Jason Collins
Dailysports's expert
Among the friendlies scheduled for August 7, the pair Arsenal - Bayer stands out favorably. Dailysports specialists have prepared a reasoned prediction for this meeting.
Arsenal
"The Canaries" in recent seasons have become a big force in England, now the team is consistently in the top 4 and is fighting for the title. Last season, Arsenal fell behind Manchester City by just two points. The club clearly found its coach in the person of Arteta, trusted the Spaniard in hard times, and now many of the coach's ideas are working.
Arsenal is able to show attractive soccer, achieving results. This summer the team played three control matches, first against Bournemouth, played 1-1, but won on penalties. Then beat Manchester United with a score of 2:1, and after that with the same score lost to Liverpool.
Bayer
"Pharmacists" last season stopped a step away from the "treble", lost in the final of the Europa League, while winning the Bundesliga and the German Cup. Xabi Alonso's side showed great soccer, which neutral fans wanted to watch. It was not without luck, many times Bayer equalized the score or snatched victory in stoppage time.
Now it's important to keep the momentum of last season, then we can fight for trophies again. This summer, the team has not yet impressed with the results, they beat Essen from the third division 2:1, and also drew with Lance - 2:2.
Interesting facts about the match and history of head-to-head meetings
- The rivals crossed paths only once, but it was more than 20 years ago in the Champions League group.
- Both teams in all control meetings exchanged goals.
- Bookmakers offer the following odds: W1 - 1.85, X - 4.04, W2 - 3.78.
Arsenal vs Bayer Prediction
In such a confrontation initially there was no favorite, but now the preference is given to Arsenal, the main reason for the change in the quotes is that the Londoners will play on their field. I expect a spectacular battle and bet on a total of more than 3 goals.
