Premier League Quick Preview: Arsenal Vs Hull City
Mikel Arteta's side can take advantage of playing before Manchester City, which allows them to open up a six-point advantage at the top of the table.
No teams have more draws than Hull City this season and they'll be happy with another this weekend.
Check out our BetBuilderAI predictions for Arsenal Vs Hull City in Saturday's lunchtime kick-off.
Arsenal’s remarkable season continues at the Emirates, where Mikel Arteta’s side arrive on a four-match winning run and have lost just once in nine league games (W8 D0 L1). Their defensive numbers are the best in the division - just five goals conceded all season, with six clean sheets.
Hull City, have taken to life back in the Premier League for the first time in a decade, go into this one winless in their last five (L D L D D) after starting the campaign with back-to-back wins against Manchester United and Coventry City.
Arsenal start as overwhelming favourites on betting sites to beat the Tigers, who won't make life easy for their hosts.
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A Defence Few Teams Can Lay A Glove On
Arsenal have conceded just five goals in nine Premier League matches this season, and their opponents have been held to single figures in terms of shots in four of those games.
Hull City have scored 11 goals this season - a respectable tally for a promoted side at this stage of the campaign - but will find a backline this miserly a very different proposition from most of what they’ve faced so far.
Hull May Struggle With Arsenal’s Pressure
Hull City have won 5+ corners in back-to-back matches, but have also been forced into conceding plenty at the other end, highlighting a side that spends long spells defending.
Arsenal’s attacking pressure, built on sustained possession, tends to produce exactly that kind of lopsided set-piece count.
In front of their own fans, the Gunners will expect to force 4+ corners in each of their last three league matches.
Hot Streaks & Stats:
- Arsenal have faced a league-low 24 shots on target in the Premier League this term.
- Arsenal are unbeaten in their last 46 home league matches against promoted clubs (W41, D5), winning the last 17.
- There were at least 11 corners in six of Hull’s last seven competitive fixtures.
- Only Newcastle (26) have been shown more yellow cards than Hull (25) in the Premier League this season.
Team Streaks (5+)
- Arsenal 3+ corners won - 9 games
- Arsenal 1+ card received - 9 games
- Arsenal's opponents' 1+ card received - 9 games
- Arsenal 13+ fouls won - 9 games
- Hull City 11+ shots allowed - 9 games
- Hull City 3+ corners conceded - 9 games
- 23+ total shots in Arsenal's league games - 7 games
- Arsenal 3+ corners conceded - 7 games
- Hull City 10+ fouls committed - 7 games
- Hull City 1+ goal conceded - 6 games
- Hull City 3+ shots on target allowed - 6 games
Player Streaks (5+)
- Mohamed Belloumi (HUL) 1+ shot - 9 games
- Oli McBurnie (HUL) 1+ foul committed - 9 games
- Semi Ajayi (HUL) 1+ tackle - 8 games
- Myles Lewis-Skelly (ARS) 1+ foul won - 7 games
- Ezri Konsa (ARS) 1+ foul won - 7 games
- Tim Iroegbunam (HUL) 1+ foul committed - 7 games
- Mohamed Belloumi (HUL) 1+ foul committed - 6 games
- Myles Lewis-Skelly (ARS) 1+ foul conceded - 5 games
Hull City's travelling supporters will hope for a repeat of their side's 2-1 win at the Emirates in their first every season in the Premier League in 2008.
Arsenal, fresh from their 2-1 win at Slavia Prague in the Champions League on Wednesday night, will hope to maintain their unbeaten start to the season on home soil.
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