Arsenal vs. Watford: EPL Game Preview

 

Arsenal hosts Watford in what should be a very entertaining Premier League game on Saturday. Arsenal is coming off a 2-0 road win against Leicester City on Saturday while Watford lost 1-0 at home against Southampton on Saturday. Arsenal is in fifth place in the Premier League with 17 points in 10 games while Watford is in 16th place with 10 points in 10 games.

The player to watch in this game is Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who scored one goal against Aston Villa and has four goals and one assist in nine games (eight starts) this season. Let’s take a closer look at where the value is at in this matchup.

DafaNews Picks

Team to Win (Regular Time)
• Arsenal: 1.40
• Watford: 7.60
• Draw: 4.90

Spread
• Arsenal: -1, -1.5: 1.91
• Watford: +1, +1.5: 2.02

Total
• Over 3: 2.09
• Under 3: 1.81

Key Points to Consider

Last 5: Arsenal coming off a 2-0 road win against Leicester City on Saturday, have 3 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses in their 5 Premier League games. Watford, coming off a 1-0 home loss against Southampton on Saturday, have 3 losses, 1 win and 1 draw in their last 5 Premier League games.

Momentum: Arsenal has been on an upward trend — with 0 losses in their last 8 Premier League games.

Head-to-Head: These two sides last matched up in Premier League action on July 26, 2020 and Arsenal won 3-2.

Projected Leaders

For Arsenal, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has a 54.18 percent chance to score. He averages 2.22 shots overall per sim, 1.34 shots on goal per and 0.77 goals per sim.

For Watford, Ismaila Sarr has a 19.9 percent chance to net the ball. He averages 1.44 shots overall per sim, 0.77 shots on goal per and 0.22 goals per sim.

Analyst’s Pick

Arsenal Moneyline.

Four-star (out of four) AccuScore hot trend pick on Arsenal in this one. Average score in simulations is Arsenal 2.6 to Watford 0.7.