Will the Gunners’ run continue at Anfield Road?
Arsenal made a dismal start to the 2021/22 season with three defeats and 0:9 goals from their first three league games, but since then Mikel Arteta’s side have picked up 20 points from a possible 24 and remained unbeaten in the Premier League while conceding just four more goals. In form, the Londoners now head to Anfield Road.
Ahead of the Liverpool-Arsenal clash, the odds are heavily stacked in favour of the Reds. However, Jürgen Klopp’s team has not really cut a good figure recently. In their last two league games against Brighton and West Ham, LFC have conceded a total of five goals and have picked up just one point out of a possible six.
This could be the first time Arsenal have scored at least three goals at Anfield Road after five successive Premier League defeats away from home. In any case, given the Gunners’ momentum, the double chance X2 bet on Liverpool vs. Arsenal is a good one to play.
Liverpool – Statistics & current form
Liverpool Football Club is one of six founding members of the Premier League that has been consistently represented in the top flight of English football since the competition’s inception. However, it took a long time for the Reds to win the league.
In 2020, however, it was exactly 30 years since they last won the title and the men from the north-west of England finally secured their long-awaited 19th English championship just one year after winning the Champions League for the sixth time.
Only one point out of a possible six from their last two league games
The Reds remained titleless in the 2020/21 season, but still managed to qualify for the top flight again as third in the Premier League, where they most recently celebrated an acclaimed 2-0 home victory over Atlético Madrid.
In conjunction with the recent 5-0 away win at arch-rivals Manchester United, everything could actually be in perfect order on Merseyside. However, with only one point from a possible six coming against comparatively lowly opponents Brighton and West Ham, the mood is slightly tense.
A run of 20 consecutive league games without defeat came to an end at West Ham
Four points are now finally missing out on leaders Chelsea, while defeat at the Hammers also ended a run of 20 consecutive league games without defeat. Klopp’s side will therefore be under pressure against the in-form Gunners in their first home game after the international break.
At least the bookmakers have little doubt that the Reds will make short work of the Londoners.
Predicted Liverpool line-up:
Alisson – Robertson – van Dijk – Matip – Alexander-Arnold – Oxlade-Chamberlain – Fabinho – Henderson – Mané – Salah – Jota
Last matches played by Liverpool:
Premier League
11/07 2021 – West Ham 3 – 2 Liverpool FC
Champions League Grp. B
11/03 2021 – Liverpool FC 2 – 0 Atletico Madrid
Premier League
10/30 2021 – Liverpool FC 2 – 2 Brighton
Carabao Cup
10/27 2021 – Preston 0 – 2 Liverpool FC
Premier League
10/24 2021 – Manchester United 0 – 5 Liverpool FC
Arsenal – Statistics & current form
Arsenal Football Club have experienced rough times of late since the departure of Arsène Wenger. In their first year under Unai Emery, the Londoners finished as low as fifth, missing out on the Champions League, before finishing eighth in the final table in each of the last two seasons.
While the Gunners still made it to the Europa League in the 2020/21 season as reigning FA Cup winners, this season will be the first time since the 1995/96 season that they have been without international competition.
After false start, the longest unbeaten club in the Premier League
The objective in the second year in charge under Mikel Arteta, who is by no means firmly in the saddle, is correspondingly clear: The Spaniard must lead the Gunners back to Europe. Optimally, directly back into the Champions League.
The first three league games brought three defeats and 0:9 goals, which initially exacerbated the Londoners’ results crisis. But then the knot burst in the 1-0 home win over Norwich. The capital city side, who have not lost a competitive match since August, are now the longest unbeaten club in the Premier League.
Only four goals conceded from last ten competitive matches
The fact that they have managed to pick up 20 points out of a possible 24 recently and have also beaten big teams like Tottenham (3:1) and Leicester (2:0) is also due to the fact that the defence has been extremely stable lately. In the last ten matches, the Gunners have conceded just four goals.
Accordingly, the Arteta eleven does not need to hide at Anfield Road, where things have not gone too well lately with five lost away games in league play in a row. There is much to suggest that the Londoners’ unbeaten streak will be extended and that the double chance X2 bet on Liverpool against Arsenal will work out.
Predicted Arsenal line-up:
Ramsdale – Tavares – Magalhaes – White – Tomiyasu – Smith Rowe – Maitland-Niles – Lokonga – Saka – Lacazette – Aubameyang
Last matches played by Arsenal:
Premier League
11/07 2021 – Arsenal London 1 – 0 Watford
10/30 2021 – Leicester 0 – 2 Arsenal London
Carabao Cup
10/26 2021 – Arsenal London 2 – 0 Leeds Premier League
10/22 2021 – Arsenal London 3 – 1 Aston Villa
10/18 2021 – Arsenal London 2 – 2 Crystal Palace
Liverpool – Arsenal Direct Comparison / H2H Balance
Head to head: 91 – 61 – 81
There have been a total of 233 meetings between the two founding members of the Premier League and the Reds lead the head-to-head comparison with 91 victories, having hardly lost anything against the Gunners, especially under Jürgen Klopp. Since the German became LFC coach, only one of eleven league games against Arsenal has been lost (seven wins, three draws).
Liverpool – Arsenal Tip
For Liverpool vs Arsenal, the prediction has to take into account the recent form of the visitors from the capital. Arsenal have remained unbeaten in the Premier League in their last eight games alone, playing to nil in seven of their last ten competitive matches. It is true that the stable defence now faces an absolute test of endurance with regard to the goal-hungry Reds. But the Londoners’ point win is by no means hopeless.
Also because Klopp’s team has not been in good form of late, with just one point from a possible six in their last two league games, which combined for five goals conceded, the Double Chance X2 is well worth playing.
Liverpool vs Arsenal betting odds of 2.80 are available for the Gunners to score at Anfield Road.
