- 1P. Čech
- 6L. Koscielny
- 5Sokratis Papastathopoulos
- 20S. Mustafi
- 10M. Özil
- 31S. Kolašinac
- 34G. Xhaka
- 29M. Guendouzi
- 15Ainsley Maitland-Niles
- 14P. Aubameyang
- 9A. Lacazette
- 18Nacho Monreal
- 7H. Mkhitaryan
- 11Lucas Torreira
- 19B. Leno
- 4Mohamed Elneny
- 17A. Iwobi
- 49E. Nketiah
- 13Neto
- 14José Gayá
- 21C. Piccini
- 4F. Roncaglia
- 24E. Garay
- 5Gabriel Paulista
- 12M. Diakhaby
- 10Dani Parejo
- 8Carlos Soler
- 7Gonçalo Guedes
- 19Rodrigo
- 18D. Wass
- 9K. Gameiro
- 22Santi Mina
- 1Jaume Doménech
- 15Toni Lato
- 23Sobrino, Ruben
- 20Ferran Torres
Not only did Valencia give up plenty of scoring opportunities away against Villarreal in the previous round of this competition, but they’ve also surrendered plenty on the road domestically of late. Last time out away from home, Valencia lost 3-2 away against Atletico, while they’ve conceded at least twice in three of their last seven travelling matches. Moreover, they’ve shipped expected-goals numbers of 1.8, 2.25, 1.84, 0.89 and 2.34 in their last five away matches in La Liga.
When we consider Valencia’s recent defensive numbers on the road in conjunction with the fact that Arsenal’s best attacking efforts have been delivered at home in this competition, the bet that catches the eye ahead of Thursday’s clash