Ace Football previews the Premier League game between Sunderland and Arsenal who meet up on Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
When Arsenal come to Stadium of Light for the Premier League match this coming Saturday, Sunderland will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.
Sitting top of the table, Arsenal claimed 25 points after ten rounds, while Sunderland have amassed 18 points. This ranks the latter as number 4 in the Premier League before the next round.
Team form: Sunderland vs Arsenal
Sunderland Form
In their last three matches, Sunderland won 2-0 and 1-2 against first Wolverhampton then Chelsea, before drawing 1-1 against Everton. Sunderland won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the Premier League, while also drawing two. They suffered one defeats, while they scored nine and conceded five goals.
Arsenal Form
In their last three matches, Arsenal first beat Brighton 2-0, then Burnley by 0-2 and finally Slavia Prague by 0-3. Arsenal have been outstanding on their travels lately, winning five of their previous six away matches in the Premier League. They saw no draws but lost once, while scoring eight and conceding three goals.
Betting stats for Sunderland and Arsenal
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Sunderland and Arsenal. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 35 of the last 37 Sunderland matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 21 of the last 23 Sunderland matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 16 of the last 17 Sunderland home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 11 Sunderland home matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Sunderland matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Arsenal have won 8 of the last 9 matches while scoring less than 2.5 goals
- In 12 of the last 13 Arsenal matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Arsenal have won the last 5 away matches in a row while scoring less than 2.5 goals
- Arsenal have won the last 5 matches in a row in the Premier League while scoring less than 2.5 goals
- Arsenal have won 10 of the last 12 matches and the sum of goals was under 3.5
Players on top: Sunderland vs Arsenal
Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Wilson Isidor, who is performing well for Sunderland. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Premier League outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Arsenal.The visitors will be looking to Declan Rice to find the net once again, after managing two Premier League goals for Arsenal in recent matches.
Betting markets: Sunderland vs Arsenal
Full-time result
Sunderland claimed three wins, drew four and lost three of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Arsenal won nine, drew zero and lost one of their last 10 games away. Arsenal did not lose any of their last 5 matches at home. Arsenal won their last 5 matches on the trot. Arsenal have not lost to Sunderland in 15 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Surprisingly, Sunderland only scored the first goal of the match in two out of their last ten games. Astonishingly, Arsenal scored the opening goal of the match in nine of their last ten games. Arsenal have not conceded a goal in 4 consecutive games. Arsenal are excellent at shutting up shop with no less than nine clean sheets in the last 10 matches. Meanwhile, Sunderland have been able to keep a clean sheet in three of their last 10 games.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out two times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Sunderland, who scored an average of one goal along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in three of Arsenal’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 2.1 goals in these matches. Arsenal won without conceding a goal in their last seven matches.
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