Arsenal – Burnley SOCCER PICKS
Arsenal and Burnley meet at Emirates Stadium, in a match for the 18th round of the Premier League. In this stadium, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the home team, which records 4 victories in the last 4 matches. In fact, the last time these two teams played a match at this stadium was on 06-05-2018, in a match for the Premier League that ended with Arsenal’s victory by (5-0). The goals of the match were scored by P. Aubameyang (14 ‘and 75’), A. Lacazette (45 ‘), S. Kolašinac (54’) and A. Iwobi (64 ‘) for Arsenal. In this game the home factor may be decisive, since the Burnley presents considerable differences in their results at home and as a visitor.
Arsenal:
The home team is currently in the 5 th position of the league, with 34 points won, after 10 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in a home match against Huddersfield Town, by (1-0). In the last match, they lost in an away match against Southampton, by (3-2). This is a team that usually maintains its competitive level in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches he has 9 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses as a visitor; against 10 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses at their stadium. In their last match, for the League Cup, they got a home loss against Tottenham Hotspur by (0-2). In the last 9 home league matches Arsenal has a record of 6 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss, so they have won 20 points out of 27 possible.
For this competition, they have not lost any of the last 8 home matches. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-0 (4 out of 9 matches). They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 9 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored at least one goal in each of the last 10 matches for this competition. There is a tendency for goals in their home matches, as 8 of the last 9 matches for this competition have ended with Over 1,5 goals. In 17 matches in the competition, they suffered the first goal 8 times and only managed 2 comebacks.
The Arsenal is doing a campaign below the expected in the Premier League, fell performance in the last days, it won only one victory in the last 3 games, and is looking for a recovery to not leave the first classified flee yet more in the leaderboard. The team has a strong attack, with players of great quality, which scored 37 goals, being the second best of the competition, while the defense still needs adjustments, suffered 23 goals and is only the ninth most solid, so much that he suffered goals in 9 of the last 10 days of the national championship. At home, Arsenal comes in a great phase, with 6 wins and 2 draws, it is the fourth team that scored the most goals and the fifth one that suffered the least, being a very difficult team to face in this condition and that usually dominates the matches from the initial whistle, pressing its rivals, even when it is already in advantage in the score. For the match against Burnley, coach Unai Emery will not be able to count on right-back Bellerín, due to injury.
Burnley:
The away team is currently in the 18 th position, with 12 points won, after 3 wins, 3 draws and 11 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in a home match against Brighton & Hove Albion, by (1-0). In the last match, they lost in an away match against Tottenham Hotspur, by (1-0). This is a team that, oddly enough, was better outside than at home, as in the last 30 matches they register 3 wins, 4 draws and 8 losses in away matches; against 2 wins, 6 draws and 7 losses at their stadium. In the last 9 away league matches Burnley has a record of 1 win, 2 draws and 6 losses, so they have won 5 points out of 27 possible.
For this competition, they have not won any of the last 5 away matches. In their away league matches the most frequent result at half-time was 0-0 (5 out of 8 matches). The team allowed goals to the opponent in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition, so he was not very strong defensively. In their away matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 4 of the last 9 matches they played ended with Under 1,5 goals. In 17 matches in this competition, he never got the comeback in the 10 games in which he suffered the first goal. In the last 14 home matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 4 of their 9 goals between minutes (31′-45 ‘).
Burnley is doing a lousy campaign in the English Championship, won only 1 of his last 10 games, comes from 4 losses in the last 5 rounds and goes in search of a recovery to try to leave the relegation zone.
