Arsenal vs Leicester City Sunday February 14   English Premier League Betting Preview

Arsenal vs Leicester City Sunday February 14 – English Premier League Betting Preview

by Ian S. Palmer

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One of the most important games of the English Premier League season will be taking place at the Emirates Stadium in London this Sunday, February 14 as Arsenal hosts league-leading Leicester City. Leicester is coming off of a huge 3-1 road win over Manchester City last weekend while Arsenal managed to beat Bournemouth 2-0 down on the south coast. Arsenal needs all three points here if they hope to make up ground in the race for the league title.

Arsenal vs Leicester City – Pinnacle SOCCER BETTING LINE:

  • Pinnacle currently lists Arsenal as the favorites at -129 with Leicester +368 and a draw at +311

Arsenal vs Leicester City – Head to Head:

  • The two sides met earlier this season with Arsenal thumping Leicester 5-2 on the road at King Power Stadium. The Gunners won 2-1 at home last season and the two teams drew 1-1 at Leicester 1-1. Arsenal is undefeated in their past nine meetings and have won eight in a row against Leicester at home. Overall, the clubs have met times in the past with Arsenal winning 62, losing 29 and drawing the other 43. Leicester has won just two of their last 20 encounters. Their last win was January of 2000 when they won a penalty shootout in an FA Cup game after the match ended 0-0. Their previous victory was in 1994 when they won 2-1 at home.

Arsenal vs Leicester City Sunday February 14   English Premier League Betting Preview

Arsenal enters the weekend in third place in the league with 48 points from 14 wins, six draws and five losses. They’re level on points with London neighbors Tottenham Hotspur, but Spurs have a better goal differential. The Gunners have 39 goals so far this season and allowed 22 against. At home, they have seven victories, three draws and a pair of defeats with 16 goals for and seven against. Arsenal has six clean sheets at the Emirates and has been shut out four times. Overall, they’ve recorded 12 clean sheets and have failed to score on seven occasions. Arsenal has four wins, a loss and a draw in their past six home games, but are winless in two.

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Leicester is still enjoying their fairytale season by leading the Premier League with 13 games to go in the campaign. They have 53 points from 15 wins, eight draws and two losses. They’ve scored 47 goals and allowed 27 against. Leicester has eight away victories along with four draws and just one defeat with 26 goals for and 14 against. They have three clean sheets away from home and have been shut out just once. Overall, they’ve posted eight clean sheets and failed to score on three occasions. Leicester has four wins, a loss and a draw in their past half dozen away fixtures.

Arsenal’s win last week was their first in five games and it was the first time they’ve scored in the last four outings. However, they’ve lost just once in their past nine contests in all competitions. They have a chance to creep within two points of Leicester this weekend as they hunt for their first Premier League title since 2005. To make things more interesting, second-place Tottenham meets fourth-place Manchester City the same day as this game. The Gunners will be without midfielders Jack Wilshere, Santi Cazorla and Tomas Rosicky while Leicester is expected to be missing Jeff Schlupp and Matthew James.

Arsenal vs Leicester City Sunday February 14   English Premier League Betting Preview

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One of the most important games of the Premier League season takes place in London this Sunday, February 14 as Arsenal hosts league-leading Leicester City.
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