Will the Reds take their big chance?
On Monday night, Manchester City let down against Crystal Palace and couldn’t get beyond a 0-0 draw. As a result, chasing Liverpool now have a great chance to pull to within a point of the Sky Blues with an away win at Arsenal. Back in January, the Reds managed a 2-0 away win at Emirates Stadium in the EFL Cup semifinals.
However, the Londoners are one of the strongest teams at home in the Premier League. Under Mikel Arteta, the Gunners have lost only one of their last 13 Premier League home games (ten wins, two draws). Nevertheless, ahead of the clash between Arsenal and Liverpool, the odds are swinging in the direction of the visitors.
Both opponents go into this clash on a winning streak, which is only the third match in Premier League history in which two teams have both recorded at least five consecutive victories. For the Gunners, it is exactly five wins. For the Reds, the record is eight league games won with 21:2 goals.
Also because the record of the guests from the Merseyside is ultimately more convincing and LFC has lost only one of the last 18 competitive games against the Londoners, we see the greatest value on balance in Arsenal against Liverpool in tip 2.
Arsenal – statistics & current form
Last season, Arsenal Football Club finished only eighth in the Premier League, missing out on qualification for an international competition. Those responsible nevertheless held on to coach Mikel Arteta.
Initially, it looked as if the decision was wrong, because up to and including the ninth matchday, the Gunners, who even had the red lantern in their hands after the third matchday, only bumbled along in the lower half of the table.
Only lost one of last 13 home games
But then Arsenal managed the turnaround and bit again on top. Thanks in part to the Londoners’ renewed home strength, they have lost just one of their last 13 home games at Emirates Stadium (ten wins, two draws) and have picked up 32 of a possible 39 points in that period.
That would even seal a return to the Champions League, although the Gunners still have three games in hand – including the game against the Reds – with a one-point lead over Manchester United.
Unscored in five meetings with Liverpool
However, things have been anything but good for the Londoners against the Scousers recently. The Gunners have won only one of their last 18 competitive matches against LFC and have failed to score in their last five meetings in a row.
Despite the aforementioned home strength and momentum from winning five league games in a row, this leaves the Arteta eleven as outsiders at home.
Predicted Arsenal lineup:
Ramsdale – Tierney – Magalhaes – White – Soares – Xhaka – Partey – Martinelli – Ödegaard – Saka – Lacazette
Last Arsenal games:
Premier League
03/13 2022 – Arsenal London 2 – 0 Leicester
03/06 2022 – Watford 2 – 3 Arsenal London
02/24 2022 – Arsenal London 2 – 1 Wolverhampton
02/19 2022 – Arsenal London 2 – 1 Brentford
02/10 2022 – Wolverhampton 0 – 1 Arsenal London
Liverpool – Statistics & current form
Liverpool last won the English championship in 2020, after Jürgen Klopp’s team managed to bring the handle trophy to Merseyside for the sixth time the year before in Madrid. This season, the Reds could even win the quadruple.
After all, the Scousers already won the EFL Cup against Chelsea in February, while in the Champions League they have punched their ticket to the quarterfinals and will travel to second division Nottingham Forest in the FA Cup quarterfinals.
Recent eight straight wins on 21-2 goals
Meanwhile, the Reds have also re-entered the title race in the Championship.
This was due to a recent winning streak of eight straight league games won on 21-2 goals. Because Manchester City, which had previously lost ground, dropped several games in the same period, LFC could now reduce the gap to one point.
If Klopp’s side win away to the Gunners, where they have already claimed a 2-0 away victory on the way to this year’s EFL Cup overall, the national championship would once again be 100% attainable under their own steam. Finally, Liverpool still host the Sky Blues on April 10.
Only five of 14 Premier League away games not won
The Scousers, who have failed to win just five of their 14 Premier League away games this season (three draws, two defeats), will thus travel to the English capital suitably motivated.
However, four of the five away games that LFC have failed to win have been in London. Nevertheless, the betting on an away win for the Reds at Arsenal against Liverpool is under a very good star, despite a possible absence of goal machine Salah.
Predicted Liverpool lineup:
Alisson – Robertson – van Dijk – Matip – Alexander-Arnold – Keita – Fabinho – Henderson – Mané – Elliott – Jota
Last matches played by Liverpool:
Premier League
03/12 2022 – Brighton 0 – 2 Liverpool FC
Champions League Final
03/08 2022 – Liverpool FC 0 – 1 Inter Milan
Premier League
03/05 2022 – Liverpool FC 1 – 0 West Ham
FA Cup
03/02 2022 – Liverpool FC 2 – 1 Norwich
Carabao Cup
02/27 2022 – Chelsea London (10)0 – 0(11) Liverpool FC
Arsenal – Liverpool Direct comparison / H2H record
Head to head: 81 – 62 – 93
There have been a total of 236 meetings between the two teams so far and with 93 wins, the Reds lead the head-to-head comparison, also winning the first leg 4-0 and already recording a 2-0 win at the Gunners in the EFL Cup in January.
Arsenal – Liverpool Tip
When it comes to Arsenal vs Liverpool, the overall prediction goes very clearly in the direction of the Reds, who have lost only one of their last 18 competitive matches against the Gunners. Admittedly, the Londoners are also going through a period of strength and have won their last five Premier League games in a row. However, LFC have as many as eight straight wins on record at 21-2 goals.
Even if Mo Salah, who is the Reds’ top scorer in the league with 20 goals, is out, Jürgen Klopp has a perfect player as a back-up in Diogo Jota. The Portuguese has scored five goals in his last four games against the Gunners.
