We said: FC Zurich 0-2 Arsenal
While rotation can be expected on the visitors' end, Arteta will still put out a side capable of laying down a marker with an abundance of youthful talent, and the Gunners would have felt aggrieved to come away from Old Trafford with nothing to show from it.
In contrast, Zurich have made an abysmal start to their new domestic season, and despite performing better on the continent, we cannot envisage any other result than a comfortable away win for Arteta's side this week.
Read more.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 49.54%. A win for FC Zurich had a probability of 31.51% and a draw had a probability of 18.9%.
The most likely scoreline for an Arsenal win was 1-2 with a probability of 6.93%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-3 (5.79%) and 1-3 (5.78%). The likeliest FC Zurich win was 2-1 (5.55%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 2-2 (6.94%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 6.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-2 win for Arsenal in this match and our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted the win for Arsenal.