Real Madrid vs Arsenal
2019 International Champions Cup
Venue: FedExField, Maryland, USA
Kick-off time: Midnight Tuesday/12am BST Wednesday
Arsenal face Spanish giants Real Madrid in Maryland as the Gunners seek their fourth pre-season win in a row.
Unai Emery's side have had a troubled summer off the pitch, but on the field it has been a different story with three victories - including a 2-1 win over Bayern Munich - with Eddie Knetiah and Joe Willock making serious claims for first-team roles this season.
Real's pre-season started with a 3-1 defeat to the Bundesliga champions, but Zinedine Zidane's side are currently blooding in a number of new signings - and Eden Hazard has always enjoyed tormenting the Arsenal defence.
Here's what you need to know...
Real Madrid vs Arsenal predicted lineups and team news
Having rotated his starting XI in the three games so far - youth vs Colorado Rapids first team vs Bayern, and back to youth vs Fiorentina - it is likely that Emery will revert to his core players against Real.
Nketiah could be in with a chance of starting in front of Henrikh Mkhitaryan though, while Shkodran Mustafi would be in danger of losing his role if Emery had any more centre-back options.
As for Real, Zidane is likely to shake things up, and could hand Luka Jovic a full debut. Rodrygo impressed off the bench against Bayern with a stunning free-kick, and could also get the nod.
Arsenal predicted XI: Leno, Maitland-Niles, Mustafi, Sokratis, Monreal, Willock, Xhaka, Mkhiraryan, Ozil, Aubameyang, Lacazette
Real predicted XI: Courtois, Nacho, Varane, Ramos, Mendy, Isco, Kroos, Modric, Lucas Vazquez, Jovic, Rodrygo
Arsenal's US tour squad: Leno, Martinez, Macey, Bellerin, Jenkinson, Chambers, Sokratis, Mustafi, Holding, Mavropanos, Medley, Monreal, Kolasinac, Thompson, Maitland-Niles, Willock, Xhaka, Burton, Olayinka, Mkhitaryan, Ozil, Nelson, Smith Rowe, Martinelli, Saka, Aubameyang, Lacazette, Nketiah, John-Jules
Prediction: Arsenal 2-1 Real Madrid
There are not many points during a regular season when Arsenal would be backed to beat Real, but this is still pre-season.
The Gunners have won all three games so far this summer, while Los Blancos look like they have a lot of running still to do after a leggy performance vs Bayern.
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Match odds
- Real Madrid to win: 11/10
- Arsenal to win: 23/10
First goalscorer odds
- Luka Jovic: 7/2
- Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang: 4/1
- Karim Benzema: 4/1
- Eden Hazard: 9/2
- Alexandre Lacazette: 6/1
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TV channel and live stream information
The match will be shown live on Premier Sports 1 in the UK.
Premier Sports 1 is available on TV on Sky (412) and Virgin (551), as well as via mobile and computers.
Standard Sport will have full coverage of the match.
Head to head (H2H) record
The two sides have met twice in official competition, with Arsenal knocking Real out of the Champions League round-of-16 back in 2006.
Thierry Henry's stunning solo goal earned Arsenal a 1-0 win at the Bernabeu, while a goalless draw in north London sent the Gunners through - though they went on to lose in the final to Barcelona.
