Preston vs Arsenal Prediction, Betting Tips and Preview
Preston North End entertain Arsenal in a televised FA Cup match this Saturday evening. Read the match predictions to find out why an away win is the betting tip at Deepdale. The Lilywhites come into this match on the back of a 0-1 away win at Burton Albion. Meanwhile, Arsenal needed a superb fightback to draw 3-3 away at Bournemouth, highlights of which you can watch below.
Preston vs Arsenal Preview
Preston will once again be without Jermaine Beckford who is serving the third match of a four-game ban. John Welsh and Calum Woods are the only injured players in the squad. Simon Grayson is likely to make some minor changes here after a busy festive period and the predicted lineup is shown below.
Arsenal are missing a number of key players including Mesut Ozil, Francis Coquelin and Santi Cazorla. Laurent Koscielny and Hector Bellerin are also doubtful with knocks, so Arsene Wenger will really need to reshuffle his back four. Theo Walcott is short of match fitness and Alexis Sanchez is expected to be rested.
Team Predictions Preston vs Arsenal
Preston 4-4-2 formation: Maxwell; Cunningham, Wright, Huntingdon, Humphrey; Robinson, Pearson, Johnson, Pringle; Makienok, Doyle
Arsenal 4-2-3-1 formation: Ospina; Monreal, Holding, Paulista, Jenkinson; Ramsey, Xhaka; Oxlade-Chamberlain, Iwobi, Perez; Giroud
Preston vs Arsenal Betting Tips
- Preston have won 4 drawn 4 and lost 2 of their last 10 matches
- Arsenal have won 6 drawn 1 and lost 3 of their last 10 matches
- Over the course of their previous 10 matches, Preston have scored an average of 1.4 goals and conceded an average of 1.3 goals per game
- Over the course of their previous 10 matches, Arsenal have scored an average of 2.3 goals and conceded an average of 1.3 goals per game
- There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 5 of Preston’s previous 10 matches
- There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 7 of Arsenal’s previous 10 matches
Preston vs Arsenal Prediction
Preston’s form is really patchy and they are struggling for consistency. One positive is that they don’t lose many games with just 4 defeats in their last 19 matches in all competitions. However, they have drawn too many times, including three of their last five matches.
Arsenal have won the FA Cup in twice in the last three years, so Arsene Wenger clearly takes the competitions seriously compared to the EFL Cup. The Gunners are unbeaten in three matches but lost ground with their title rivals when drawing with Bournemouth last time out.
Having battled back from three goals down in their last match, I think Arsenal will have a spring in their step. And they could well need it, given the amount of high-profile absentees from the starting XI. Preston will no doubt raise their game here but Arsenal’s fringe players should still see them off.
Free Betting Tips
Match Prediction
ARSENAL at 4/9 with Unibet
Over/Under Prediction
OVER 2.5 goals at 3/5 with BetVictor
Correct Score Prediction
ARSENAL 2-1 at 15/2 with Betfred
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