UEFA Champions League Matchday 2 Tue, Oct 13 2026 · 20:00 Emirates Stadium, London
Arsenal
3–0 Full time · HT 0–0 xG 1.86 – 0.40
Lille
  • J. Timber 64’
  • E. Eze 67’
  • B. Saka 71’
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Match story · our forecast vs the result iModel is our forecast, published before the match and locked at kick-off: expected goals for each side and the probability of every outcome.

xG after the match measures the quality of the chances each side actually created. It is known only after the final whistle, so it is not a forecast.

Arsenal cruise past Lille

Arsenal entered as clear favourites and won 3–0 through goals from Timber, Eze and Saka. Arsenal finished with the higher xG (1.86 vs 0.40).

Arsenal ✓79%
Draw14%
Lille7%

Model vs reality

Arsenal goals
3
Model 2.68 · xG 1.86
Lille goals
0
Model 0.70 · xG 0.40
Total goals
3
Model 3.38 · xG 2.26
Score 3–0
11%
Most likely 2–0 (12%)
Over 2.5
Yes
Model 66%
Both scored
No
Model 47%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchJ. TimberArsenal · 1 goal
8.5
  • RefereeFelix Zwayer
  • CoachesMikel Arteta · —
  • VenueEmirates Stadium
  • Table before kick-offArsenal 14th · Lille 22nd
  • Weather at kick-off17°C · Clear · wind 15 km/h

Timeline

  1. Mikel MerinoYellow card · Foul
    29’
  2. Half time · 0–0
  3. J. Timber 1–0Assist C. Madueke
    64’
  4. ⇄ K. HavertzFor V. Gyökeres
    65’
  5. ⇄ M. ØdegaardFor Mikel Merino
    65’
  6. ⇄ B. SakaFor C. Madueke
    65’
  7. E. Eze 2–0Assist B. Saka
    67’
  8. B. Saka 3–0Assist K. Havertz
    71’
  9. ⇄ M. KjærgaardFor N. Mukau
    72’
  10. ⇄ O. SahraouiFor N. Bentaleb
    72’
  11. ⇄ C. VerdonkFor R. Perraud
    78’
  12. ⇄ O. GiroudFor A. Ueda
    78’
  13. ⇄ B. WhiteFor J. Timber
    78’
  14. Maxima GoffiYellow card · Foul
    81’
  15. ⇄ Soriba DiaouneFor D. Bakwa
    82’
  16. ⇄ M. DowmanFor E. Eze
    85’
  17. K. HavertzYellow card · Foul
    90+2’
  18. Full time · 3–0

Team stats

Arsenal16 shots · 12 in box, 4 outside
Lille4 shots · 1 in box, 3 outside
ArsenalLille
58% Possession 42%
1.86 Expected goals (xG) 0.40
2.39 Expected points (xPts) 0.41
16 Shots 4
8 Shots on target 0
3 Shots off target 1
5 Blocked shots 3
12 Shots inside the box 1
4 Shots outside the box 3
543 Passes 404
90% Pass accuracy 85%
7 Corners 0
0 Goalkeeper saves 5
13 Fouls 9
4 Offsides 3
2 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
7.29 Team rating 6.28

Line-ups

Arsenal 4-2-3-1

16.6 David Raya(G)
497.5 M. Lewis-Skelly 67.1 Gabriel Magalhães 157.5 E. Konsa 128.5★ J. Timber ↓78’
396.8 Bruno Guimarães 417.2 D. Rice
108.2 E. Eze ↓85’ 236.5 Mikel Merino ↓65’ 207.7 C. Madueke A↓65’
146.4 V. Gyökeres ↓65’
  • 1David Raya (G)6.6
  • 49M. Lewis-Skelly7.5
  • 6Gabriel Magalhães7.1
  • 15E. Konsa7.5
  • 12J. Timber ★↓78’8.5
  • 39Bruno Guimarães6.8
  • 41D. Rice7.2
  • 10E. Eze↓85’8.2
  • 23Mikel Merino↓65’6.5
  • 20C. MaduekeA↓65’7.7
  • 14V. Gyökeres↓65’6.4

Substitutes used

  • 56M. Dowman↑85’6.6
  • 29K. HavertzA↑65’7.1
  • 8M. Ødegaard↑65’7.2
  • 7B. SakaA↑65’7.9
  • 4B. White↑78’6.7

Unused: R. Calafiori, Kepa, M. Hashi, I. Meslier, Cristhian Mosquera, M. Salmon, C. O'Neill

