🔊 Will Arsenal recover from the defeat against Aston Villa the previous day? All signs point to yes. First of all, the “gunners” will face Wolverhampton, who occupies last place and is coming off a streak of nine consecutive defeats. Secondly, the Londoners return to the “Emirates”, where they have not yet fallen this season. Will the “wolves” be able to stand up to the “gunners”? Let’s evaluate this in our newsroom forecast.
🟨 Referee and yellow cards
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The match will be directed by main referee Robert Jones. His yellow card average in the last 20 Premier League games is 3.7. In Wolverhampton’s last five games, one more yellow card has been shown on average than in Arsenal games: 4.2 versus 3.2. With the arrival of the new coach, the “wolves” have not slowed down in the duels. The former manager of the Championship club may have increased the demands on individual marking. At least, the “wanderers” have received at least two yellow cards in eight consecutive games. In this context, the odds for a low number of warnings in the next matchup are a bit surprising. Therefore, we suggest betting on this and taking more than 2.5 yellow cards in total.
⚽️ Goal prediction
Arsenal’s defensive losses are offset by Wolverhampton’s modest scoring ability. The problems with the definition were already observed in the “wolves” before the arrival of Rob Edwards. In 5 of the last 6 Premier League games, they failed to score, and as visitors, even longer: in 6 of 7 games. The Londoners have kept a clean sheet in 6 of the last 8 games. We hope that Wolverhampton no marque.
đźš© Corner prediction
We all know one of Arsenal’s main weapons: corners. In the Premier League, the Gunners have a wide margin as the team that scores the most from these set pieces. However, with the casualties of their powerful defenders, their numbers have decreased significantly. In nine consecutive games in all competitions, the Londoners have not exceeded seven corners. If we take the average in home games separately, it falls even more: 5.86 in seven days. Considering that they will face the last team in the championship, we choose less than 8.5 corners for Arsenal.
Editorial Prediction
The betting houses place Arsenal as the big favorite. These odds are absolutely understandable and deserved, but they lead us to further analyze the team’s indicators, in particular Wolverhampton. The “Wolves” in 5 of their last 6 games did not exceed an expected goal and in the same number of games their rivals kept a clean sheet. It is difficult to believe that the “Gunners” defense will falter in the “Emirates” against a “Wolves” without offensive power, while their attack should be enough to ensure a resounding victory. We are leaning towards a final result of 3-0 and we are betting on the Arsenal victory with handicap (-2).
