Match Preview: Arsenal vs Wigan
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03 Dec 2011 Wigan Athletic 0 – Arsenal FC 4 Premier League
22 Jan 2011 Arsenal FC 3 – Wigan Athletic 0 Premier League
29 Dec 2010 Wigan Athletic 2 – Arsenal FC 2 Premier League
30 Nov 2010 Arsenal FC 2 – Wigan Athletic 0 Carling Cup
18 Apr 2010 Wigan Athletic 3 – Arsenal FC 2 Premier League
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Arsenal:
Wigan:
Arsenal to win:
Bet365 & Skybet are offering odds of 1/4 for the Gunners to win at home
Draw:
Bet365 & Skybet are offering the best odds of 5/1
Wigan to win:
William Hill are offering massive odds of 11/1 for the Latics to win away.
allArsenal’s Special Bet:
allArsenal’s Special Bet365 pick: First Goalscorer:Robin van Persie= 9/4
Why?
Robin van Persie has scored or assisted 59 goals in his last 50 Premier League appearances.
Arsenal have scored 19 goals in their last six league meetings with Wigan (3.16 per game).
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See below for more match facts
Pro’s opinion – Pete Nordsted
Despite Wigan’s recent heroics this should be a routine win for Arsenal who have won all five of their previous head-to-heads.
Again in this game, the half-time draw looks a good prospect at 15/8 (2.88) with Bet365 as Arsenal have been level at the break in 10 of their last 14 home games.
However, of more interest may be Arsenal to win to nil as Wigan have lost nine of their last 10 away defeats to teams of Arsenal’s grading to nil and they have scored only once in their previous five visits to the Emirates, losing all of those games.
Arsenal to win to nil is priced at 21/20 (2.05) with Bet365 and again looks reasonable value.
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Arsenal 3 Wigan 0
Bet365 = 7/1
Skybet = 15/2- best odds!
William Hill = 7/1
Why?
Arsenal have scored 19 goals in their last six league meetings with Wigan (3.16 per game).
The Gunners have won 10 of their 13 PL meetings with the Latics (D2 L1).
Arsenal have won all nine matches at home to Wigan in all competitions, keeping a clean sheet in each of the last six.
The Latics are the only Premier League side to have played at least five times at Arsenal but never taken a point there (W0 D0 L6).
Arsene Wenger’s men have won their last five league games at home, and have lost only one of their last 15 (W12 D2).
More Match Facts
Wigan have only lost one of their last four league matches on the road (W2 D1): 1-2 at Chelsea.
To date, Manchester United are the only side against whom Robin van Persie has scored in two different league matches this season.
All but three of Arsenal’s 35 league goals at home this season have come from open play (two direct free kicks and one goal from a corner).
Arsenal have not won six in a row at home in the league since the start of October 2009.
Stats from opta/Uk Eurosport
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