{"id":67286,"date":"2025-10-21T11:46:32","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T11:46:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/?p=67286"},"modified":"2025-10-21T12:47:34","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T12:47:34","slug":"arsenal-atletico-madrid-stats-uefa-champions-leage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/arsenal-atletico-madrid-stats-uefa-champions-leage\/","title":{"rendered":"The Stats That Show Why Arsenal Won&#8217;t Beat Atletico Madrid In The Champions League"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Arsenal host Spanish side Atletico Madrid in the Champions League on Tuesday night, but the stats suggest Mikel Arteta&#8217;s side won&#8217;t emerge victorious.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s match day three in the Champions League tonight, with Arsenal hoping to continue their perfect start to the campaign.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/next-arsenal-manager-betting-odds\/\"><strong>Arsenal manager<\/strong><\/a> Arteta will be delighted so far. His side have two wins from two after beating Athletic Club and Olympiacos, and are yet to concede.<\/p>\n<p>Now, though, they face Diego Simeone&#8217;s Atletico Madrid, and the data shows they are unlikely to continue their winning form.<\/p>\n<p>Atletico were beaten 3-2 at Anfield in a classic against Liverpool, but thumped Eintracht Frankfurt 5-1 to make it one win from two so far.<\/p>\n<h2>Arsenal Vs Atletico Madrid Stats<\/h2>\n<p>In terms of a head-to-head record, there isn&#8217;t much history between Arsenal and Atletico Madrid.<\/p>\n<p>However, Arsenal have never beaten Atletico in their two previous meetings.<\/p>\n<p>The pair faced off for the only time in the 2017-18 Champions League semi-finals.<\/p>\n<p>Atletico won 1-0 at home after a 1-1 draw at the Emirates to advance to the final that season.<\/p>\n<p><code><\/code><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83d\udd34 \ud835\udde0\ud835\uddd4\ud835\udde7\ud835\uddd6\ud835\udddb\ud835\ude3f\ud835\ude3c\ud835\ude54 \u26aa\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udd9a Atletico Madrid<br \/>\n\ud83d\udd57 8pm (UK)<br \/>\n\ud83c\udfc6 Champions League<br \/>\n\ud83c\udfdf\ufe0f Arsenal Stadium <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1f2Tah4rzP\">pic.twitter.com\/1f2Tah4rzP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Arsenal (@Arsenal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Arsenal\/status\/1980529610468253871?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 21, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Arsenal&#8217;s overall record in the Champions League against Spanish opposition leaves a lot to be desired.<\/p>\n<p>The Gunners have won just 15 of their 33 games in the competition, giving Mikel Arteta&#8217;s side a 45% win rate against Spanish clubs.<\/p>\n<p>Even when only considering home games, that figure rises only slightly over 50%.<\/p>\n<p>But in recent times, results have been more favourable, with Arsenal winning their last six against opponents from Spain.<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday won&#8217;t be easy, though. Atletico are now unbeaten in six since their defeat to Liverpool, including a 5-2 Madrid Derby win against rivals Real.<\/p>\n<p>And finally, Arsenal have not won all three of their opening UEFA Champions League games since 2010-11, a run stretching back 15 years.<\/p>\n<h2>Arsenal Set Pieces Could Be The Key To Unlocking Atletico Defence<\/h2>\n<p>However, there is one avenue that Arsenal may be able to put Atletico Madrid under pressure.<\/p>\n<p>Set-pieces have become a key reason behind Arsenal&#8217;s rise to the top of the Premier League table.<\/p>\n<p>Masterminded by set-piece coach Nicolas Jover, the Gunners have scored eight times from set-pieces already this season.<\/p>\n<p>Jover has been pivotal to Arsenal&#8217;s prowess from dead-ball situations since his arrival at the club in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Dark Arts at the Emirates? \ud83e\ude84\ud83d\udc40<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JonChampionJC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JonChampionJC<\/a> previews Arsenal vs Atletico Madrid, with a certain Diego Simeone in town \ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddf7 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xZc6yLdJNu\">pic.twitter.com\/xZc6yLdJNu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Amazon Prime Video Sport (@primevideosport) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/primevideosport\/status\/1980578558100844860?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 21, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, Atletico Madrid have conceded seven set-piece goals in La Liga this campaign, the most of any side.<\/p>\n<p>It therefore feels likely that this particular fixture could be decided from an Arsenal set-piece.<\/p>\n<p>But if Atletico can prevent goals from free-kicks or corners, they have proven extremely hard to break down.<\/p>\n<p>They have conceded just three times from open play in La Liga in 2025-26.<\/p>\n<h2>Martin Odegaard Injury Absence Could Cost Arsenal Dearly<\/h2>\n<p>In recent seasons Arsaenal&#8217;s form has plummeted when they&#8217;ve been hit by injury.<\/p>\n<p>And few members of their squad are more pivotal than skipper Martin Odegaard.<\/p>\n<p>The Norwegian is on of Mikel Arteta&#8217;s main creative weapons, and leads the team as captian.<\/p>\n<p>But he has been blighted by injuries once again this season.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_65684\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-65684\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-65684\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/10\/Martin-Odegaard-Arsenal-560x373.jpg\" alt=\"Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard will be another big loss for Arsenal against Atletico.\" width=\"560\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/10\/Martin-Odegaard-Arsenal-560x373.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/10\/Martin-Odegaard-Arsenal-924x615.jpg 924w, https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/10\/Martin-Odegaard-Arsenal-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/10\/Martin-Odegaard-Arsenal-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/10\/Martin-Odegaard-Arsenal.jpg 1415w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-65684\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard will be missing for Arsenal against Atletico.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Having just returned from a shoulder problem, he has now injured his knee, with Arteta not expecting him back for a number of weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Last season, Odegaard missed 10 games with an ankle sprain.<\/p>\n<p>In the time, Arsenal won just five of those games, including a run of three wins in seven in the Premier League, that went a long way toward ultimately costing them the title.<\/p>\n<p>With Odegaard once again sidelined, could we se another slump in Arsenal form.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/martin-odegaard-injury-replacement-arsenal\/\"><strong>Who Arteta will replace Odegaard with<\/strong><\/a> remains to be seen, but he will be a massive loss on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Arsenal Champions League Fixtures 2025-26<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>16\/09 Athletic Club (A) &#8211; W 2-0<\/li>\n<li>01\/10 Olympiacos (H) &#8211; W 2-0<\/li>\n<li>21\/10 Atletico Madrid (H)<\/li>\n<li>04\/11 Slavia Prague (A)<\/li>\n<li>26\/11 Bayern Munich (H)<\/li>\n<li>10\/12 Club Brugge (A)<\/li>\n<li>20\/01 Inter Milan (A)<\/li>\n<li>28\/10 Kairat Almaty (H)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arsenal host Spanish side Atletico Madrid in the Champions League on Tuesday night, but the stats suggest Mikel Arteta&#8217;s side won&#8217;t emerge victorious. 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