English Premier League: Arsenal vs. Tottenham Preview, Odds, Prediction

Arsenal and Tottenham open the English Premier League following an international break. The North London derby has specific importance this year, because both teams have high ambitions for the upcoming seasons, secretly wanting to win the title while battling for one of the top four places. Arsenal is in excellent shape, leading in the standings, with just one defeat in seven games. Tottenham is one point behind, not losing a single event. Though, the Spurs had two draws, which is the reason for their minus.

Preview

Arsenal (-105) lost just once since the beginning of the campaign, and that was against Manchester United at Old Trafford, 3-1. In all other events, including the Europa League contest against Zurich on the road, 1-2, they won.

And not just won, but had superb performances, in which Mikel Arteta’s crew netted at least twice, sometimes, even more. So far, the Gunners’ goal difference in the EPL is 17-7, and they have one loss and six triumphs.

Gabriel Jesus scored four goals and had three assists, and we can say that the Brazilian striker who came from Man City this summer is Arsenal’s key player. He teamed up with Martin Odegaard perfectly, and the two have been creating a lot of problems for rivals’ defenses.

Tottenham Hotspur (+200) hasn’t lost a game in the English Premier League, recording five victories and two draws. They too have one defeat this season, but it happened in the UEFA Champions League, in Lisbon against Sporting, 2-0.

Antonio Conte’s crew rebounded immediately, trashing Leicester the very next weekend, 6-2, with Son scoring a hat-trick in a very short time, stunning both the fans and the players of both units. Though, Hary Kane is the top scorer of the team with six hits.

Six of Tottenham’s past seven games were with a moderated efficiency, meaning two or three goals. Now, in all but two events this year, the Spurs netted twice, and that is because of Conte’s offensive-minded approach. We need to remind you that the Spurs now have Richarlison, Perisic and several other new forwards.

Latest News

Elneny, Cedric and Nelson are unavailable for this event on the home team. Zinchenko, Tierney, Smith-Rowe, and Thomas Partey are all questionable, noting that Tierney has better chances to be in the protocol than others.

Hugo Lloris is questionable for the guests, Ben Davies is could be ready, while Lucas Moura’s situation isn’t favorable for the player and Conte.

Head to Head Games

There have been 191 official meetings so far, and the Gunners have a better score than the Spurs, triumphing in 79 games, while losing 61. On 51 occasions, there weren’t any winners.

Both games last year were with three or more goals, Arsenal won at home, 3-1, but Tottenham got even at his house, 3-0.

Prediction

This game should be rich in goals, even though Tottenham likes to lay back and wait for the counter-attacks when playing on the road. Still, a goal on each side should happen, and currently, the odds on that are set at -160,

Pick: Both teams to score -160