The Premier League features a clash between two of its biggest teams this weekend as Liverpool lock horns with Mikel Arteta's Arsenal side in a high-profile encounter at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday. Both teams are battling it out in the title race and will need to be at their best in this fixture.
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Liverpool are at the top of the Premier League standings and have been in excellent form this season. The Merseyside outfit defeated RB Leipzig by a narrow 1-0 scoreline in the UEFA Champions League this week and will be confident ahead of this fixture.
Arsenal, on the other hand, are in third place in the league table and have been fairly impressive this season. The Gunners defeated Shakhtar Donetsk by a 1-0 scoreline in their previous game and will look to achieve a similar result this weekend.
Arsenal vs Liverpool Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- Liverpool have a good historical record against Arsenal and have won 95 out of the 242 matches played between the two teams, as opposed to Arsenal's 83 victories.
- Arsenal have won each of their last two matches at home against Liverpool in the Premier League - their longest such run in the competition since 2006.
- Liverpool have found the back of the net in each of their last 17 matches against Arsenal in the Premier League, with their previous such failure in this fixture coming in a 0-0 stalemate in August 2015.
- Arsenal are unbeaten in their last four matches against Liverpool in the Premier League and have picked up more points during this run than they had managed in the 14 such games preceding this period.
Arsenal vs Liverpool Prediction
Liverpool have already exceeded expectations under Arne Slot and stepped up to the plate admirably against Chelsea last week. Mohamed Salah and Luis Diaz have been impressive this season and will have a big role to play against a formidable opponent this weekend.
Arsenal have suffered the occasional stutter this season and cannot afford to put a foot wrong on Sunday. Both teams are evenly matched on paper and could play out a draw in this fixture.
Prediction: Arsenal 2-2 Liverpool
Arsenal vs Liverpool Betting Tips
Tip 1: Result - Draw
Tip 2: Game to have over 2.5 goals - Yes
Tip 3: Arsenal to score first - Yes
Tip 4: Mohamed Salah to score - Yes