Ace Football previews the Premier League round 14 match between Arsenal and Manchester United and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Bookmakers favour Arsenal to win against The Red Devils in their next Premier League match. This takes place on Wednesday with the hosts in decent form, and a win seems quite likely. Naturally, The Red Devils will put up a fight at the Emirates Stadium, though.
The Gunners approach round 14 as number 2 in the Premier League table with 25 points on their account so far. With 13 rounds behind them, Manchester United have amassed 19 points, placing them as number 9 in the standings.
Form: Arsenal vs Manchester United
Arsenal Form
Arsenal swept all aside in their last three matches and started off by winning 3-0 against Nottingham Forest. They went on to defeat Sporting CP 1-5 and made it three on the spin against West Ham in a 2-5 victory. Arsenal put four wins on the board in their previous six Premier League matches at the Emirates Stadium. They drew twice while losing none, scored 15 goals while conceding six.
Manchester United Form
In their last three matches, Manchester United drew 1-1 with Ipswich, beat Bodo/Glimt by 3-2 and beat Everton by 4-0. Manchester United only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Premier League. In these six matches they drew three and lost two as well as being outscored by five goals to six.
Betting stats and facts for Arsenal and Manchester United
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Arsenal and Manchester United played across all tournaments.
- Arsenal have won the last 3 matches in a row while scoring more than 2.5 goals
- Arsenal have won 7 of the last 9 home matches in the Premier League while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 7 of the last 9 Arsenal home matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Arsenal have won the last 3 matches in a row and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Arsenal have won the last 3 matches in a row while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In the last 13 Manchester United matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 7 Manchester United away matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 8 Manchester United away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Manchester United matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Manchester United have won 3 of the last 4 matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
Players in form: Arsenal vs Manchester United
When looking for in-form players to find the target, there are some interesting names popping up in both teams. Bukayo Saka brings great form to the table, as he is now on three goals in six games. Surely, Arsenal will start him against Manchester United, who also have some appealing names to consider. Not least Marcus Rashford, who notched up three goals in his past six games.
Popular markets: Arsenal vs Manchester United
Full-time result
Arsenal won eight of their last 10 matches on home soil, while drawing two in a run that saw them avoid defeat in front of their home supporters. Manchester United won one of their last 10 away games across all tournaments, whilst also drawing six and losing three. Arsenal are a tough nut to crack currently, with no less than 9 matches without defeat. Arsenal have beaten Manchester United in 3 consecutive home league meetings
Both teams to score
Arsenal scored the first goal of the match an impressive nine times in the last ten home games. Impressively, Manchester United scored the first goal in eight out of previous ten games. Arsenal managed to open the scoreline in no less than seven of their previous 10 games. Their opponent from Manchester United performed a similar feat as they scored the opener in eight of their last 10 games. Both Team have scored in 4 last consecutive meetings between Arsenal and Manchester United when playing at Emirates Stadium.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Arsenal’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of two goals during this run. In the last ten games for Manchester United, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 2.3 times goals per game themselves.