Arsenal vs Tottenham
England Premier League.
Date: Sunday, 6th November 2016,
Kick-off at 12:00 UK.
Venue: Emirates Stadium, London.
The world of football will be seeing the 42nd North London Derby of the 21st century on Sunday when the two harsh neighbours – Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur lock horns at the Emirates Stadium. They will be looking straight into each other eye for what will definitely be the most anticipated game in Europe this weekend. This is one of the most important showdown for every Arsenal and Spurs faithful. Season in, season out, the North London fans have pride to fight for.
The gunners extended their unbeaten run to 15 games in all competition on Tuesday after staging a sumptuous comeback during mid-week Champions League clash to defeat Ludogorets in Bulgaria. Back in the
English Premier League, Arsenal have picked up 7 wins and 2 draws since their matchday 1 defeat to Liverpool. They sit second on the league table with 23 points, same points as Manchester City and Liverpool
Tottenham remain unbeaten in the Premier League after 10 games this season. However, they are coming on the back of a horrific run. They were held to consecutive draws in the last three league fixtures. They are currently 5th in the league table, but only 3 points separate them from Arsenal. Spurs are coming on the back of a disappointing 1-0 loss against Bundesliga outfit Bayer Leverkusen.
Key Fact
Arsenal is currently on a 15 games unbeaten run, and have lost just one of their first 5 home games at home. The gunners scored 8 goals in the last 3 games played at the Emirate stadium, dropping point once in 7 consecutive home games in all competition.
Tottenham currently maintain 10 league games unbeaten run, a perfectly balanced result of 5 wins 5 draw in their first 10 league of the season. Spurs will playing their 6th away games of the season, having won 2 and drew 3 of their first 5.
Arsenal vs Tottenham: Head-to-Head Statistics
Both sides shared the spoils when they met during the 2015/2016 season..
However, Arsenal won 5 of the last 10 north London, compared to Spurs 2. In addition, Spurs last victory at the Emirate stadium happened during 2010/2011, a 5 goals north London thriller that saw spurs coming from 2-0 deficit to win the game with 3-2 score line.
Tottenham Hotspur have managed to beat Arsenal only once in the last 8 meetings in all competitions.
The two meetings of the 2015/16 Premier League season has ended in draws. A total of 6 goals was scored over two legs; 1-1 at the Emirates and 2-2 at the White Hart Lane.
Spurs have managed back-to-back draws in their last two visits to the Emirates. But Arsenal are unbeaten in their last 6 home games against Spurs in all competitions, with 4 wins in a row behind the 2 draws.
This will be the 166th London Derby between Arsenal and Tottenham. The Gunners lead the overall head-to-head with 68 wins as against Spur’s 51 wins, while 46 matches end in draws.
Arsenal vs Tottenham: Prediction
The form guide heavily favours Arsene Wenger’s team to grab a crucial win in the first London derby against Tottenham in the 2016/17 season. They do have a lot of players missing through injuries, but it is something that Wenger deals with every season.
Spurs have a serious goal-scoring crisis. They haven’t won in the last 6 matches in all competitions and managed only 3 goals during the period. They will be handed a mini boost as Harry Kane is expected to return from his injury. As things stand Arsenal look set to grab a very important victory against one of their fiercest rivals.
Arsenal vs Tottenham: Bet Tips
Arsenal to win at 2.00 (1/1)
Over 2.5 goals at 1.80 (4/5).
