24th Aug 2019 | Premier League
Reds Still Better By Half
Roberto Firmino scored 3 in this fixture last season and generally enjoys himself against the Gunners. Has Emery added a little more steal yet? We'll learn plenty about the Gunners on Saturday night.
It’s the third weekend of the Premier League season so we’re well overdue the first appearance of an old Betting Bias trope: backing the stronger team to ‘Draw/Win’ in the Half-Time/Full-Time market.
So many teams earn their points in the second period and if you pick those occasions the bookies will always reward you. Liverpool shift from 8/15 to 4/1 shots with BetVictor if you back Arsenal to hold them at Anfield until the break initially.
And the signs are that the Gunners can at least make a game of it after a strong opening two fixtures. The potency of Aubameyang and Lacazette is hard for any defence to contain and we might even see Pepe from the start today.
The major question-marks, as always, remain down the other end where Liverpool ran riot last Christmas at Anfield. It ended 5-1 that day and the Reds are now unbeaten in a mighty 41 league matches at their fortress.
You can’t back against the European champions really, but Emery’s outfit should be competitive this time around.
Odds correct at time of publishing: 08:57 24th Aug, 2019 but subject to change