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Champions League | Quarter-Finals | 1st Leg
Apr 8, 2025 at 8pm UK
Emirates Stadium
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Arsenal
3 - 0
Real Madrid

Rice (58', 70'), Merino (75')
Partey (54')
FT(HT: 0-0)

Camavinga (69')
Camavinga (90+4')

The Match

Match Report

Declan Rice scores two ridiculous free kicks as Arsenal annihilate Champions League holders Real Madrid 3-0 in the first leg of their quarter-final at the Emirates.

Team News

Sports Mole rounds up all of the latest injury and suspension news ahead of Tuesday's Champions League clash between Arsenal and Real Madrid.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Tuesday's Champions League clash between Arsenal and Real Madrid, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Predicted Lineups

Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how Arsenal could line up for Tuesday's Champions League quarter-final first leg with Real Madrid.

Injuries & Suspensions

Sports Mole rounds up all of Arsenal's latest injury and suspension news ahead of Tuesday's Champions League quarter-final first leg with Real Madrid.

Form, Standings, Stats

Arsenal

All competitions
Champions League
Last Game: Everton 1-1 Arsenal
Saturday, April 5 at 12.30pm in Premier League

Real Madrid

All competitions
Champions League
Last Game: Real Madrid 1-2 Valencia
Saturday, April 5 at 3.15pm in La Liga

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Arsenal win with a probability of 50.82%. A win for Real Madrid had a probability of 26.2% and a draw had a probability of 23%.

The most likely scoreline for an Arsenal win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.62%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.49%) and 2-0 (7.72%). The likeliest Real Madrid win was 1-2 (6.59%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.58%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 4.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Arsenal would win this match.

Result
ArsenalDrawReal Madrid
50.82% (0.0080000000000027 0.01) 22.98% (-0.0079999999999991 -0.01) 26.2% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)
Both teams to score 59.65% (0.010999999999996 0.01)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
59.08% (0.018000000000001 0.02)40.91% (-0.023000000000003 -0.02)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
36.69% (0.016999999999996 0.02)63.3% (-0.021999999999998 -0.02)
Arsenal Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
83.76% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)16.24% (-0.011000000000003 -0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
54.24% (0.017000000000003 0.02)45.75% (-0.023000000000003 -0.02)
Real Madrid Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
71.22% (0.0050000000000097 0.01)28.78% (-0.010000000000002 -0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
35.37% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)64.62% (-0.012 -0.01)
Score Analysis
    Arsenal 50.82%
    Real Madrid 26.2%
    Draw 22.98%
ArsenalDrawReal Madrid
2-1 @ 9.62%
1-0 @ 8.49% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)
2-0 @ 7.72% (-0.0020000000000007 -0)
3-1 @ 5.83% (0.0019999999999998 0)
3-0 @ 4.68% (0.0010000000000003 0)
3-2 @ 3.63% (0.0020000000000002 0)
4-1 @ 2.65% (0.0020000000000002 0)
4-0 @ 2.13% (0.00099999999999989 0)
4-2 @ 1.65% (0.0010000000000001 0)
5-1 @ 0.96% (0.001 0)
Other @ 3.47%
Total : 50.82%
1-1 @ 10.58%
2-2 @ 5.99% (0.00099999999999945 0)
0-0 @ 4.67% (-0.0049999999999999 -0)
3-3 @ 1.51% (0.00099999999999989 0)
Other @ 0.23%
Total : 22.98%
1-2 @ 6.59% (-0.00099999999999945 -0)
0-1 @ 5.82% (-0.0039999999999996 -0)
0-2 @ 3.63% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
1-3 @ 2.74%
2-3 @ 2.49% (0.00099999999999989 0)
0-3 @ 1.51%
Other @ 3.43%
Total : 26.2%

How you voted: Arsenal vs Real Madrid

Arsenal
38.5%
Draw
19.6%
Real Madrid
41.9%
893
Head to Head
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Arsenal
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