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Arsenal v Leeds

61%Arsenal
24%Draw
15%Leeds

Arsenal ahead.

Tested

Arsenal win about 61 times in 100. The other 39: a draw (24) or a Leeds win (15).

Forecast by Vesta, published Saturday 3 October 2026, 18:40 CEST, before kickoff.

3 or more goals51%
Both teams score51%
Expected goals1.9 v 0.8
Most likely score1-112% chance

Likely line-ups

Our estimate from recent matches; the confirmed ones replace it about an hour before kickoff
Arsenal4-2-3-15-3-1-1Leeds

Players to watch

Model estimate

Each player's chance to score and to assist, from Vesta's expected goals for his team, his expected goals and goals per 90 minutes, and the minutes he is likely to play (the likely line-ups above).

Numbers to expect

Forecast by Vesta

What each side should make in this match, forecast by Vesta from both teams' recent numbers and the match forecast.

Shots16.09.0
Shots on target5.52.9
Corners6.33.5
Fouls10.912.2
Yellow cards1.62.3

What's at stake

Model estimate

The chance of each team finishing first, in the top four or in the bottom three: today, and in the simulated seasons where this match ends in each result.

What Arsenal v Leeds changes for both teams
Team and chanceNowArsenal winDrawLeeds win
Arsenal
Title45%48%41%37%
Top 496%97%96%93%
Leeds
Title<1%<1%<1%1%
Top 413%11%14%20%
Bottom 32%2%2%1%

Goals in the match

Tested
1 or more goals94%
2 or more goals77%
3 or more goals51%
4 or more goals29%
5 or more goals13%

Exactly

0 goals6%
1 goal17%
2 goals26%
3 goals23%
4 goals16%
5 goals8%
6 or more goals5%

Goals by team

Tested
Arsenal: 1 or more86%
Arsenal: 2 or more56%
Arsenal: 3 or more28%
Leeds: 1 or more59%
Leeds: 2 or more20%
Leeds: 3 or more5%
Both teams score51%
At least one team does not score49%

Winning margin

Tested
Arsenal by 3 or more16%
Arsenal by 219%
Arsenal by 125%
Draw24%
Leeds by 111%
Leeds by 23%
Leeds by 3 or more1%

Result combinations

Tested
Arsenal win or draw85%
Either team wins (no draw)76%
Leeds win or draw39%

Clean sheets

Tested
Arsenal keep a clean sheet41%
Leeds keep a clean sheet14%
Arsenal win without conceding35%
Leeds win without conceding8%
No goals at all6%

The first goal

Model estimate
Arsenal score first64%
Leeds score first29%
No goals6%

When it comes

Minutes 1-1532%
Minutes 16-3021%
Minutes 31-45+16%
Minutes 46-6011%
Minutes 61-757%
Minutes 76-90+6%

Every score

Tested

Chance of each score in percent: Arsenal goals down, Leeds goals across.

Chance of each exact score
Home goals down, away goals across012345
06.44.82.10.50.1·
111.712.24.41.10.2·
211.610.54.81.10.2·
37.16.42.60.80.1·
43.12.81.20.30.1·
51.11.00.40.1··

Halves

Tested
A goal in the first half70%
A goal in the second half78%
Arsenal ahead at half-time44%
Level at half-time41%
Leeds ahead at half-time15%
Arsenal win the second half48%
Second half level35%
Leeds win the second half16%
More goals in the first half30%
More goals in the second half45%
Same goals in both halves26%

Half-time and full-time

Tested
Arsenal ahead at half-time, Arsenal win38%
Level at half-time, Arsenal win20%
Leeds ahead at half-time, Arsenal win3%
Arsenal ahead at half-time, draw5%
Level at half-time, draw15%
Leeds ahead at half-time, draw4%
Arsenal ahead at half-time, Leeds win1%
Level at half-time, Leeds win6%
Leeds ahead at half-time, Leeds win8%

When the goals come

Model estimate

Expected goals in each 15 minutes.

1-15'
16-30'
31-45+'
46-60'
61-75'
76-90+'
ArsenalLeeds

Tested: checked on past matches at this level of detail. Tested in aggregate: checked on a coarser measure. Model estimate: not checked on real data yet. How Vesta works

Every player's chances

Model estimate

Everyone likely to play, by chance to score. Minutes: what we expect him to play; shots: how many he should take.

Arsenal
Arsenal: each player's chances
PlayerMinScore2+AssistGoal or assistShots
Kai Havertz8838%8%14%46%2.6
Bukayo Saka8431%5%18%43%2.7
Gabriel9013%<1%7%19%0.9
Martin Odegaard7812%<1%20%29%1.4
Riccardo Calafiori8511%<1%7%18%1.4
Declan Rice8410%<1%15%23%1.2
Christos Tzolis749%<1%12%20%1.1
Bruno Guimarães bench247%<1%3%10%0.4
Mikel Merino bench145%<1%3%8%0.3
Myles Lewis-Skelly564%<1%3%8%0.6
Eberechi Eze bench164%<1%2%6%0.5
Jurriën Timber bench213%<1%2%5%0.2
Ben White633%<1%8%10%0.4
Martín Zubimendi bench162%<1%<1%3%0.2
Ezri Konsa Ngoyo562%<1%1%3%0.2
Cristhian Mosquera bench34<1%<1%1%2%0.1
Piero Hincapié bench5<1%<1%<1%<1%0.0
David Raya90<1%<1%<1%<1%0.0
Leeds
Leeds: each player's chances
PlayerMinScore2+AssistGoal or assistShots
Dominic Calvert-Lewin8524%3%4%27%1.2
Noah Okafor6210%<1%4%14%0.6
Anton Stach907%<1%10%17%1.0
James Justin905%<1%6%10%0.5
Ao Tanaka514%<1%4%8%0.4
Brenden Aaronson bench404%<1%5%8%0.4
Tarik Muharemovic904%<1%3%7%0.4
Jayden Bogle754%<1%4%8%0.3
Lukas Nmecha bench114%<1%1%5%0.2
Harry Wilson bench283%<1%4%7%0.4
Ethan Ampadu903%<1%3%6%0.4
Daniel James bench91%<1%<1%2%0.2
Jaka Bijol bench33<1%<1%2%2%0.1
Joe Rodon bench25<1%<1%<1%1%0.1
Gabriel Gudmundsson51<1%<1%2%3%0.2
Nico Elvedi65<1%<1%3%3%0.1
James Trafford90<1%<1%<1%<1%0.0