Before the match

seven goals for and 15 against accompanied Slavia Praha's one draw and four defeats across five outings, a winless run. A 2-2 draw away to Fenerbahçe (20 October) was their most recent result.

Slavia Praha's away from home game on 20 October (Champions League) ended 2-2 against Fenerbahçe, with two goals for and two against. On 13 October, Sabah FK faced Slavia Praha in Champions League: Slavia Praha lost 0-2 away from home, having scored zero and conceded two. Champions League, 10 September brought a home meeting with RC Lens; Slavia Praha lost 2-3, a return of two goals scored and three conceded. Slavia Praha visited Paphos FC on 28 January (Champions League) and lost 1-4; their goals totalled one, compared with four conceded. Barça travelled to face Slavia Praha (Champions League) on 21 January. For Slavia Praha, the score was 2-4: two goals scored, four allowed.

Slavia Praha stood 32nd in the results-based Champions League table before kickoff, with one point from three matches.

nine goals for and two against accompanied Arsenal's four wins and one draw across five outings, keeping four clean sheets, an unbeaten run. On 1 November, Arsenal recorded a 1-0 win visiting Liverpool; their biggest win in that spell was 3-0 at home to Lille on 13 October.

Premier League, 1 November brought an away meeting with Liverpool; Arsenal won 1-0, a return of one goal scored and zero conceded. Arsenal hosted Everton on 24 October (Premier League) and won 2-0; their goals totalled two, compared with zero conceded. Bayern hosted Arsenal (Champions League) on 21 October. For Arsenal, the score was 2-2: two goals scored, two allowed. 1-0 was Arsenal's result against Nottingham on 18 October (Premier League), playing away from home; Arsenal won, with one scored to zero conceded. The 13 October fixture (Champions League) paired Arsenal with Lille. Arsenal won 3-0 at home, netting three goals while conceding zero.

Arsenal stood 9th in the results-based Champions League table before kickoff, with seven points from three matches.

The teams' recorded encounters ended in a 3-0 away win for Arsenal on 4 November 2025.

After the match

Noni Madueke opened the scoring inside the first 9 minutes for Arsenal, set up by Viktor Gyökeres, to make it 1-0. Viktor Gyökeres added to the tally in the 38th minute for Arsenal, set up by Mikel Merino, to make it 2-0. Wiktor Nowak pulled one back late on, in the 90th minute for Slavia Praha, set up by David Jurásek, to make it 1-2. David Moses (20'), Ezri Konsa (53') and Declan Rice (68') were booked. The rating gap is a wide one: our current Elo ratings have Arsenal 459 points stronger than Slavia Praha. Arsenal won; current ratings also favour them in this pairing, with a model probability of 83.1%. Arsenal are unbeaten in the latest 7 matches of their recorded form in the 2026/27 Champions League and the 2026/27 Premier League. Slavia Praha picked up one yellow card. The substitution total for Slavia Praha was five. After coming on for Slavia Praha in minute 71, David Jurásek provided an assist. two yellow cards went to Arsenal. The substitution total for Arsenal was five.