Arsenal vs Dortmund should prove to be a highly entertaining match when these two well-known European sides face each other in the final of the 2026 Emirates Cup at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
The Arsenal vs Dortmund clash will is a friendly cup game organised by the Gunners’ sponsors, but with both sets of players raising their match fitness levels before the start of their respective league campaigns, it should be a pretty eventful clash.
The Gunners are coming into this at the back of a surprising loss to Real Betis, and they look to bounce back with a stylish display to thrill their fans, while the German side aims to play spoilsport by ousting the Premier League champions at their own yard.
Match Details
Emirates Stadium
London, England
Sunday, August 9
13:00 GMT
Hungry Arsenal Determined To Regain Winning Form at Emirates Stadium Against Dangerous Borussia Dortmund
Arsenal vs Dortmund should be a pretty exciting one to watch for the fans because of the kind of thrilling attacking football that both these sides are capable of producing in such a friendly game.
The Gunners, who maintained a dominant home form en route to their 2025/26 Premier League title win and won 15 of their 19 games at the Emirates Stadium last season, had a rude awakening in losing at their own yard in the recent friendly against Real Betis.
That is probably why Mikel Arteta will be particularly motivated to encourage his players to regain their groove at home, even though he’s still missing a number of key first-team players. He’ll urge them to be defensively much stronger, but also be more incisive and ruthless in the final third to be able to make the Arsenal vs Dortmund clash a goalfest that the fans can actually enjoy.
Borussia Dortmund are also preparing for a challenging season ahead and know that defeating the Premier League champions at their home turf can give more confidence to the players.
Niko Kovac will need to shape his side to keep a sturdy defensive shape, but he should give his players enough leverage to play entertaining attacking football to win this Emirates Cup clash.
There have been eight Arsenal vs Dortmund matches so far, out of which the Gunners have won four times, as they look to keep up that good run against the German side with an entertaining win at the Emirates Stadium.
Can Viktor Gyokeres Strengthen His Grip on Arsenal No.9 Role by Tormenting Borussia Dortmund?
Viktor Gyokeres had a pretty memorable and topsy-turvy first season at Arsenal, as he inspired them to their first Premier League title in over two decades and was also their top-scorer in the competition with a respectable 14 goals in the campaign.
However, the pressure will be much higher for him in the 2026/27 season and fans will expect him to be more consistent with his goal-scoring acumen and much more ruthless in front of goal.
Gyokeres has had a slow start to pre-season so far, being quite disappointing in both friendlies so far and looking sluggish in the Real Betis loss. He needs to reestablish his dominance in the frontline by troubling the Borussia Dortmund defenders with his physicality and clever movement.
Moreover, Gyokeres needs to start being more prolific in front of goal and finish chances with authority to convince Arteta that he should be the go-to no.9 for Arsenal in the 2026/27 campaign.
Dangerous Serhou Guirassy Looks To Spoil Arsenal’s Day in Emirates Cup Final
Serhou Guirassy will arguably be Borussia Dortmund’s biggest attacking threat in the clash against Arsenal, after having showcased his goal-scoring potential in the 2025/26 season.
Guirassy scored 22 goals for his side in the previous campaign, out of which 17 came in the Bundesliga, and he looks to enhance his goal-scoring accuracy before the start of the new league campaign.
The experienced 30-year-old forward will look to use his clever off-the-ball running to slip past the Gunners’ backline and get himself into the prime positions in the final third. He will, however, need to be particularly decisive in putting away chances to be able to inspire his side to outplay Arsenal and win the Emirates Cup friendly clash.
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Arsenal vs Dortmund Injuries
Arsenal Injuries: William Saliba
Borussia Dortmund Injuries: Nico Schlotterbeck, Emre Can, Kaua Prates
Arsenal vs Dortmund Predicted Lineups
Here are our Arsenal vs Dortmund predicted lineups.
Arsenal Predicted XI: Illan Meslier (GK), Ben White, Cristhian Mosquera, Gabriel Magalhaes, Riccardo Calafiori, Myles Lewis-Skelly, Ethan Nwaneri, Kai Havertz, Max Dowman, Gabriel Martinelli, Viktor Gyokeres
Borussia Dortmund Predicted XI: Alexander Meyer (GK), Luca Reggiani, Waldemar Anton, Romeo Ritter, Daniel Svensson, Jobe Bellingham, Felix Nmecha, Samuele Inacio, Carney Chukwuemeka, Fabio Silva, Serhou Guirassy
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