Arsenal host Napoli in the first leg of a mouth-watering Europa League quarter-final on Thursday evening at Emirates Stadium.Judging by past two rounds, the Gunners have to chase a win in front of the home crowd given they’ve lost both away fixtures to BATE and Rennes so far in the knockout phase.
Unai Emery’s men showed much better performances in their own backyard where they demolished both BATE and Rennes 3-0 in R32 and R16. Arsenal also played incomparably better on the home patch in the Premier League.
15′ What a goal! Ainsley Maitland-Niles plays it to Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal), who finds himself unmarked inside the box and slots a first-time shot past Alex Meret into the bottom left corner. 1:0.
The hosts won 14, drew 2 and lost just 1 of 17 league outings at Emirates Stadium. They, however, won’t come into this tie in the highest of spirits after a disappointing display in a 1-0 defeat to Everton on Sunday afternoon away at Goodison.
Arsenal vs Napoli: Prediction
Napoli lost the battle for Serie A title long time ago and they basically had no imperative in any fixture in the last couple of weeks.
The lack of motivation was the main reason for a slower run of results as Partinopei claimed just one point in last two league ties against Empoli and Genoa.