Arsenal vs Crystal Palace Live Stream, Predictions

📏 Form Guide

Arsenal

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Arsenal prepare for this match after a 0-0 Premier League tied result versus Brighton & Hove Albion.

In that match, Arsenal managed 42% possession and 8 shots on goal with 2 of them on target. At the other end, Brighton & Hove Albion got 21 attempts at goal with 2 on target.

A common feature of recent Arsenal games is the high number of scores with a nil in them.

Taking their prior sextet of clashes leading up to this one, in 5 of them a wager on BTTS would have lost. Regardless, we’ll just have to find out if that trend will be maintained in this next match.

Looking at their past form shows that Arsenal:

• have not lost a league tie with Crystal Palace in their last 4 matches.
• are unbeaten in their last 2 league matches at home.

Crystal Palace

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In their last game, Crystal Palace drew 2-2 in the Premier League match with Leicester City.

In that match, Crystal Palace had 60% possession and 18 shots at goal with 4 on target. For Crystal Palace, the scorers were Michael Olise (61') and Jeff Schlupp (72'). For their opponents, Leicester City got 9 shots on goal with 5 of them on target. Kelechi Iheanacho (31') and Jamie Vardy (37') scored for Leicester City.

Looking at their form, and Crystal Palace have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, with opponents netting 9 goals overall. Defensively, Crystal Palace have some weaknesses to address.

Taking a look at their past results, Crystal Palace:

• are winless against Arsenal when having played them away from home in the previous 2 league games.
• are undefeated by Arsenal in games played away from home for the previous 3 matches in the league.
• have not won away from home in their last 5 league matches.

🤜🤛 Head to head

Checking out their prior head to head meetings going back to 28/10/2018, there has been little to separate the clubs with Arsenal winning 1 of those games, Crystal Palace 1 and 4 being drawn in regulation time.

An aggregate of 19 goals were shared by the two clubs throughout the course of those matches, with 10 from The Gunners and 9 netted by The Eagles. That’s an average goals per game of 3.17.

The last league meeting featuring these sides was Premier League match day 37 on 19/05/2021 when it ended Crystal Palace 1-3 Arsenal.

On that occasion, Crystal Palace managed 31% possession and 12 shots at goal with 6 of them on target. Their only player on the scoresheet was Christian Benteke (62').

At the other end, Arsenal had 6 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target. Nicolas Pépé (35', 95') and Gabriel Martinelli (91') scored.

The match was refereed by Anthony Taylor.

🗞️ Team News: Arsenal

Almost everyone can be considered, as there’s just the sole fitness concern for the Arsenal gaffer Mikel Arteta to be concerned about from an otherwise fully-primed set of players. Granit Xhaka (Medial Collateral Ligament Injury) is sidelined.

📰 Team News: Crystal Palace

Crystal Palace manager Patrick Vieira has to currently contend with reduced team options. Eberechi Eze (Achilles tendon problems) and Nathan Ferguson (Achilles tendon surgery) are those who can’t be considered.

💭 Prediction

We’ve got the feeling that Arsenal look set to score at least once when they meet Crystal Palace, who might well find it difficult to get a goal of their own.

We reckon that it will be a decent 2-0 victory for Arsenal by the time that the referee blows the final whistle.

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Lucas Pereira, 23:54 13/10/2021