Arsenal v Leicester Predictions & Betting Odds – 11th August 2017

Gunners value for home win

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Arsenal v Leicester Betting Preview – Premier League 11th August 7.45pm

After their Community Shield success over Chelsea last weekend, the Gunners get to open the Premier League season on Friday night as they play host to Leicester. The Gunners have some good home form running against the Foxes and will be expected to come out of the gates firing on all cylinders. But that hasn’t exactly happened in their recent home openers to a new season. Leicester failed to score against the Gunners in the top flight last season but they have bolstered their attack over the summer.

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Arsenal v Leicester Betting Tips

So Arsenal, for the sixth season on the bounce, gets to start at home in the Premier League. That having been said though, they have not made the most of the home advantage in recent kick offs though going only W1 D1 L3 in their last five starts. So that only suggests that they don’t handle the pressure very well in front of their own crowd with expectations high at the start of the season. But with Alexandre Lacazette coming in over the summer to bolster their attack and with them holding onto Alexis Sanchez they should be pretty positive in this one. Lacazette is 5/6 outright favourite in the Ladbrokes anytime goalscorer market on his Premier League debut with Sanchez at 10/11 and Olivier Giroud at 21/20. Arsenal won the Community Shield over Chelsea on the weekend via a penalty shootout following a 1-1 draw.

The Gunners do have great form against Leicester in the Premier League. They are on a ten match winning streak at home against the Foxes in the top flight. Overall home and away they are unbeaten since an away 1994 Premiership clash with Leicester. So overall that is a 23 match unbeaten streak of form against the Foxes that Arsenal are on in all competitions (W14 D9). So clear ascendancy with the Gunners then and because defences won’t be at their sharpest, it’s always worth expecting goals in opening fixtures before defences really find their feet and both teams to score at Ladbrokes is a price of 4/6. Last season the Gunners won all of their games at the Emirates against sides who ended up in the middle third of the Premier League table.

Leicester lost this fixture last season 1-0 thanks to an 86th minute own goal from defender Robert Huth. So they made the Gunners work and a Draw/Leicester half time/full-time bet at Ladbrokes may have appeal at a price of 10/3. Leicester were very poor away from home in the Premier League last term only managing to put two victories on the board away from the King Power. They made a big summer signing in getting striker Kelechi Iheanacho from Man City and he could give them a great boost up front. He is a price of 12/5 in the anytime goalscorer market with Jamie Vardy at 2/1 and Islam Slimani at 3/1. The Foxes failed to find the net in either game against Arsenal last season but have the pace to trouble the Gunners’ defence with some direct stuff. In the Ladbrokes correct score market, an Arsenal 2-1 result is the shortest priced option at 8/1.

Arsenal v Leicester Betting Odds

Arsenal 9/20, Draw 10/3, Leicester 6/1

Arsenal v Leicester Predictions

Arsenal to win: The head to head form suggests a home win is going to crop up in this one, but it may be worth backing both teams to score in this season opener. But still, Arsenal should come out on top so combine an Arsenal Win & Both Teams To Score punt at 15/8.