"Arsenal have lost seven points in their last five games. Ties with Newcastle United (0-0) and Brentford (1-1) and a 0-1 defeat to relegation rivals Everton raise doubts about their potential championship. The gap from nearest pursuer Manchester City is down to 3 points, but they have a game in hand.
The teams' styles are similar in many ways and contain similarities, ranging from inverted laterals to false nines. These similarities allow for close results. In terms of expected goals scored (xg = 39.94) and conceded (xga = 18.51), Arteta is 2.94 and 2.65 xg behind his teacher respectively.
"Manchester City are going through a difficult time. The club has been accused of repeated financial irregularities and if proven guilty, could face a points deduction at best.
But despite the difficult off-field conditions, Pep Guardiola's charges continue to work hard to close the gap to the leader. Whereas previously the Canaries had an approximate 55% chance of reaching the trophy first (Opta supercomputer data), parity is now evident (at 48.9%).
The styles of the teams are so close, and the cost of a mistake is very high and could cost the championship. I expect to see a hard-fought encounter in which the teams will play more simply and reliably, minimising the risks.
Total under 2.5
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The teams' styles are similar in many ways and contain similarities, ranging from inverted laterals to false nines. These similarities allow for close results. In terms of expected goals scored (xg = 39.94) and conceded (xga = 18.51), Arteta is 2.94 and 2.65 xg behind his teacher respectively.
"Manchester City are going through a difficult time. The club has been accused of repeated financial irregularities and if proven guilty, could face a points deduction at best.
But despite the difficult off-field conditions, Pep Guardiola's charges continue to work hard to close the gap to the leader. Whereas previously the Canaries had an approximate 55% chance of reaching the trophy first (Opta supercomputer data), parity is now evident (at 48.9%).
The styles of the teams are so close, and the cost of a mistake is very high and could cost the championship. I expect to see a hard-fought encounter in which the teams will play more simply and reliably, minimising the risks.
Total under 2.5
source: https://betsnews.net