Premier League: Arsenal vs Newcastle – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Premier League round 26 match between Arsenal and Newcastle and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

The Gunners are highly favoured to claim a win against Newcastle, whom they face on Saturday. In their current shape, a win at Emirates Stadium seems to be the obvious outcome.

The Gunners are currently looking at 55 points on their account, having played 25 matches, leaving them two places off the current Premier League leaders. Meanwhile, The Magpies find themselves as number 8 in the Premier League with 37 points following 25 rounds.

Team form: Arsenal vs Newcastle

Arsenal Form

In their last three matches, Arsenal beat West Ham by 0-6 and Burnley by 0-5, before losing against FC Porto by 1-0. Arsenal have been in potent form at Emirates Stadium, winning no less than five of the past six Premier League matches here. They also hammered in 15 goals, while letting in five as they also lost once.

Newcastle Form

Newcastle are unbeaten in their last three matches, which began with a 4-4 draw against Luton. Then, they took out Nottingham Forest 2-3, followed by a 2-2 draw with Bournemouth. In their last six away matches in the Premier League, Newcastle won twice, while also recording zero draws. They endured four defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying 15 goals conceded and nine scored.

Betting stats and facts for Arsenal and Newcastle

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Arsenal and Newcastle. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Arsenal vs Newcastle

It has been a great season for Bukayo Saka so far as he currently has 12 goals on his account during this season. He also hit the net seven times in his last six games, leaving Arsenal hoping he delivers against Newcastle on Saturday as well. Siding with him to score in the upcoming game seems like a reasonable choice.

Betting markets: Arsenal vs Newcastle

Full-time result

Arsenal won eight of their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while losing two times. Newcastle won four of their last 10 games away from home, with two draws and four defeats as well. Arsenal won their last six matches on the trot. Newcastle conceded a goal in their previous 8 matches. Arsenal have not lost to Newcastle in 12 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Arsenal scored the first goal in seven out of their last ten games. Newcastle scored the opening goal in six of the last ten away from home. Both teams have scored in last 7 consecutive Newcastle games. Arsenal managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Arsenal, who scored an average of 2.3 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of the last ten games for Newcastle, who managed to hit the net 2.2 times on average in these games. Arsenal’s last 6 matches had more than three goals. Newcastle’s last 7 matches had more than three goals.

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