Match Info

Premier League - Round 1

Date: 21 August 2026, Friday

Location: Emirates Stadium (London)

Referee: Bramall T. (Eng)

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	Arsenal		Coventry City

	1	X	2
	1.18	7.50	13.00
	1.20	6.50	11.50
	1.19	7.00	15.00
	1.22	7.12	15.50
	1.21	7.09	12.97	Watch
	1.20	6.90	14.00
	1.25	7.21	12.90	Watch
	1.22	7.00	14.00
Avarage Now (Initially)	1.21 ↑ (1.18)	7.04 ↓ (7.39)	13.61 ↓ (15.97)

The most likely Over/Under: 3.00

The best margin for this event is 1.6%, offered by

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Current Win Probability

Arsenal
79.3%

Draw
13.6%

Coventry City
7%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

81%

13%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

Arsenal has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-1.7%)

Coventry City has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+1%)

Who will win by Users?

1	X	2
91.4%	5.7%	2.9%

Arsenal - Coventry City Predictions

Users Predictions: 34 users predict this event. Arsenal will win (votes: 31 - 91.2%). Coventry will win (votes: 1 - 2.9%). It will Tie (votes: 2 - 5.9%).
Confidence interval (95%) for Arsenal: 81.7% – 100%.

Verified Performance Core (Selected Experts): 1 Selected Experts predict this event. Arsenal (votes: 1 - 100%).

Over/Under & Asian Handicap Predictions by Selected Experts:

O/U 8.5 - under (1.00) (votes: 1 - 100%) .

O/U 3.5 - over (2.38) (votes: 1 - 100%) .

EH +2 - Coventry (2.44) (votes: 1 - 100%) .

AH -1, 1st Half - Arsenal (2.28) (votes: 1 - 100%) .

AH -1.5 - Arsenal (1.63) (votes: 1 - 50%) .

BTTS - yes (2.28) (votes: 1 - 100%) .

DC - Coventry (4.50) (votes: 1 - 100%) .

Overall Expert Consensus (including all markets): 6 Selected Experts predict this event. Arsenal (votes: 3 - 50%). Coventry (votes: 3 - 50%).

Expected Score (Market Odds): 2:0

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Lineups

Starting Lineups
1. Raya D. (G) 4. White B. 3. Mosquera C. 6. Gabriel 33. Calafiori R. 8. Odegaard M. (C) 41. Rice D. 49. Lewis-Skelly M. 7. Saka B. 29. Havertz K. 17. Tzolis C.	19. Rushworth C. (G) 27. van Ewijk M. 4. Thomas B. 24. Amenda A. 3. Dasilva J. 6. Grimes M. (C) 18. Tchaouna L. 8. Yirenkyi C. 16. Onyeka F. 23. Thomas-Asante B. 9. Simms E.
Substitutes
13. Arrizabalaga K. (G) 56. Dowman M. 10. Eze E. 14. Gyökeres V. 5. Hincapie P. 20. Madueke N. 23. Merino M. 22. Nwaneri E. 36. Zubimendi M.	14. Awoniyi T. 28. Eccles J. 38. Hamer G. 15. Kitching L. 22. Latibeaudiere J. 5. Rudoni J. 7. Sakamoto T. 29. Torp V. 13. Wilson B. (G)
Coaches
Arteta M.	Lampard F.

Key Events of the Match

1st Half (2 - 0)
15', 1 - 0, Havertz K. ⚽, Calafiori R. (A),
23', 2 - 0, Saka B. ⚽,
27', Yirenkyi C. 🟨,
34', Gabriel 🟨,
2nd Half (1 - 0)
49', 3 - 0, Odegaard M. ⚽, White B. (A),
62', Yirenkyi C. ↓, Torp V. ↑,
68', Rice D. ↓, Zubimendi M. ↑,
68', Saka B. ↓, Madueke N. ↑,
70', Simms E. ↓, Awoniyi T. ↑,
70', Thomas-Asante B. ↓, Rudoni J. ↑,
76', Tzolis C. ↓, Eze E. ↑,
76', Odegaard M. ↓, Merino M. ↑,
81', Calafiori R. ↓, Hincapie P. ↑,
82', Tchaouna L. ↓, Hamer G. ↑,

Preview

Arsenal has been quite unpredictable recently (last 5 games: 2 wins).

Arsenal may face physical challenges compared to their opponent, as they have played more matches in recent days.

Recently, Arsenal has had a series of home games.

In this match, Arsenal is the clear favorite.

There will not play in Arsenal: Saliba W. (Back Injury) Timber J. (Ankle Injury)

There will not play in Coventry: Woolfenden L. (Injury) Wright H. (Muscle Injury)

There are questionable in Coventry: Rudoni J. (Shoulder Injury)

In the last 2 head-to-head matches, Arsenal won 2 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 0 matches, and goals 10:1. (average 5:0.5).

Including home matches between the teams, Arsenal won 2 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 0 matches, and goals 10:1. (average 5:0.5).

Outrights of English Premier League for now

Arsenal: 58.36% Coventry: 0.12%

Standings

		Pl	W	D	L		Diff	Pts
2	Arsenal	5	4	0	1	8:4	4	12
18	Coventry	5	1	0	4	1:10	-9	3

Form

✺ - easy match; ✺ - difficult match;

- Arsenal FC
English FA Community Shield
16.08.26	Arsenal - Manchester City	3:0 ✺
Club Friendly
12.08.26	Arsenal - Como	1:1 ✺
Emirates Cup
09.08.26	Arsenal - Borussia Dortmund	2:3 ✺
Club Friendly
05.08.26	Arsenal - Betis	1:3 ✺
01.08.26	Girona - Arsenal	1:4 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 5.3 WTLLW
- Coventry City
Club Friendly
14.08.26	Coventry City - Monaco	2:0 ✺
18.07.26	Northampton Town - Coventry City	0:0 ✺
English League Championship
02.05.26	Watford - Coventry City	0:4 ✺
26.04.26	Coventry City - Wrexham	3:1 ✺
21.04.26	Coventry City - Portsmouth	5:1 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 9.7 WTWWW

Latest Head to Head

English FA Cup
24.01.14	Arsenal - Coventry City	4:0
English League Cup
26.09.12	Arsenal - Coventry City	6:1

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