Arsenal v Sunderland Betting Preview – Premier League 16th May 7.45pm
The Gunners are fighting tooth and nail to claw their way into the top four. They will keep their hopes of that alive until the final day of the season if they can bank a win in this one. A draw would keep them in with a chance, but really they should bank three points in this one. Sunderland limped to a poor home defeat against Swansea on the weekend and would need to win their last two games to avoid finishing bottom. That’s highly unlikely.
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Arsenal v Sunderland Betting Tips
Arsenal just have to pull out all of the stops and win their remaining two games of the season and hope to overhaul either Man City or Liverpool for a top four finish. They are on a three-match winning streak in the Premier League and put a good 4-1 away win on the board against Stoke on the weekend. Sunderland, who are already relegated aren’t likely going to offer up too much resistance. Arsenal have never lost a Premier League home game against Sunderland with a W10 D5 record so have strong head to head form. The Gunners too have only suffered the one defeat in their last sixteen Premier League games at the Emirates in a W12 D3 L1 record. Arsene Wenger’s men are running on a three-match clean sheet streak at the Emirates in the top flight and Arsenal to win to nil at Sky Bet is a price of 4/5.
The Gunners put a good 4-1 away win on the board at Sunderland earlier in the campaign and in the Sky Bet Correct score market for this one the shortest priced option is an Arsenal 3-0 result which is running at a quote of 6/1. Arsenal have totalled 33 goals at home this season in the Premier League. Olivier Giroud has scored four goals in his last four appearances against Sunderland across all competitions and he needs one more strike to become just the third player to scored 50 goals (all competitions) at the Emirates. Giroud is an 8/15 price in the Sky Bet anytime goalscorer market with Alexis Sanchez in at 1/2. Arsene Wenger has beaten David Moyes 15 times in the Premier League before and 19 times in all competitions. The game going over 3.5 goals on the game is a price of 8/11 with SkyBet. Three of the last four meetings in North London have gone over.
The Black Cats look to have really thrown in the towel for the season given the way that they performed in a defeat at home against Swansea on the weekend. It was poor beyond words. Sunderland have lost five of their last seven matches played now in the Premier League and their away record of W3 D1 L12 isn’t anything to get excited about at all going out on the road against a top six side. Sunderland have scored in all but one of their last four visits to the Emirates though and both teams to score at Sky Bet is a price of 6/5. That having been said, Sunderland have failed to score in 10 of their last 15 Premier League away matches, and have failed in total to score in 19 of their matches this term. The Black Cats have taken one victory only in their last 26 Premier League games against Arsenal now and that was back in November 2009. They have gone W1 D9 L16 in that span against the Gunners.
Arsenal v Sunderland Betting Odds
Arsenal 1/8, Draw 15/2, Sunderland 20/1
Arsenal v Sunderland Predictions
Arsenal home win: Sunderland are just no-one near competitive enough to go and win this game or collect a point. Arsenal have to have their bit between their teeth in this one and they can collect the win, probably with a clean sheet too.