Coach: Mikel Arteta

Lille 4-2-3-1

16.7 B. Özer(G)
156.3 R. Perraud ↓78’ 46.8 Alexsandro Ribeiro 36.5 N. Ngoy 385.6 Maxima Goffi
216.2 B. André 66.4 N. Bentaleb ↓72’
106.3 H. Haraldsson 175.9 N. Mukau ↓72’ 76.4 D. Bakwa ↓82’
186.0 A. Ueda ↓78’
  • 1B. Özer (G)6.7
  • 15R. Perraud↓78’6.3
  • 4Alexsandro Ribeiro6.8
  • 3N. Ngoy6.5
  • 38Maxima Goffi5.6
  • 21B. André6.2
  • 6N. Bentaleb↓72’6.4
  • 10H. Haraldsson6.3
  • 17N. Mukau↓72’5.9
  • 7D. Bakwa↓82’6.4
  • 18A. Ueda↓78’6.0

Substitutes used

  • 24C. Verdonk↑78’6.6
  • 11O. Sahraoui↑72’6.5
  • 14M. Kjærgaard↑72’5.9
  • 9O. Giroud↑78’6.1
  • 35Soriba Diaoune↑82’6.3

Unused: L. Srdanovic, G. Perrin, B. Önal, T. Nianzou, O. Gill, I. Cossier

Player stats

Top rated
J. TimberArsenal8.5
2nd
E. EzeArsenal8.2
3rd
B. SakaArsenal7.9

Arsenal

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
David Raya G 90 0 0 0 sv 0 90% 21 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.6
M. Lewis-Skelly M 90 0 0 0 (0) 3 89% 37 2 0 0/0 2/3 7.5
Gabriel Magalhães D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 92% 50 1 0 0/0 2/0 7.1
E. Konsa D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 96% 77 0 0 0/0 2/0 7.5
J. Timber D 78 1 0 1 (1) 2 90% 48 2 1 2/2 0/1 8.5
Bruno Guimarães M 90 0 0 5 (2) 0 83% 69 4 3 0/0 1/2 6.8
D. Rice M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 96% 73 3 1 0/0 0/0 7.2
E. Eze M 85 1 0 5 (3) 1 91% 32 1 0 4/8 0/2 8.2
Mikel Merino M 65 0 0 2 (1) 1 81% 21 0 0 0/0 1/1 6.5
C. Madueke F 65 0 1 1 (0) 1 91% 35 0 0 1/3 2/0 7.7
V. Gyökeres F 65 0 0 0 (0) 0 75% 8 0 1 0/0 1/0 6.4
M. Dowman M 5 0 0 0 (0) 0 67% 3 0 0 1/1 0/0 6.6
K. Havertz M 25 0 1 0 (0) 2 80% 10 0 0 1/1 0/0 7.1
M. Ødegaard M 25 0 0 0 (0) 0 93% 29 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.2
B. Saka F 25 1 1 1 (1) 1 80% 10 0 0 0/1 0/0 7.9
B. White D 12 0 0 0 (0) 0 91% 11 0 0 0/1 0/0 6.7

Lille

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
B. Özer G 90 0 0 5 sv 0 68% 37 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.7
R. Perraud D 78 0 0 0 (0) 0 65% 17 3 0 0/0 0/1 6.3
Alexsandro Ribeiro D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 90% 48 2 3 0/0 0/1 6.8
N. Ngoy D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 93% 54 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.5
Maxima Goffi D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 81% 26 2 0 0/0 1/0 5.6
B. André M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 86% 44 1 0 0/0 2/1 6.2
N. Bentaleb M 72 0 0 1 (0) 0 86% 43 1 3 1/2 0/0 6.4
H. Haraldsson M 90 0 0 0 (0) 2 85% 20 0 0 2/2 2/3 6.3
N. Mukau M 72 0 0 0 (0) 0 88% 17 2 2 0/0 1/0 5.9
D. Bakwa F 82 0 0 2 (0) 1 85% 27 0 0 0/1 3/2 6.4
A. Ueda F 78 0 0 1 (0) 0 75% 12 1 0 0/0 0/2 6.0
C. Verdonk D 12 0 0 0 (0) 0 60% 5 3 0 0/0 0/0 6.6
O. Sahraoui F 18 0 0 0 (0) 1 100% 10 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.5
M. Kjærgaard M 18 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 9 1 0 0/0 0/0 5.9
O. Giroud F 12 0 0 0 (0) 0 75% 4 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.1
Soriba Diaoune F 8 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 3 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.