Inter 1-0 Arsenal Stats: Çalhanoglu Penalty Sees Gunners Fall to Another Defeat in Milan

Arsenal suffered their third defeat across their last six games with a 1-0 UEFA Champions League loss against Internazionale. Look back at the match via the Opta data with our Inter vs Arsenal stats page.

Arsenal hopes of a top-eight finish in the UEFA Champions League league phase were dented with a 1-0 defeat to reigning Serie A champions Internazionale. This loss leaves Arsenal on seven points after four games in the competition and 12th in the competition standings.

The only goal of the game arrived via the penalty spot in the third minute of first-half added time. Mikel Merino was adjudged to have handled in the area, and Turkish midfielder Hakan Çalhanoglu made no mistake from the spot.

All nine of Çalhanoglu’s UEFA Champions League goals have been scored in home games (5 for Bayer Leverkusen, 4 for Internazionale) – the most by a player with 100% coming at home in the competition’s history.

Arsenal grew into the game and were by far the more dangerous side in the second half, but they were unable to find a way past a stubborn Inter defence. One positive for the Gunners was the return of influential midfielder Martin Ødegaard, who came on as a late substitute to make his first competitive appearance for the club since 31 August.

For Arsenal, that’s now three defeats in their last six competitive matches, following losses away at Bournemouth and Newcastle. Just like in those two defeats, they failed to score, which will be a worry ahead of a difficult London derby at Chelsea on Sunday in the Premier League.

Our Opta match centre delivers you all the Inter vs Arsenal stats from this UEFA Champions League meeting at the San Siro in Milan, Italy.

The match centre below includes team and player stats, expected goals data, passing networks, an Opta chalkboard and more. It gives you everything you need to do your own match analysis.

Underneath the match centre you can find the official Opta stats on the game as well. 

Inter vs Arsenal: Post-Match Facts

• Internazionale remain unbeaten in their last 11 UEFA Champions League home games (W9 D2), keeping nine clean sheets in this run.
• Arsenal attempted 20 shots in this match, their most without scoring in a single UEFA Champions League fixture since November 2006 against CSKA Moscow (23).
• Inter are one of two sides, along with Atalanta, that are yet to concede a goal in this season’s UEFA Champions League. Indeed, four successive clean sheets is their longest ever such run in the competition.
• Arsenal are winless and goalless in their last five UEFA Champions League away games against Italian clubs (D1 L4), all coming against different opponents (Roma, Milan, Napoli, Atalanta, Inter).

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