Champions League Matchday 4: Slavia Praha vs Arsenal facts

Premier League leaders Arsenal will look to continue their perfect start to the UEFA Champions League season away to a Slavia Praha side who are still awaiting their first win in the 2025/26 competition.

Last match

The teams have faced each other four times, first meeting in the 2007/08 group stage, when Arsenal won 7-0 at home – Theo Walcott scoring twice – before a goalless draw in Prague.

The clubs were also paired together in the 2020/21 UEFA Europa League quarter-finals, a late Tomáš Holeš equaliser earning Slavia a 1-1 first-leg draw in London only for Arsenal to triumph 4-0 in Prague, Bukayo Saka scoring the third goal.

Slavia have won only two of their 15 matches against English teams (D4 L9); they were victorious in the first at home but their record since is D2 L5.

Arsenal are unbeaten in their ten matches against Czech teams (W8 D2), keeping eight clean sheets; Slavia's goal in 2021 is the only one they have conceded in their last eight fixtures.

Slavia

This is Slavia's third campaign in the Champions League proper; they were eliminated in the group stage in 2007/08 and 2019/20.

The Czech club are taking part in a UEFA group stage/league phase for the ninth successive season.

In 2024/25 Slavia lost 2-3 on aggregate to LOSC Lille in the Champions League qualifying play-offs, going on to finish 30th in the league phase of the UEFA Europa League (W1 D2 L5).

Arsenal

Having not featured in the Champions League proper between 2016/17 and 2023/24, Arsenal are making their third successive appearance.

The Gunners reached the semi-finals last season – their best run in the competition since 2008/09 – before a 1-3 aggregate defeat by eventual champions Paris Saint-Germain.

Key stats

Slavia are without a win in ten European matches (D4 L6), drawing two of their three games in this season's league phase including 0-0 at Atalanta on Matchday 3.

Slavia have not won in the Champions League proper since a 2-1 home victory against Steaua Bucureşti on Matchday 1 of their debut campaign in September 2007, a run of 14 games (D6 L8).

Slavia have lost only three of their last 14 home European games (W7 D4) but are winless in five (D3 L2).

Arsenal are one of five sides to have won their first three league phase games.

A 4-0 defeat of Atlético de Madrid on Matchday 3 was Arsenal's 100th win in the Champions League proper.

The Gunners have won their last seven league phase matches and have lost only two of their last 25 at this stage (W19 D4).

Arsenal have kept ten clean sheets in their last 14 group stage/league phase matches.

Gabriel Martinelli has scored in Arsenal's three matches this season.