Tip #1: Back Arsenal -1.5 @ 1.90 with William Hill.
Tip #2: Back this match to end Over 2,5 Goals @ 1.53 with William Hill
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Arsenal
Arsenal failed to win their mid-week match against Bolton, finishing 0:0 on Reebok Stadium. The team still has no victory for the new 2012 and things are starting to look bad. Two players were acquired in the January transfer window, Thomas Eisfeld from Borussia Dortmund for just the amount of 500,000 and the loan on Thierry Henry. Arsenal is currently 7th with 37 points, 7 ahead of the 8th, but also 5 points from the 4th spot. Last season the Gunners recorded a disappointing draw against Blackburn on Emirates, and they will make sure this doesn’t happen now. Odds for victory with handicap look valuable enough at 1.90 by William Hill, despite the poor performance of the team.
Blackburn
Struggling for survival, Blackburn are currently 18th with 18 points, and for now look like they will be one of the relegated teams this season. The team has an away record of W1 D6 L4, recording their first away victory on Old Trafford with 3:2 a month ago on Dec 31st 2011. Latest visit against Everton was a draw 1:1, and the team hasn’t lost a visit in Premier League since December 11th 2011. With 23 conceded goals in 11 games, Blackburn concedes on the average of more than 2 goals per game. The team acquired a total of 4 new players in the January transfer window: Anthony Modeste an attacker from Bordeaux on loan, Bradley Orr a defender from QPR, Marcus Olsson midfielder from Halmstads and Tim Payne an attacker from Waitakere United. Will these players make a change, hard to say, but the odds for the away win hold their value @ 10.00 with William Hill.
Prediction
Previous meetings between Arsenal and Blackburn:
02/04/2011 Premier League Arsenal vs. Blackburn 0:0
04/10/2009 Premier League Arsenal vs. Blackburn 6:2
14/03/2009 Premier League Arsenal vs. Blackburn 4:0
11/02/2008 Premier League Arsenal vs. Blackburn 2:0
23/12/2006 Premier League Arsenal vs. Blackburn 6:2
26/11/2005 Premier League Arsenal vs. Blackburn 3:0
25/08/2004 Premier League Arsenal vs. Blackburn 3:0
14/12/2003 Premier League Arsenal vs. Blackburn 1:0
26/10/2002 Premier League Arsenal vs. Blackburn 1:2
20/10/2001 Premier League Arsenal vs. Blackburn 3:3
06/04/1999 Premier League Arsenal vs. Blackburn 1:0
13/12/1997 Premier League Arsenal vs. Blackburn 1:3
19/04/1997 Premier League Arsenal vs. Blackburn 1:1
26/11/1995 Premier League Arsenal vs. Blackburn 0:0
31/08/1994 Premier League Arsenal vs. Blackburn 0:0
26/02/1994 Premier League Arsenal vs. Blackburn 1:0
Just two losses for Arsenal on home soil, but 5 draw games, from which the most recent one, last season was also a draw. The last six victories for the team occured from 2004 to 2009, all of those were with at least 2 goal difference. Back Arsenal -1.5 on the handicap market @ 1.90 with William Hill.
Eight of the last 12 games finished with 3 or more goals in each. The safe choice of a bet on this game looks Over 2.5 Goals @ 1.53. Blackburn concedes on the average of more than 2 goals per visit, while Arsenal scores more than a goal per game at home, on the average. Back this match to end Over 2.5 Goals at 1.53 with William Hill.
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