such game since beating Austria Wien 6-1 in the 1991-92 European Cup.
  • Rapid Wien have lost three of their four away games against English opponents in all competitions, though they did win their last such visit 3-2 against Aston Villa in August 2010.
  • Having won all four of their group stage games to this season’s UEFA Europa League, Arsenal are looking to win each of their first five matches to a season in major European competition (excluding qualifiers) for only the second time, having last done so in the 2005-06 UEFA Champions League. They went on to reach that competition’s final in that season.
  • Having won both of their last two UEFA Europa League games, Rapid Wien are looking to win three in a row in the competition for the first time since November 2015 (four).
  • Joe Willock has been directly involved in five goals in his last three UEFA Europa League games for Arsenal, scoring two and assisting three.

LASK v Tottenham

  • 17:55 GMT on BT Sport 2
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You did well to avoid falling asleep during Tottenham's 0-0 draw at Chelsea on Sunday but it was a typical Jose Mourinho plan executed as he would have wanted. Spurs travelled to Stamford Bridge with the aim of restricting Chelsea's chances and they left with a crucial point.

The attention now turns back to the Europa League as they look to top the group. Victory over LASK will take it to a winner-takes-all contest against Antwerp on matchday six, which you'd fancy Tottenham to win. They are odds-on for victory here and it's difficult to argue against what we have seen from them so far.

Mourinho has demonstrated a preference for this competition in his team selection. A number of first team players have been involved throughout and he isn't afraid to use his star players when he needs to. However, there should be one or two changes and one player who can expect to play some part is Carlos Vinicius.

Premier League minutes have been limited, which is perhaps expected as he came in to play backup to Harry Kane, but the Europa League has allowed him time on the pitch and he has made an impact. He scored a brace against Ludogorets and it would be harsh to completely exclude him after that performance.

Those showings demonstrate that he has an understanding of the way that Tottenham play, and while he has two goals on his Spurs record, the fact that Vinicius also has three assists is the best example that he can come in and try to play a similar role to Kane.

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Opta facts

  • LASK have lost all three of their previous meetings with English opponents, going down 0-5 in their only such home game against Manchester United in last season’s UEFA Europa League.
  • Tottenham are unbeaten in all five of their previous meetings with Austrian opponents (W4 D1), with this their first such visit since a 1-0 win at SV Stockerau in August 1991.
  • Since the start of last season (excluding qualifiers), LASK have won five of their seven home games in the UEFA Europa League (L2), although they did lose their most recent home game in the competition (0-2 v Royal Antwerp).
  • Spurs have the joint-highest expected goals total of any team in the UEFA Europa League this term (10.48, along with Napoli), while they’ve scored at least three goals in all but one of their games in the competition this season (0-1 defeat to Royal Antwerp).
  • No side has had more pressed sequences (95) or shot-ending high turnovers (eight) than LASK in the UEFA Europa League this season. Meanwhile, only Real Sociedad (33) have had more high turnovers overall than Tottenham Hotspur’s 32.

Zorya v Leicester

  • 17:55 GMT on BT Sport 1
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  • Zorya Luhansk have lost all three of their European meetings with English opponents without scoring, including a 0-3 loss against Leicester in the reverse fixture on MD1.
  • Leicester’s 3-0 win in the reverse of this fixture on MD1 was their first ever meeting with Ukrainian opposition.
  • Zorya’s 3-0 win at AEK Athens last week halted their six game losing run in the UEFA Europa League (excluding qualifiers), recording their first three points since October 2017, which was also the last time they managed back-to-back wins in the competition.
  • Only Arsenal and TSG Hoffenheim (both 12) have amassed more UEFA Europa League points than Leicester this season (10), with only three other sides scoring more goals than the Foxes (12).
  • Kelechi Iheanacho was involved in all three of Leicester’s goals in their 3-0 win against Zorya Luhansk in the reverse fixture, scoring one and assisting two.

Odds correct at 1230 GMT (01/12/20)

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