Hull v Arsenal Betting – Premier League Saturday

Arsenal, who have somehow managed to claw their way level on points with Chelsea at the top of the Premier League, will be looking to capitalise on any mistake made by the Blues or Manchester Untied over the weekend. After a storming win over Porto in the Champions League midweek, the Gunners have bounced back from looking well out of the title race in the Premier League. Back to back defeats against Chelsea and Manchester United, had seemed to put them completely out of the picture as far as winning the league went. But less than perfect form by Chelsea and Man Utd, have let Arsene Wenger close the gap, and once again become a real candidate for the title. This is all without some of their key players, and shows the resilience of the London side.

They travel to the KC Stadium for Saturday’s evening kick off, to take on Hull, who have only won once in 14 league games. Thanks to that dire form, Hull are rooted second from bottom, and have a bit struggle on their hands to ensure that they will play Premier League football again next season. They have taken a battering on the road, failing to pick up a single win, and having the worst defensive away record in the league. Therefore, all five of their wins have come at home, but they have big problems. These is a battle of two contrasting fortunes, with just about eight games left to go after the weekend, if Arsenal can pick up another three points against the struggling Hull, they will be having big ambitions. There is doubt over whether Cesc Fabregas will be fit enough to play, and Tomas Rosicky is also a doubt. With the likes of Aaron Ramsey, William Gallas, Kieron Gibbs and Robin Van Persie missing, there are a lot of starters missing for Wenger. They will await a late decision on whether Sol Campbell will be fit enough too.

Arsenal are the Premier League’s top scorers, despite all of their problems. They manage to find goals from somewhere, and will be cheered by Nicklas Bendtner’s hat trick in midweek, as he was under some pressure to deliver goals after coming back from injury. One thing Arsenal have is a good team spirit, something which has come into question this week at Hull. There was, apparently, a bust up between Jimmy Bullard and Nick Barmby, which Hull boss Phil Brown has had to make a public apology for. This is the last thing which Hull needs as they go in search of a win which could lift them out of the relegation zone. Having only scored once in their last three games, there doesn’t appear to be much hope for them going into the match against the free scoring Gunners.

It has been another tough season for Hull, who only remained in the Premier League by the skin of their teeth last season. There is a little spice in this Saturday Premier League fixture, as there were reports of a brawl in the tunnel when the two sides met in December, and Wenger had previously snubbed Brown after the Hull boss had made comments about Arsenal’s star player Cesc Fabregas.

BETTING STATS

Head to Head
Arsenal 3, Hull 0
Hull 1, Arsenal 3
Arsenal 1, Hull 2

Last 5 Match Goals
Hull: 4 For, 11 Against
Arsenal: 9 For, 4 Against

Last 10 Match Form
Hull: W1, D4, L5
Arsenal: W6, D2, L2

Win percentage:
Hull have a 38.5 win percentage at home
Arsenal have a 50.0 win percentage away from home

Match Prices
Hull to win: 8/1 at ExtraBet
Draw: 10/3 at Paddy Power
Arsenal to win: 4/9 at Boylesports

Asian Handicap Betting Advice: This really should be a banker for the Gunners. Will they romp to another 3 goals? Quite possibly, more so if they were at home. They need to keep the pressure up on Chelsea and Man Utd and should secure the win. With that strong advantage, it’ll be wise to back Hull at a positive handicap.
Hull +1.75 Asian Handicap: 9/10 at Victor Chandler