Blackburn v Arsenal Betting Preview, Tips and Odds

Blackburn v Arsenal Premier League Football Betting Odds

Blackburn to win: 9/2 at Bet365
Draw: 3/1 at SkyBet
Arsenal to win: 4/6 at Stan James

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Blackburn v Arsenal Premier League Betting Statistics

Last 5 Head to Head
Blackburn 2, Arsenal 1
Arsenal 6, Blackburn 2
Arsenal 4, Blackburn 0
Blackburn 0, Arsenal 4
Arsenal 2, Blackburn 0

• Blackburn have a 100% win percentage at home in the league this season
• Arsenal have a 0% win percentage away from home in the league this season
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• Blackburn have scored 1 goal, and conceded just 0 at home
• Arsenal have scored 1 and conceded 1 goal in their away matches
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• Blackburn 2010/11 top scorer: Kalinic, Nzonzi (1)
• Arsenal 2010/11 top scorer: Walcott (3)
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• Blackburn injuries: Pascal Chimbonda, Keith Andrews, David Dunn, Vincenzo Grella
• Arsenal injuries: Emmanuel Frimpong, Samir Nasri, Nicklas Bendtner, Aaron Ramsey
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• Blackburn 2010/11 Season Form: WL
• Arsenal 2010/11 Season Form: DW

Blackburn v Arsenal Betting and Match Preview:

This is Saturday’s big match of two very contrasting sides. In the red corner you have the long ball physical tactics of Sam Allardyce and Blackburn, who like to make things as difficult as they can again teams. In the blue corner you have the flair and technical ability of Arsene Wenger and Arsenal who delight with their free flowing, controlled, passing game. One stand out statistics so far this early in the season, is that Arsenal have the highest passing completion rate in the Premier League, while Blackburn have the lowest. That is the contrast we have at Ewood Park on Saturday and from a football betting point of view, there is the feeling of a draw here. Blackburn were only defeated three times at Ewood Park last season, while Arsenal are on a streak of away jitters. That, combined with the two very differing sides, there is not much going to be given. The key factor in this match is how well Arsenal’s defence can stand up to an aerial bombardment from the Lancastrian side, as Arsenal are not particularly well equipped at the back to deal with that. Any option, whether you go for a Blackburn Draw No Bet, or an Asian Handicap favouring the away team Arsenal which provides some coverage on a draw for this match, will be well worth considering. It looks as if it will be hard for one team to come out on top on Saturday, and therefore a draw will be a prime bet, even though Arsenal do have the upper hand in the head to head record.

Blackburn v Arsenal Betting Tip: Robin Van Persie to score (he has scored 10 goals in 9 games against Rovers)

Blackburn Betting:

Blackburn are one of those teams who you expect to be fighting for the top of the bottom half of the Barclays Premier League. They have big Sam Allardyce at the helm, who is a fighter and a battler. That is just what you will get from his Blackburn side. They play their way, regardless of who likes it or not, and it is a way of battling and scrapping for their Premier League survival. If there is any team that Rovers would enjoy disrupting, then it will be the best passing team in the league, Arsenal. Doing so will vindicate their approach to the game, and it paid off last year where they picked up some valuable home points against top opposition. This is another chance for them to get one over on the Gunners, whom they bet in the Premier League run in last season. They know that they are not going to have the lions share of possession in Saturday’s early game, but at the same time they know that they will be comfortable with hitting Arsenal quickly on the break. They will present Arsenal a very tough challenge, and won’t want to get stung at home for a second week running after losing to Birmingham last weekend.

Arsenal Betting:

For all of their clinically impressive football passing ability, one of Arsenal’s biggest downfalls over the last quarter of the Premier League last season, was their away form. You have to go back to March in order to find their last win away from the Emirates. Until they sort this out, they won’t be able to challenge Chelsea and Manchester United strongly enough. Undoubtedly Arsenal are still one of the highest quality teams out there, and if this was a home tie you would back them quite comfortably. The Gunners did put in a good performance against Liverpool on the opening day of the season, but needed a helping hand to salvage a draw. That was in spite of them playing very well, and it is not to often you won’t see them converting chances. Arsenal have some fierce firepower with a lot of variety. They stretched their legs last weekend when they ran in six goals against newly promoted Blackpool, with Theo Walcott weighing in with his first hat trick for the club. Arsenal won that match with Cesc Fabregas and Robin Van Persie starting from the subs bench. Naturally they are not going to have things that easy against Blackburn, and these are the kind of matches which will generally make or break Arsenal’s title hopes. Because Arsenal’s centre half position is probably their weakest area, Wenger has brought in Laurent Koscielny and has just picked up Sebastien Squillaci in order to try and tighten and toughen things at the back. The former returns to the side after sitting out the last match because of a ban, but the latter will not be making an appearance after just signing in the week. Arsene Wenger has been a vocal critic of direct football, and he knows that his side will be coming under a lot of pressure at the back from set plays, long balls and physical challenges inside the penalty box. Arsenal’s goalkeeping is also suspect and that will make betting on Arsenal just a little twitchy. In pure footballing terms Arsenal should win this one, but of course things are not as cut and dry as that. For betting on Arsenal in this match, the first temptation is to lean towards some kind of coverage in a drawn match, primarily through an Asian Handicap football bet. However, the home defeat which Blackburn suffered last weekend, coupled with Arsenal finding their goal scoring feet, should just tip the balance in favour of the Gunners. They will have to work very hard to get this one done, and it won’t be a goal fest for them, and no doubt there will be some controversy over Blackburn being too physical, but would go with Arsenal being one goal better in this match if you are looking for a winner. Whether you take that as a winning margin, fixed odds outright or handicap, it looks the most likely method of a victory.

Blackburn v Arsenal Football Betting Prediction: Away win