Leicester City vs. Arsenal: EPL Game Preview

Leicester City hosts Arsenal in what should be a very entertaining Premier League game on Saturday. Leicester City is coming off a 2-1 road win against Brentford on Sunday while Arsenal beat Aston Villa 3-1 at home on Friday. Leicester City is in ninth place in the Premier League standing with 14 points in nine games while Arsenal is in 10th place with 14 points in nine 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 eight games (seven 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)
• Leicester City: 2.65
• Arsenal: 2.60
• Draw: 3.40

Spread
• Leicester City: 0, -0.5: 2.44
• Arsenal: 0, +0.5: 1.59

Total
• Over 2.5: 1.98
• Under 2.5: 1.90

Key Points to Consider

Last 5: Leicester City, coming off a 2-1 road win against Brentford on Sunday, have 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss in their last 5 Premier League games. Arsenal, coming off a 3-1 home win against Aston Villa on Friday, have 3 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses in their last 5 Premier League games.

Momentum: Arsenal has been on an upward trend — with 0 losses in their last 5 Premier League games.

Head-to-Head: These two sides last matched up in Premier League action on February 28 and Arsenal won 3-1.

Projected Leaders

For Leicester City, Jamie Vardy has a 54.52 percent chance to score. He averages 2.53 shots overall per sim, 1.48 shots on goal per and 0.78 goals per sim.

For Arsenal, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has a 30.7 percent chance to net the ball. He averages 1.08 shots overall per sim, 0.59 shots on goal per and 0.36 goals per sim.

Analyst’s Pick

Moneyline.

Three-star (out of four) AccuScore hot trend pick on the total in this one. Average score in simulations is Leicester City 1.88 to Arsenal 1.19.