12 Jun 2019
A test for Arsenal
After a solid start to the season and 13 games unbeaten in all competitions, Saturday&rsquos; fixture is certainly going to see how far Arsenal have really come under Unai Emery. At the start of the season, Arsenal played two of the supposed ‘top six’ teams and lost both – 3-2 away to Chelsea and 0-2 at home to Manchester City – since then they have won all their league games aside from a glitch which saw them draw away to Crystal Palace last weekend. With these winning fixtures against teams lower down the table, the game against Liverpool will prove a big test of how Arsenal have progressed and whether they can keep themselves in Champions League contention come the end of the season.
I think most fans would&rsquove; forgiven the Gunners&rsquo defeats to Chelsea and City in August with so many changes at the club, but with expectations growing, fans will want to see more from their team on Saturday. If you&rsquore; looking to place a bet, then Premier League betting odds of a draw look good at 13/5.
Liverpool who currently sit second in the league have fared slightly better against the top teams, by drawing with Manchester City in a disappointing 0-0 affair and Chelsea, 1-1 earlier on in the season. So, you can expect Reds&rsquo fans to want their team to go one better against ‘top six’ opposition and get a win.
Defensive problems solved?
Despite a good run of results for Arsenal, fans and pundits are sceptical as to whether their defensive problems from last season have been fixed. With only two clean sheets in the last eleven games and the prospect of coming up against Mo Salah and Sadio Mane, Arsenal fans have two big reasons to be nervous. With no solid defensive combination in place Premier League betting odds of only Liverpool to score at 3/1 are a good shout.
Head to head
However, it&rsquos; looking like we&rsquore; in for goals on Saturday if head to head form is anything to go by. The last four fixtures have averaged over five goals per game, with the last game seeing a three all draw. Currently both teams have high scoring players with Arsenal&rsquos; Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang on seven league goals and Liverpool&rsquos; Sadio Mane on six goals - Premier League betting odds of Aubameyang to score anytime at 8/5 or Sadio Mane to score first at 11/2 are worth a consideration.
Interestingly, this will only be the second ever meeting of managers Jurgen Klopp and Unai Emery. Currently Emery has the upper hand guiding his team Sevilla to beat Liverpool in the 2015-16 Europa League Final. So, if you think Unai can outwit Jurgen again then Premier League betting odds of Arsenal to win at 13/5 are interesting.
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