Arsenal vs Leeds Preview
Arsenal secured a 4-1 victory against Crystal Palace in their last Premier League match before the international break.For Arsenal vs Leeds the home side are expected to win comfortably again at the Emirates in their upcoming game. Currently, Mikel Arteta’s team holds an eight-point lead at the top of the Premier League. Although they have played one more game than second-placed Manchester City. On the other hand, their opponents, Leeds, have had an inconsistent first half of their campaign and need to work harder to climb up the league table. The match is scheduled to take place at 2:00 PM on Saturday, April 1, 2023.
Matches featuring Arsenal have tended to be lively encounters recently with plenty of scoring expected. Over their past 6 clashes, the sum total of 23 goals have gone in for both sides combined (at an average of 3.83 goals per game) with 17 of them coming from Arsenal. That kind of trend might not be carried forward into this game, of course.
Leeds United have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, letting opponents get 8 goals in total. At the back, Leeds United certainly have room for improvement. Ahead of this meeting, Leeds United have not won against Arsenal at Emirates Stadium for the previous 3 matches.
Arsenal vs Leeds Team News
Arsenal are struggling with injuries heading into the final games of the season. With William Saliba, Eddie Nketiah, Takehiro Tomiyasu, and Mohamed Elneny out of the game. Thomas Partey and Kieran Tierney’s fitness will also be assessed before the match. However, Mikel Arteta has a nearly full-strength team to choose from, and he may have to choose between Leandro Trossard, who is in-form, and the returning Gabriel Jesus in attack. Despite their elimination from the Europa League by Sporting Lisbon in the last 16. there was no post-exit hangover for Arsenal in their last match as they focused their efforts on winning the title over the next two months.
Arsenal has not been successful in keeping clean sheets at the Emirates this season. Leeds has shown their capability of scoring on their opponent’s territory, as seen in their match at Molineux.
Tips-
- Total goals over 3.5
- Total cards over 3.5