Arsenal v Middlesbrough Betting Preview – Premier League 22nd October
Not an easy game for Middlesbrough to be going into on the weekend. They need to find a positive from somewhere after having managed to claim just the two points in their last six games in the top flight. They go to Arsenal who are flying along in brilliant form at the moment, having won each of their last six Premier League games and are full of confidence and attacking power. The Gunners will want to keep up the momentum and the pressure on league leaders Man City, who are only edging them out in the league table because of goal difference. Can the Gunners keep the pressure on?
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Arsenal v Middlesbrough Betting Tips
It’s been superb stuff from the Gunners then with a six match winning streak in the top flight. Even when they were down to ten men against Swansea last weekend, they still managed to run out winners. The Gunners have won their last three home games in a row in the top flight, but they have only kept the one clean sheet in their four home games so far. But then, Middlesbrough are not going to be carrying too much of an attacking threat you would think and therefore an Arsenal to win to nil wager will offer a bit of value in this one at a price of 5/6. Arsenal’s last two home games against Boro, one Premier League and one FA Cup meeting have both been won 2-0 by the Gunners. An Arsenal 2-0 correct score is a price of 11/2 .
Arsenal have actually won six of their last eight at home against Middlesbrough in the Premier League (D2), but they have only gone W1 D4 L1 against them in the last six home and away games them. The way that Arsenal are going at the moment though you would expect a home win. Olivier Giroud scored both goals in the last game against Boro and the Frenchman is a 5/6 quote in the anytime goalscorer market, the same quote as Alexis Sanchez. Theo Walcott is a 6/5 shot to score. He is their top scorer in the league this season with a five goal haul. You can take a price of 8/13 on this one going over 2.5 goals in this one, which is actually on Arsene Wenger’s birthday. The two Premier League games which has fallen on his birthday in the past, Arsenal have won to nil.
So Boro are struggling after their resilient start to the Premier League season. They have gone W0 D1 L4 in their last five in the top flight and have posted just the one league win all season. They start the weekend hovering above the drop zone and looking in some danger. They have to find more goals from somewhere if they are going to turn this around as they have managed just the four in their last six. Alvaro Negredo is running at price of 15/4 in the anytime goalscorer market and it’s hard to see Boro producing big offensive effort in this as they won’t get much of the ball. Boro have kept just one clean sheet in their last 19 away Premier League fixtures, away at West Brom.
Of the seven Premier League goals that Boro have managed to score this season, all but two of them happened in the first half of matches. The last time that Boro managed an away win at Arsenal was all the way back in April 2001 with a 3-0 victory. They have lost just one of their last six league games against the Gunners and they have scored in five of their last six against them as well, but it’s tough to see them stand up to the test that they will face in this one. Boro’s away form in the top flight this season reads W1 D2 L1 and they have conceded exactly one goal in three of their four away games. Boro have shipped 1,2,3,4,5,6 and 7 goals in Premier League matches against Arsenal.
Arsenal v Middlesbrough Betting Odds
Arsenal 2/9, Draw 19/4, Middlesbrough 12/1
Arsenal v Middlesbrough Predictions
This should be something of a routine home victory for the Gunners because they are just cruising at the moment. Middlebsourgh do not have the goals in them to hurt the Gunners at the moment and should end up coming away empty handed. Another repeat of an Arsenal 2-0 correct score has to be a temper in this one.
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