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Arsenal- Manchester United match betting preview


Saturday tea time will host a huge top-four clash between historically two of the greatest teams in the English game. That will be the fight between Arsenal and Manchester United.


Both teams are in good shape – won the last three matches. Arsenal had a really difficult start of the season but results at this moment are very well. Manchester United are in the second place of the table and this game will be very important for the title fight.


These sides first met back in 1894 (3-3 draw) under the names Woolwich Arsenal and Newton Heath and have since met 225 times in all competitions. In that time, Arsenal have won 82 games to United’s 96. The largest ever win was an 8-2 win for the Red Devils in a Premier League match back in 2001.


The last two games between these sides at the Emirates have both been won by Arsenal (2-0 and 3-0). The six-game form (all comps.) reads three wins for Arsenal, one for United and two draws, with an average of 2.83 goals a game in that time.


This game should be different – I‘m not sure that we‘ll see more than two goals. Manchester United playing different football against top of table teams – they defends more than attacking. Look at the results – the draw with Liverpool (0-0), victory against Tottenham (1-0) and defeat against Chelsea (0-1).


We couldn‘t see many goals at these type of games because Red Devils are pretty good in defense. Also Arsenal demonstrate a really good results in their defense line – they didn‘t conceded any goal in last three matches.


Bet365 give a 1.85 odds that both teams will not score more than two goals (2,5). Yeah, both teams had a good weekend - Arsenal thumped Huddersfield in their last game 5-0, while United won 4-2 at Watford.


But as I said, that will be different game and both of them focus more on their defense line. The draw wouldn‘t be a bad result for both teams because both of them would stay in the same position.


There‘s a lot chances that we‘ll see draw again. And I‘m not sure that both of them will score at least one goal. Manchester United with their defense line playing a really good and Arsenal haven't lost any home matches yet. Bet365 give a 3.40 odds that will be a draw.


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