Arsenal v Man United Prediction 28th April 2013

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Manchester United will be able to relax a bit for this one and enjoy themselves. Will that make them vulnerable or even more dangerous? So while United will be rolling into north London as the newly crowned Premier League champions, with of course, former Gunner Robin van Persie in tow and nothing to play for, there is a lot at stake for Arsenal. The Gunners are embroiled in a three way battle with Chelsea and Tottenham for the two remaining Champions League spots. They have strung together some great form of late, will it be good enough to shoot down the champions and overturn some poor form against their bitter rivals?

Arsenal v Man United Betting Odds at online bookmaker Paddy Power
Arsenal 5/4, Man United 2/1, Draw 5/2

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Arsenal v Man United Recommended Bet:
If ever Arsene Wenger needed to get one over on Sir Alex Ferguson it is now. Arsenal head into the weekend sat in third place, a point ahead of Chelsea and two ahead of Tottenham. The trouble for Arsenal is that they have played a game more than everyone else, so they have to get producing and hope the others slip up. It has been some good for Arsenal without the bother of cup distractions, losing just one of their last twelve in the top flight. The Gunners have won nine of those twelve matches. In the last six alone, they have rattled off five wins and a draw, the dropped points coming in their last home match as Everton turned up and got all physical on them. So the Gunners have rediscovered their flow, even if it came far too late in the season to be a title contender, it gives positives ahead of next season.

At home this season Arsenal have recorded a W10 D4 L3 record and have scored heavily at a rate of 2.47 goals per game. Defensively they have conceded at a rate of one and quarter goals per game. There are twelve clubs in the top flight with better home defensive records than Arsenal this season and with just four clean sheets in their last 16 home matches in the league, you can pretty much expect goals. The Gunners went down 2-1 at Old Trafford earlier in the season, having far more possession in the game, but unable to create that many chances. Having Jack Wilshere sent off didn’t help either. Arsenal have only won four points from their previous seven games against the other tip sides in the top five this season. Putting that into context, the other four top five clubs have recorded at least ten. So that is where they are lagging behind.

The way this game is going to go, is all dependant on which Manchester United show up. They will have Robin van Persie prowling around, who scored a hattrick against Villa last Monday to win the league title. Manchester United have won six and lost one of the last seven Premier League matches with Arsenal, so all momentum is with them. Wayne Rooney has ten Premier League goals against the Gunners and Van Persie got one in the season’s earlier meeting. At the Emirates, Van Persie has scored 17 goals in his last 17 appearances, so prolific would be the word to describe that. United are on a ten match unbeaten run away from home in the Premier League at the moment, and have posted a very impressive W12 D3 L2 record on the road. That’s a 70% success rate.

Many puntesr may be deciding to swing with Arsenal on this one, simply because of the fact  that they have home advantage and they have something to play for. They are favourites and just rolling with a bit of positive value in backing them at 5/4 with online bookmaker Paddy Power  looks a good option.

Form
Arsenal WWWDW, Man United WLLWDW

Stat Attack
The Red Devils are unbeaten in their last ten away games in the Premier League
Arsenal have kept just four clean sheets in their last 16 EPL home games
Robin van Persie has scored 17 goals in his last 17 matches at the Emirates
Arsenal have scored the most goals of all EPL teams in the last 15 minutes this season