On December 5, the match of the 15th round of the Premier League Luton Town – Arsenal will take place. The game starts at 23:15 Moscow time. The bookmakers have already made a prediction, they consider the guests as favorites: you can bet that the Gunners will win with odds of 1.24. The success of the “hatters” is estimated at 13.0. Tie bets at 6.50 are also accepted.
Bookmaker odds for the Premier League match between Luton Town and Arsenal on December 5, 2023
Analysts are confident that the match between Luton Town and Arsenal will be productive: a total of more than 2.5 goals costs 1.45, and a total of less than 2.5 goals costs 2.75. If the hosts score, the odds will be 1.83. An away goal is available at odds of 1.03. You can bet on “both will score” for 1.96.
Analysis and forecast for the match on matchday 15 of the English Championship “Luton” – “Arsenal” (12/05/2023)
With the matches of matchday 5 of the group stage of the European Cup behind us, we return to the national arenas. On December 5, two matches will be played on matchday 15. In the last of them, at the Kenilworth Road stadium in Luton, local Luton Town and London’s Arsenal will face each other. The starting whistle will sound at 23:15 Moscow time.
Luton Town is 17th in the English championship standings. If Everton had not been deducted 10 points for violating the championship’s financial rules, the Hatters would be in the relegation zone. With a high probability, at the end of the season they will return to the Championship.
It’s even a little insulting to the team. After obtaining a tough victory in the last playoff game of the last championship against Coventry City (1-1, 6-5 on penalties), he qualified for the Premier League for the first time in more than 30 years.
The club made a lot of new signings over the summer, but that didn’t help Rob Edwards much. In 14 Premier League games, his players only won two and drew three times. In addition, Luton was eliminated from the League Cup, losing in the 1/16 final to Exeter City, which is at the bottom of the League One table (0:1).
The indicators are clearly not the best, but one should not jump to conclusions. At Kenilworth Road, the Hatters are a tough opponent for almost any team. At home they managed to beat Crystal Palace (2-1), tied the matches with Wolverhampton (1-1) and Liverpool (1-1), and also imposed a fight on Tottenham (0-1).
Will the Hatters manage to cause problems for London Arsenal? The Gunners are doing well both externally and internally. They won the English Super Cup, topped the Premier League standings and also won the Champions League group ahead of schedule.
In 22 matches in all official tournaments, Mikel Arteta’s team suffered only three defeats and drew the same number of times. During this period, they conceded 18 goals and scored 47. The Gunners won their last five matches with a total score of 14:2.
It may seem that Arsenal are doing well, but in reality this is not entirely true. His first obstacle is travel. The Londoners are forced to play very pragmatically when they are away. In 11 away games in all tournaments, they only scored 15 goals and conceded 10.
The second problem for the Gunners is their sometimes annoying execution issues. In the match on the last day of the Premier League against Wolverhampton, they could have won overwhelmingly, and not with a tight 2-1 score. There was a moment when the ball hit the post, it repeatedly flew a few centimeters from the Wolves goal, and the opposing goalkeeper also helped a lot.
Former Liverpool midfielder Jamie Carragher shared his opinion that such uncertain victories could prevent Arteta’s side from winning Premier League gold medals. He pointed out that those matches in which they win by a minimal margin can end in favor of the rival.
Is it worth remembering that last season Arsenal literally gave the championship to Manchester City due to uncertainty and unfortunate mistakes? One of the key mistakes was made by Alexander Zinchenko in the matchday 30 of the Premier League against Liverpool (2-2). The tie in that match worried the Londoners.
In the match on the last day of the English championship against Wolverhampton, the Ukrainian also made a mistake that led to his rival’s goal. Arteta defended the player, pointing out that he has more useful qualities. The Spanish specialist asked to love Zinchenko just as he is. But won’t the Ukrainian disappoint Arteta, like last season, at the most important moment?
One way or another, the bet suggests that the Londoners will not lose in the next match and the total will be less than 3.5 goals, with an odds of 1.88. In six home games in the Premier League, the Hatters only conceded eight goals and scored six. If their home support helped them get a draw with Liverpool, then they can try to take points from the Gunners.
Prediction and bets for the matchday 15 of the Premier League Luton Town – Arsenal on December 5, 2023
On paper, Arsenal seem clear favourites. Luton has far fewer resources and worse results than him. However, the “hatters” have character. They will also receive extra power thanks to the support of the Kenilworth Road stands. Edwards players rarely miss home. Considering that the Gunners score few goals away from home and sometimes have trouble finishing, X2 + TM 3.5 goals, in our opinion, seems the most likely outcome of the game.
Tender: Arsenal will not lose and the total will be less than 3.5 goals in 1.88.
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