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Opava — Arsenal Česká Lípa: 2:1, FNL

FNL
Opava L15 Aug · Away Táborsko · 0:3D21 Aug · Home Třinec · 2:2D30 Aug · Away Slavia Praha II · 3:3L5 Sep · Home Dukla Praha · 1:2D12 Sep · Away Hanácká · 2:2W18 Sep · Home Arsenal Česká Lípa · 2:1
2:1
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Arsenal Česká Lípa L15 Aug · Home Artis Brno · 2:5W23 Aug · Away Baník Ostrava II · 1:0W29 Aug · Home Vlašim · 2:1L4 Sep · Away Vysočina Jihlava · 0:2D12 Sep · Home Prostějov · 0:0L18 Sep · Away Opava · 1:2
Venue: Stadion v Městských sadech City: Opava

In the FNL game on 18 September 2026, Opava beat Arsenal Česká Lípa 2:1. Match numbers: shots on target 4:5, corners 3:4.

Match report

Opava Hold Arsenal České Lípy Despite Red Card

Opava beat Arsenal České Lípy 2:1 in the ninth round of the FNL on Friday evening at home. It was a match decided in fragments — a goal, a dismissal, then a flurry of responses that left the visitors with nothing to show for their possession. We had tipped the away side at 38 per cent, but the game refused to follow that line.

B. Lacik opened the scoring in the seventeenth minute, a simple finish that caught the visitors off guard. Then came the twist: J. Janoscin was sent off in the twenty-ninth minute for a challenge that won't be debated. By then Arsenal were down to ten men and had already lost their rhythm.

Lacik doubled Opava's advantage before halftime in the thirty-fifth minute. Arsenal responded immediately — V. Dudl pulled one back in the thirty-seventh minute and the momentum shifted for a heartbeat. But the red card had done its work; the visitors kept knocking without finding the net again.

The statistics tell a different story from the result. Arsenal had 59 per cent possession and 82 attacks compared to Opava's 41 and 62. They registered five shots on target to four, yet the visitors converted twice while the hosts managed only one. Many shots with one goal means chances went begging — and here's the thing, Arsenal had the chances.

The result extends Opava's resilience after a mixed run of draws and defeats. They had lost to Dukla Prague and drawn with Hanačka and Trinec in recent weeks, but this performance showed character when it mattered. Arsenal, meanwhile, extended their unbeaten run with a win over Vlasy but now face a setback away from home.

We had given the away side the edge on paper, but matches like this don't care about projections. The red card changed everything — it broke Arsenal's structure and gave Opava something to build on. The table doesn't move much after one game, but these are the moments that accumulate.

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Match highlights Opava — Arsenal Česká Lípa Chance Národní Liga

Key numbers

Possession, % 41 – 59
Shots on target 4 – 5
Shots off target 1 – 6
Attacks 62 – 82

Match events

  1. 17' 1:0 Opava Goal B. Lacik
  2. 29' 1:0 Opava Red card J. Janoscin
  3. 35' 2:0 Opava Goal B. Lacik
  4. 37' 2:1 Arsenal Česká Lípa Goal V. Dudl
  5. 39' 2:1 Arsenal Česká Lípa Yellow card F. Havelka
  6. 41' 2:1 Arsenal Česká Lípa Yellow card A. Ondracek
  7. 46' 2:1 Arsenal Česká Lípa Substitution A. Zouhar off: P. Schon
  8. 56' 2:1 Arsenal Česká Lípa Substitution A. Ondracek off: L. Dufek
  9. 56' 2:1 Arsenal Česká Lípa Substitution J. Vostrel off: M. Simon
  10. 64' 2:1 Opava Substitution D. Owusu off: A. Diao
  11. 64' 2:1 Arsenal Česká Lípa Substitution M. Cervenka off: N. Kljajic
  12. 72' 2:1 Opava Substitution B. Lacik off: F. Cejka
  13. 77' 2:1 Opava Substitution P. Juritka off: B. Sy
  14. 77' 2:1 Opava Substitution F. Stepanek off: N. Turanjanin
  15. 81' 2:1 Arsenal Česká Lípa Substitution V. Dudl off: F. Kaza

Statistics

41 Possession, % 59
4 Shots on target 5
1 Shots off target 6
62 Attacks 82
3 Corners 4
16 Free kicks 12
2 Offsides 0
0 Yellow cards 2
1 Red cards 0
0 Goal kicks 0
18 Throw-ins 26

The data source provides no per-player statistics for this match: only team totals are available.

Match prediction: Opava — Arsenal Česká Lípa

Win: Arsenal Česká Lípa

Confidence 38%

Reasoning

  • Опава, last 5 games: 0 wins, 3 draws, 2 losses
  • Арсенал Ческа-Липа, last 5 games: 2 wins, 1 draws, 2 losses
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