Slavia Prague vs Arsenal

4 November 2026 · Champions League · Matchday 4 · 2026/27 · Referee Tobias Stieler

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 0–2

  • Wiktor Nowak 90’
  • Noni Madueke 9’
  • Viktor Gyökeres 38’

Match summary

Arsenal took a 2-1 win at Slavia Prague. Arsenal led 2-0 at half-time.

Noni Madueke put Arsenal ahead in the 9th minute, Viktor Gyökeres made it 0-2 in the 38th minute, and Wiktor Nowak pulled one back to make it 1-2 in the 90th minute.

Slavia Prague can feel hard done by, creating 2.11 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots to Arsenal's 1.49 from 12.

Slavia Prague hosted Arsenal in the Champions League on matchday 4, with the visitors claiming a 1-2 victory despite a spirited display from the home side. Arsenal controlled 56 percent of possession and completed 486 passes, while Slavia Prague registered 17 shots to the visitors' 12, and edged the count on target with 6 to 5. Slavia Prague also accumulated an expected goals total of 2.25 compared to Arsenal's 1.49. Discipline was fairly even across the contest, with Slavia Prague conceding 15 fouls and receiving 1 yellow card, while Arsenal committed 10 fouls and picked up 2 yellow cards.

The scoring opened in the 9th minute when Noni Madueke scored to put Arsenal ahead at 0-1. The first half saw a yellow card for Slavia Prague's David Moses in the 20th minute before Viktor Gyökeres doubled Arsenal's lead with a goal in the 38th minute, making the score 0-2 at half-time. Following multiple substitutions for both sides after the break, Ezri Konsa and Declan Rice received yellow cards for Arsenal in the 53rd and 68th minutes respectively. Slavia Prague eventually responded in the 90th minute when Wiktor Nowak scored with an xG of 0.93, setting the final score at 1-2.

Match stats

44% Possession 56%
18 Shots 12
6 Shots on target 5
4 Corners 2
101 Attacks 108
56 Dangerous attacks 57
362 Passes 481
82.9% Pass accuracy 82.7%
17 Tackles 19
15 Fouls 10
1 Yellow cards 2
3 Offsides 1

Key events

Slavia Prague Arsenal
Kick-off
9’
Noni MaduekeRight foot shot0-1 (Arsenal)
15’
Mikel MerinoShot on target
20’
27’
Mikel MerinoShot on target
38’
Viktor GyökeresRight foot shot0-2 (Arsenal)
Half-time0-2
Oskar KubiakShot on target
46’
Second half underway
53’
68’
72’
Noni MaduekeShot on target
Wiktor NowakShot on target
75’
Oskar KubiakShot on target
83’
Wiktor NowakRight foot shot1-2 (Slavia Prague)
90’
Mikuláš KonečnýShot on target
90+6’
Full-time1-2

