There are few things we enjoy more than English Premier League football on a Friday night and that is what we have this weekend with Arsenal hosting Everton.
After the drama of the Super Leagues emergence and then disappearance this week fans can knuckle down to some English Premier League action and this match features 9th placed Arsenal up against 8th placed Everton who are 3 points ahead of them having played a game less.
Arsenal are coming off a disappointing 1-1 home draw against Fulham and prior to that they beat Sheffield United 3-0 on the road.
Their home form has been a bit of a hit and miss this season with 6 wins and 4 draws in their 16 starts and looking at their goal stats their home games averaged 2.4 goals each with 9 of the 16 games delivering profits had you backed over 2.5 goals. Arsenal have scored 19 goals at home in 16 matches, but also conceded 19.
Everton are coming off 3 successive draws, most recently 2-2 at home to Tottenham. Prior to those draws they lost 2 on the trot so they haven't won in their last 5.
They have been the 4th best team on the road in the English Premier League this season with 9 wins and 3 draws in their 15 starts and drilling down to their goal stats their away games also averaged 2.4 goals each, but 9 of the 15 games have failed to reach the 3 goal mark and under 2.5 goal backers would have profited had they been on board in the last 4 Everton away games.
Everton beat Arsenal 2-1 at home in the reverse fixture and last season the Gunners won this one 3-2 a game in which they started even money favourites.
BETTING – Click here to bet
Arsenal 1/1
Draw 51/20
Everton 57/20
Suggested Bet: Total goals aggregated, 2-3 goals at 9/10
This is not a bet I take often and is usually a game where I am battling to pick a winner or find a goals punt. This bet has been common in Arsenal fixtures though landing in 5 of their last 6 matches, but I just get the feeling that I am going to get a good run for my money with this one.
Looking at some of the other popular markets we have Over 2.5 goals trading at 19/20, Both Teams to Score at 17/20. There are, of course, Correct Score betting options where the 1-1 draw is trading as a 5/1 favourite and then you can get First Goal Scorer, Last Goal Scorer and Anytime Goal Scorer markets.
Note: All prices correct at the time of writing but are subject to change
