Premier League Betting: Arsenal Firing on all Cylinders
Arsenal began 2024 with a 2-0 loss to Liverpool in the FA Cup, their third straight defeat in all competitions. After a 13-day rest, the Gunners bounced back in style with a 5-0 thrashing of Crystal Palace before winning 2-1 at Nottingham Forest. Whilst their first match of February was a 3-1 victory against Liverpool, subjecting the Reds to their second league defeat of the campaign. Mikel Arteta’s side picked up where they left off on Sunday, demolishing West Ham 6-0. The Premier League betting odds are in their favor as they look to come away with a third straight away win on Saturday.
The Gunners will travel to Turf Moor on Saturday and face off against Vincent Kompany’s Burnley, who sit 19th in the table, level on 13 points with Sheffield United, six away from Everton and seven behind Luton Town. Arsenal sit third in the Premier League standings, level on points with Manchester City, who have a game in hand, two behind Liverpool and five above Tottenham. We’re backing them to secure a 17th win in 25 league matches in our soccer betting picks.
It should come as no surprise that our sportsbooks are backing Arsenal at -302, with the previous meeting in October seeing Arsenal win 3-1 at the Emirates. Leandro Trossard opened proceedings only for Josh Brownhill to equalize shortly after, but Trossard would set up William Saliba for the second goal just three minutes later to restore their advantage before Oleksandr Zinchenko put the game to rest in the 74th minute.
The Gunners are scoring for fun at the moment with 16 goals in their last four, and we’re backing them to continue their red-hot form in front of goal against a Burnley side that has conceded 50 goals in 24 matches. Only Sheffield United (60) have let in more. The Clarets fell to a 3-1 loss at Liverpool on Saturday, the latest fixture that saw them concede three goals after Manchester City (twice), Aston Villa (twice), Everton and Brentford. They also let in four goals to Chelsea and five to Tottenham Hotspur.
If you’re planning to bet on English soccer this week, bet on Arsenal scoring over 2.5 goals, and bet on them coming away with a fifth straight victory. Don’t overthink this: A successful $60 bet on Arsenal finding the back of the net at least three times will yield a profit of $75, and there’s ample reason to believe that the Gunners could make this a long night for the hosts.
Arsenal side are finding their groove ahead of a Feb. 21 match against Porto, which will be their first Champions League knockout round fixture since March 7, 2017, when they fell to a 10-2 aggregate defeat to Bayern Munich in the Round of 16. Since then, Arsene Wenger has departed the club after a legendary 22-year spell and Unai Emery has come and gone.
Today, Arsenal are reaping the rewards of a youth-focused rebuild under Arteta, with the likes of Saliba (22), Bukayo Saka (22) and Gabriel Martinelli (22) making their mark at the Emirates. However, if there’s one player you should be including in your player prop bets, it’s 29-year-old Belgian winger Leandro Trossard.
One year after making the move from Brighton, Trossard has emerged as a key figure both as a starter and an impact sub. He scored in their 5-0 win vs. Palace before sealing the deal in extra time in their 3-1 victory vs. Liverpool and following that up with the fourth goal in their 6-0 demolition of West Ham. We’re backing him to continue his goal-scoring heroics in our Premier League betting predictions.
Questions Of The Day
Which team is likely to concede 3+ goals this weekend?
Burnley’s porous defense has landed them in a perilous relegation battle, and it could result in them suffering their 10th defeat of the Premier League season.
Which player is likely to score in the Premier League this weekend?
Leandro Trossard was instrumental the last time Arsenal faced Burnley – we’re picking him to find the back of the net for the fourth time in five matches.