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.11 1.49 9’ Noni Madueke (Arsenal), 0-1 9’ 38’ Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal), 0-2 38’ 90’ Wiktor Nowak (Slavia Prague), 1-2 90’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.11 1.49 9’ Noni Madueke (Arsenal), 0-1 Madueke 9’ 38’ Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal), 0-2 Gyökeres 38’ 90’ Wiktor Nowak (Slavia Prague), 1-2 Nowak 90’
Slavia Prague 2.11 xGArsenal 1.49 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Arsenal attacking Slavia Prague attacking 
90’ Wiktor Nowak (Slavia Prague), set piece, 0.97 xG, goal 24’ Mikel Merino (Arsenal), open play, 0.30 xG, off target 27’ Mikel Merino (Arsenal), open play, 0.22 xG, saved 9’ Noni Madueke (Arsenal), open play, 0.21 xG, goal 42’ Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.20 xG, off target 26’ Eberechi Eze (Arsenal), open play, 0.18 xG, blocked 49’ Oskar Kubiak (Slavia Prague), direct free kick, 0.14 xG, blocked 75’ Ange N'Guessan (Slavia Prague), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 36’ Tomáš Holeš (Slavia Prague), set piece, 0.11 xG, off target 79’ Mikuláš Konečný (Slavia Prague), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 90+3’ Štěpán Chaloupek (Slavia Prague), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 58’ Emmanuel Ayaosi (Slavia Prague), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 83’ Oskar Kubiak (Slavia Prague), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 83’ Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 90+6’ Mikuláš Konečný (Slavia Prague), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 24’ Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 75’ Mojmír Chytil (Slavia Prague), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 77’ David Zima (Slavia Prague), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 15’ Mikel Merino (Arsenal), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 38’ Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 82’ Jurriën Timber (Arsenal), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 83’ Christos Tzolis (Arsenal), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 77’ David Zima (Slavia Prague), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 89’ Oskar Kubiak (Slavia Prague), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 46’ Oskar Kubiak (Slavia Prague), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 72’ Noni Madueke (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 74’ David Jurásek (Slavia Prague), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 75’ Wiktor Nowak (Slavia Prague), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 51’ Emmanuel Ayaosi (Slavia Prague), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 89’ Mikuláš Konečný (Slavia Prague), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 90’ Wiktor Nowak (Slavia Prague), set piece, 0.97 xG, goal 24’ Mikel Merino (Arsenal), open play, 0.30 xG, off target 27’ Mikel Merino (Arsenal), open play, 0.22 xG, saved 9’ Noni Madueke (Arsenal), open play, 0.21 xG, goal 42’ Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.20 xG, off target 26’ Eberechi Eze (Arsenal), open play, 0.18 xG, blocked 49’ Oskar Kubiak (Slavia Prague), direct free kick, 0.14 xG, blocked 75’ Ange N'Guessan (Slavia Prague), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 36’ Tomáš Holeš (Slavia Prague), set piece, 0.11 xG, off target 79’ Mikuláš Konečný (Slavia Prague), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 90+3’ Štěpán Chaloupek (Slavia Prague), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 58’ Emmanuel Ayaosi (Slavia Prague), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 83’ Oskar Kubiak (Slavia Prague), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 83’ Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 90+6’ Mikuláš Konečný (Slavia Prague), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 24’ Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 75’ Mojmír Chytil (Slavia Prague), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 77’ David Zima (Slavia Prague), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 83’ Christos Tzolis (Arsenal), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 15’ Mikel Merino (Arsenal), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 38’ Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 82’ Jurriën Timber (Arsenal), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 77’ David Zima (Slavia Prague), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 89’ Oskar Kubiak (Slavia Prague), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 46’ Oskar Kubiak (Slavia Prague), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 72’ Noni Madueke (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 75’ Wiktor Nowak (Slavia Prague), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 74’ David Jurásek (Slavia Prague), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 51’ Emmanuel Ayaosi (Slavia Prague), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 89’ Mikuláš Konečný (Slavia Prague), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked
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Lineups

Slavia Prague 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Domchak
Vlček 61’
Holeš
Zima
Moses 81’
Sadílek
Nowak
Kubiak
Ayaosi 71’
Suleiman 46’
Šturm 46’
Arsenal 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Raya
Hincapié
Konsa 62’
Magalhães
White 78’
Zubimendi
Rice
Merino
Eze 62’
Madueke 90’
Gyökeres 78’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
90′ 3 2 47 – – – – –
Defenders6 players
Tomáš Vlček Taken off
61′ – 1 – – – 20 1 – – –
90′ 2 2 2 2 – 59 1 – – –
90′ 1 4 – 7 3 53 – – – –
Ange N'Guessan Came on as a substitute
45′ 2 3 – 4 1 19 2 – – –
Mikuláš Konečný Came on as a substitute
29′ 1 1 – 3 2 7 – – – –
Štěpán Chaloupek Came on as a substitute
9′ – – – – – 3 – – – –
Midfielders8 players
90′ – – 31 1 – 1 4 2 2 – –
David Moses Taken off
81′ – – 25 – – 2 3 3 1 –
90′ – – 40 1 – 3 – 6 3 2 –
Emmanuel Ayaosi Taken off
71′ – – 12 – – 1 – 5 1 4 –
Mubarak Suleiman Taken off
45′ – – 8 – – 1 – 1 – – –
Danijel Šturm Taken off
45′ – – 10 – – 1 – 3 – – –
90′ 1 – 18 1 – – – 2 2 – –
David Jurásek Came on as a substitute
19′ – 1 6 2 – – 1 – 1 – –
Forwards1 player
Mojmír Chytil Came on as a substitute
45′ – – 1 1 0.07 – 2 7 2 6 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

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