Arsenal vs. Leicester City Prediction, 7/7/20

A four-game winning streak takes 7th-placed Arsenal to a domestic clash against 3rd-placed Leicester City, who have just ended a three-game winless streak. Kick-off - at 15:15 PM ET on Tuesday, July 7.

Arsenal Triumph In Fourth Straight

Arsenal extended their current winning streak to four games in all competitions after snatching a 2-0 victory against Wolverhampton Wanderers away at Molineux Stadium on Saturday. 18-year-old winger Bukayo Saka opened the scoring at the end of the first half with his first ever Premier League marker before Alexandre Lacazette rounded off the proceedings with four minutes remaining on the clock, netting his first road marker in the EPL since February 2019. Arsenal have now won three straight Premier League matches without conceding a goal for the first time in almost three years, sitting 7th in the standings (W12 D13 L8), trailing the top-five by six points.

Gabon forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang leads the Gunners with 19 league goals. Argentinian shot-stopper Emiliano Martinez, meanwhile, occupies the 29th place in the EPL’s goalkeeper chart, having made a total of nine saves. He has picked up three clean sheets in four appearances this season and concedes a goal every 161 minutes of play. Arsenal have scored the 7th highest bulk of league goals so far this year (49) while recording the 14th highest amount of shots per game (10.9). The team is 6th in ball possession (53.2%) and 4th in passing accuracy (83.8%).

Leicester End Winless Run

A run of three Premier League outings without a win (D2 L1) ended for Leicester City, who banked a 3-0 home shutout win against Crystal Palace at King Power Stadium on Saturday. Right-back James Justin hit the crossbar in the first half before the Foxes tallied three times in the following frame, with Jamie Vardy netting his 100th and 101st career Premier League strikes. Kelechi Iheanacho also scored for Leicester, who have remained unbeaten against all London sides so far during the current campaign (W9 D3). The team is 3rd in the league (W17 D7 L9), sitting one point above 4th-placed Chelsea and three away from 5th-placed Manchester United.

English marksman Vardy leads the Foxes and the whole Premier League this season with 21 snipes. Goalie Kasper Schmeichel, meanwhile, sits 9th in the EPL with 86 saves. He has registered 12 clean sheets in 33 outings this year and gives up a goal every 96 minutes on average. Leicester have buried the 3rd highest amount of goals during the ongoing campaign (63) while delivering the 5th highest quantity of shots per contest (14). The team is 4th in ball possession (55.0%) and 6th in passing accuracy (82.8%).

Prediction

Leicester City have triumphed in three of their past four Premier League contests against Arsenal, but have lost the very last 12 league trips to see off the Gunners in London and will be faced with another difficult task in the capital of England, having managed to bank just two wins in their previous nine EPL contests (W2 D4 L3). The Foxes have not looked overly impressive lately, while the surging form of the Gunners has brought in four consecutive wins in all competitions with three clean sheets on top. Arsenal have also won four league home games on the trot without allowing a single snipe in the very last two, with their back-up goalie Emiliano Martinez excelling in the absence of injured Bernd Leno. The 27-year-old Argentinian has kept six clean sheets in eight Premier League starts, failing to allow a single snipe in the very last three this season.

Best bet:

Arsenal to win (+130)

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