Arsenal will look to extend their lead at the top of the table when they face Leicester City in the English Premier League. The Gunners will be high on confidence after a comeback victory over Aston Villa in the previous match. Leicester City, on the other hand, suffered a defeat at Old Trafford and will look to bounce back.
The Foxes have revived their season after a poor start. They have won seven, drawn three, and lost 13 matches this season. Leicester City have scored 36 goals with an average xG rate of 1.09. They have conceded 41 goals. The above viz shows the percentile rank of Leicester City in comparison to other teams in the English Premier League. Brendan Rodgers’ side has struggled and have a low percentile rank. They will look for improvement in the remaining matches.
Arsenal have won 17, lost three, and drawn three matches this season. The Gunners have netted 51 goals and conceded 23 in return. Arsenal have a high xG rate of 1.89 per match. Mikel Arteta’s men are among the top performers in the league this season. They are good at keeping the ball and also carry a high offensive threat.
We further look at some of the stats that could predict the outcome of the match.
Leicester City’s struggles at home
One of the reasons why Leicester City have struggled is their home form. The Foxes have won three, drawn three, and lost five matches at the King Power Stadium.
At home, Leicester City have just scored 15 goals in 11 matches. They average 10.18 shots per match and have an accuracy rate of 36.6%. In the last five matches, Leicester City have won one, drawn one, and lost three matches. The above viz shows the shot map from the last five matches. They scored six goals, with four coming against Tottenham Hotspur in the last match. The last two matches have given positive results and they have scored six goals. Leicester City will look to continue this good run.
Leicester City averages 25.87 positional attacks and 2.39 counterattacks per match. They are a creative force from the left side as shown in the ball progression chart. The positional attacks viz show their attacking zones from the last match. Brendan Rodgers’ men will look to find spaces in Arsenal’s defence.
Arsenal’s away form
Arsenal have the best away record this season. They have won nine, drawn one, and lost two matches at home. On their travels, the Gunners average 12.67 shots and have a 34.2% accuracy rate. Arsenal have won five of their last six matches. These include wins over Spurs and Chelsea. The Gunners will look to take this momentum into this match.
Arsenal were a creative force from the right side last season. Oleksandr Zinchenko’s signing has shifted a bit of momentum to the other side as well. They create 34.9 positional attacks and 1.65 counterattacks per match. In the last match, most of the attacks were created from the right side. It will be interesting to see how these two teams match each other in the attack.
Key Players
Bukayo Saka has been in sensational form since returning from the World Cup. He has scored five goals in the last nine matches. The above xG map shows that all the shots have been attempted from the right side. He averages more than two shots per match. Leicester City’s defence will have a tough test.
Team news
There are no new injury concerns in both camp.
Arsenal are expected to be without Thomas Partey.
Betting Analysis
As per the 1×2 betting odds, Arsenal are the favourites to win the match. They have an odds rate of 1.7 to win the match. Leicester City’s odds of winning the match stand at around 4.8. As per the over/under lines, the odds for over 2.5 stand at 1.71. The last time these two teams played was a six goals thriller.
Arsenal will look to extend their lead at the top of the table against a Leicester City side struggling at home. They made a sensational comeback victory in the last match and will be ready to make it back-to-back wins.
Visuals via Wyscout and the TFA data viz engine
