Written by: JamesFeldman – Professional Bettor and BetFair correspondent.
Liverpool vs. Arsenal
This is an intriguing game, and most definitely the most exciting from this weekend’s EPL schedule.
Last weekend Liverpool proved (by drawing 2-2 vs. City) that they are a lot better than people gave them credit for after their opening day defeat to West Brom (3-0). Arsenal have surprisingly not scored a goal yet in the EPL. They have acquired a new attacking partnership in Podolski and Giroud, however they’ve yet to find their goalscoring touch. However, a much needed improvement by Arsenals standards is that they have managed to keep a clean sheet in both of their games so far this season.
Liverpool looked good last weekend, but they still have that inconsistency to them that doesn’t bode well for the long road ahead this season. They did play in Europe in mid-week as well, against a Hearts side who for the majority of the game gave them a run for their money. Arsenal will have had a whole week to prepare for this game, added extra time for their team to gel.
I feel this game will be a close encounter, as it always is between these two. Liverpool will want to prove that they can consistently play as well as they did last week against the top EPL teams, and Arsenal will want to prove that they can score and keep a clean sheet in a game. I don’t see this game being as high scoring as it was last week, and because the two teams could quite easily out-do the other and win, it’s too difficult to pick a winner.
RECOMMENDED BET: Liverpool/Arsenal UNDER 2.5 goals @ [1.88 or -113.6]