Arsenal 1.80 Favourite To Win at Home on Tuesday
Published on February 1st, 2016 4:53 pm ESTArsenal will be playing host to Southampton on Tuesday as the English Premier League returns to a nearly full slate of action.
Arsenal is currently involved in a fierce battle for the top spot in the English Premier League. Leicester City is currently sitting in first in the league, three full points ahead of both Man City and Arsenal. Man City and Arsenal have identical records, though Man City has the superior goal differential and currently sits in second place. Tottenham is lurking in fourth place, two points behind Man City and Arsenal, and is also in action on Tuesday.
Here are the odds heading into Tuesday's game between Arsenal and Southampton:
Arsenal, 1.80
Draw, 3.20
Southampton, 5.00
According to these odds, Arsenal has a 55.56% chance of winning on Tuesday, while Southampton has a 21.74% chance of winning.
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Arsenal in winless in their last three games, as they recently dropped a contest to Chelsea while playing to draws in their other two games. Southampton, on the other hand, will be entering this game with a tremendous deal of momentum, as they are 3-0-0 in their last three games.
Arsenal has been solid at home so far this season, compiling a total of 23 points over 11 games. Southampton, on the other hand, has been middling away from home, racking up just 13 points in 11 games.
Arsenal has had a difficult time scoring in front of their home fans so far this year, as they have potted just 16 goals in 11 games. Southampton, on the other hand, has managed just 10 away goals so far this year.
This is a very important game for Arsenal on Tuesday, as all of the teams around them in the race for the EPL title are playing in very winnable games.
