David Flower
Dailysports's expert
Preston
Arsenal
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One of the English League Cup matches will take place on Wednesday at Deepdale, where Preston will host Arsenal. I propose a bet on the outcome with a handicap for this match, offering an attractive rate.
Preston
The "Invincibles" have successfully navigated three rounds of the English League Cup. They started with a solid 2-0 win over Sunderland, followed by a 5-0 thrashing of Harrogate Town. In the next round, they faced Premier League club Fulham and drew 1-1 after regular time, winning in an epic penalty shootout that finished 16-15, marking the longest shootout in the tournament's history with 34 penalties taken.
Preston approaches the match against one of the Premier League leaders after a 3-3 draw away at Plymouth in the Championship, which was their third draw in the last four matches. The team remains unbeaten in five consecutive games and currently sits in 16th place in the league standings.
Arsenal
The "Gunners" faced Liverpool at home over the weekend in a central match of the round. Although they took the lead twice, they could not secure a victory, ending the game in a 2-2 draw. This followed a surprising away defeat to Bournemouth. As a result of these dropped points, Arsenal now trails Manchester City by five points in the table.
On a positive note, Arsenal is doing well in the Champions League, remaining unbeaten in three matches with victories over PSG and Shakhtar at home. It’s worth noting that this will be Arsenal's second match in the current League Cup campaign, having convincingly defeated Bolton 5-1 in their first match. Last season, the London side was eliminated in the Round of 16 by West Ham, losing 1-3 away.
Match Facts
- The "Both Teams to Score" bet has hit in all three encounters between these teams.
- The "Total Over 2.5" bet has also been successful in all three previous meetings.
- Arsenal has failed to win in four of their last six League Cup matches, recording one draw and three losses.
H2H
The last encounter between the teams was in January 2017 when Arsenal won 2-1 in the FA Cup.
Probable Lineups
- Preston: Freddie Woodman; Kain Kessler, Liam Lindsay, Patrick Bauer, Jordan Storey; Stefan Teitur Þórdarson, Ryan Ledson, Dwayne Holmes, Josh Bowler; Milutin Osmajić, Mads Frøkjær-Jensen.
- Arsenal: Jack Porter; Riccardo Calafiori, Joshua Nichols, Miles Lewis-Skelly, Jakub Kiwior; Declan Rice, Jorginho, Ethan Nwaneri; Raheem Sterling, Gabriel Jesus, Bukayo Saka.
Prediction
Arsenal is the favorite for this match, but betting on their victory won't yield substantial returns. Given that the Premier League and Champions League are more critical for them, it's likely Arsenal will field a second-string squad. Our bet is "Preston to Win with a Handicap (+2.0)"at odds of 1.73.
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