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Arsenal and Watford meet at Emirates Stadium in a match for the 23rd round of the Barclays Premier League. Arsenal won away by (1-3) from the last time they faced in this edition of the league, on 08-08-2016. The history of recent direct clashes is favorable to the home team, which has 3 wins and 1 loss in the last 4 games.
Arsenal
The home team is currently in 2nd place with 47 points, after 14 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses. In the penultimate match, he won out for Swansea City by (0-4). In the last match, won at home to Burnley by (2-1). In the last game he played, for the FA Cup, won Southampton away by (0-5). In the last 10 home games for the league, Arsenal have 8 wins and 2 draws, having won 26 points out of 30.
In this competition, he has won his last 5 matches at home and has not lost any of the last 10 he played in his stadium. In their home league games the most frequent marker in the break was 1-1 (4 in 11 matches). The team have conceded goals to their opponents in 7 of their last 10 games, so they have not shown great defensive solidity, but their attack has been marked with great regularity since they have always scored at least one goal in the last 10 games in this competition. In 22 games in this competition, he suffered the first goal 4 times but managed to turn the score in 2.
In 11 home games for the 2016/17 Premier League, the team led by French coach Arsène Wenger won 8 wins, 2 draws and lost only 1 match, scoring a total of 23 goals and conceding a total of 11 goals The average per game of 2.09 goals scored and 1 goal conceded, demonstrating an excellent offensive performance. In every game, his best moment is in the last 15 minutes of the game, when he has scored 17 goals. The highlight of the team is offensive A. Sánchez, with 15 goals and 7 assists. It is worth mentioning that Arsenal come from 7 consecutive victories, being for the first division and FA Cup. Playing in their domains for this championship, the home team has 10 games without losing, being 8 wins and 2 draws. For this match, the coach of the team will not be able to count on the socks Santi Carzola, injured, and G. Xhaka is suspended.
Watford
The visiting team is currently in 14th place with 24 points, after 6 wins, 6 draws and 10 losses. In the penultimate match, tied at home to Middlesbrough by (0-0). In the last match, tied off to Bournemouth by (2-2). The team arrives in this match after a defeat away with Millwall by (1-0). In the league, Watford had 8 points out of 30, after 2 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses in their last 10 away games.
For this competition, you do not win as a visitor makes 7 games. Defensive solidity has not been his strong point, having conceded goals in 9 of the last 10 games for this competition. In his away games for this competition there is a tendency towards few goals, since in 7 of the last 11 that disputed there were less than 3 goals. In 22 games in this competition, only managed 2 turns on the board in the 13 games in which he suffered the first goal.
In 11 away games from the Premier League 2016/17, the team led by Italian coach Walter Mazzarri, won only 2 games, drew 3 and lost 6 matches, scoring a total of 10 goals and conceded a total of 21 goals , Registering the average per game of 0.91 goals scored and 1.91 goals conceded, showing difficulties in both sectors. In all games, his best moment is in the first 15 minutes of the second half, when they score 7 goals scored. Team highlights are offensive T. Deeney and midfielder E. Capoue with 10 goals scored. It is worth mentioning that Watford comes from 3 matches without winning, being for the first division and FA Cup. Playing away from their dominions for this championship, the visiting team has not won for 7 consecutive games, where it has won at most 2 draws. For this match, the coach of the team will not be able to count on C. Kabasele, V. Behrami, N Amrabat, R. Pereyra, A. Mariappa and I. Sucess, all injured, already J. Holebas is suspended.
Prediction: over 2.5 goals @ 1.40