Will the Gunners continue to pull away?
After reaching the EFL Cup final during the week, Arsenal FC return to league action at the weekend. They will face newly promoted Sunderland at home at the Emirates. The Gunners remain at the top of the table, while the Black Cats are in eighth place. However, AFC has its weaknesses away from home – in twelve PL away games, they have only scored six goals and failed to score seven times. Our Arsenal vs. Sunderland tip is therefore once again for a goalless game for the visitors.
Arsenal are traditionally very stable in their home games against Sunderland and are unbeaten in 18 league home games in this fixture, with 13 wins and five draws since their last defeat in November 1983. Despite their recent 2-3 home defeat to Manchester United, the Gunners remain one of the most consistent teams in the league at their own stadium. Arsenal are unbeaten in 43 home games against promoted teams, which is a shared Premier League record.
In addition, Mikel Arteta’s team remains extremely dangerous from set pieces and has already scored 14 goals from corners this season, the best record in the league. Viktor Gyökeres has also been impressive in attack, scoring four of his six goals this season against promoted teams and boasting an exceptionally high conversion rate. That’s why we’re predicting another goal from him in combination with another home win in our Arsenal vs. Sunderland prediction in the Bet-at-home app.
Sunderland continues to struggle away from home and has been waiting for a win for seven Premier League away games. The Black Cats have yet to win in 16 attempts at Arsenal FC in London, with eleven defeats and five draws. The overall trend also speaks against Sunderland, which has won only one of its last 28 Premier League matches against Arsenal. Nevertheless, the team has been surprisingly solid defensively, conceding only 26 goals despite facing the third-highest number of shots on goal.
Goalkeeper Robin Roefs has played a big part in this, ranking among the best keepers in the league in terms of saves, save percentage, and clean sheets. However, the 2-2 draw in the first leg underlines that Sunderland is capable of causing problems even against strong opponents. We are therefore betting on the Arsenal vs. Sunderland odds for under 2.5 goals for the Gunners.
Arsenal – Sunderland Head-to-head record
Arsenal and Sunderland have played each other 146 times in competitive matches. The majority of these encounters (141) have been in the Premier League, with two in the FA Cup and three in the League Cup. Arsenal has a slight advantage in the overall record, winning 59 matches, while Sunderland has 46 wins and 41 matches ended in a draw. The goal statistics also underline the Gunners’ narrow lead. Arsenal has scored a total of 239 goals in direct matches, while Sunderland has scored 198 goals.
Arsenal – Sunderland Tip
The betting odds for the Arsenal vs. Sunderland match clearly favor the hosts from London. Arsenal FC has won 16 of its 19 competitive games at home at the Emirates Stadium and has conceded only eight goals in twelve PL home games.
In addition, the Gunners are unbeaten in 18 direct home matches against AFC and in their last 43 home games against promoted teams.
The Black Cats, on the other hand, have struggled away from home and are winless in seven Premier League games on the road. However, despite only winning two of their twelve Premier League away games, they remain quite solid defensively, conceding only 17 goals so far.
