Arsenal v Leicester Betting Tips [25 October 2020]

Arsenal will be looking to get some momentum into their Premier League campaign but face a tricky home game against Leicester City at the Emirates Stadium in London. Arsenal are 5th in the standings going into the weekend games with nine points from five matches. Leicester are 4th with the same number of points and only a better positive goal difference.

Arsenal defeated Rapid Vienna 2-1 in the midweek Europa League match making it six wins in their last eight matches in all competitions. The losses were to Liverpool and Manchester City in the Premier League and Mikel Arteta’s side can be touted to be moving in the right direction. However, the Gunners will be aware that they have lost two of their last three Premier League games and also the fact they haven’t really stamped their authority with big wins. Arsenal remains the second-best defensive unit at this stage with only six goals conceded. With the experiment of Willian as the striker backfiring against City, Arteta could be reverting to his strikers to make a difference.

Leicester stopped their two-match losing run with a 3-0 win against Zorya in the midweek Europa League match. However, Leicester remain far away from reaching their best form as the run of three losses in five competitive matches suggests. Both the losses have come in the Premier League and in their last two games – a 3-0 loss to West Ham and a 1-0 loss to Aston Villa. The only positive for the Foxes is their away form that has landed consecutive wins away from home. While the 3-0 win at West Brom was expected, Leicester’s 5-2 win over Manchester City at Etihad was a masterclass. Brendan Rodger’s side also has the best conversion rate this season scoring goals with a little under 25% of their efforts. Crucially, however, they have failed to score with their last 15 attempts.

Arsenal and Leicester City bounced back from disappointing losses last week with facile wins in the Europa League. Both teams would be gunning for a win to drift from the other side and stay in touch with the top-four. Despite their scoring blanks in the last two league matches, we are backing Leicester to join Arsenal in the score board. Both teams scoring remains our major pick while backing Arsenal to win is a pick for medium risk takers.