Fresh from another resounding victory, the Premier League’s top scorers return to action with a favourable home fixture against a relegation candidate on Saturday.
Sitting one point behind Manchester City and two points behind Liverpool, Arsenal will resume their title charge when struggling Brentford visit the Emirates Stadium.
Can the Gunners extend their hot streak? Or will the Bees sting Mikel Arteta’s side? Keep reading to discover what Forebet’s algorithm predicts.
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Arsenal thrashed Sheffield United 6-0 on Monday, scoring five goals in the first half before finishing the game with 22 shots and 81% possession.
The Gunners have now won each of their last seven Premier League matches, scoring a whopping 31 goals in the process (4.4 goals per game).
After crushing Crystal Palace 5-0 in their first league games of 2024, Arsenal netted over 3.5 goals in victories over West Ham, Burnley and Newcastle before Monday’s demolition.
Better still, Arteta’s men have suffered a solitary defeat in 13 home league games this season, with eight victories coming in their previous nine at the Emirates.
As for Brentford, they played out a 2-2 draw with Chelsea last weekend, despite seeing just 31% possession while facing 17 shots.
The Bees have now failed to win six of their last seven Premier League matches, with only two victories coming in their previous 13 league outings.
When you look at the bigger picture, Thomas Frank’s side have lost 12 of their last 16 Premier League encounters, conceding over 2.5 goals on seven occasions in that time.
Trends also show that Brentford have lost seven of their previous eight away league outings, conceding 17 goals during that period (2.1 goals per game).
Head-to-head: Arsenal claimed a 1-0 victory over Brentford in the reverse fixture back in November, meaning the Gunners have won three of the last four league meetings.
Since gaining promotion in 2021, Brentford have managed to win just one of their five Premier League matches against Arsenal, conceding seven goals.
Team news: Brentford loanee David Raya is unable to face his parent club this weekend, while Jurrien Timber remains on Arsenal’s injury list.
On the other hand, Brentford are currently without Joshua Dasilva, Rico Henry, Ben Mee, Aaron Hickey, Kevin Schade, Ethan Pinnock and Bryan Mbeumo due to injury.
When you couple Arsenal’s streak of high-scoring victories with Brentford’s poor run of results, all the signs point towards another win for the Gunners.
Forebet predicts that Arsenal will score over 1.5 goals on their way to defeating Brentford, with the hosts notching an eighth successive league victory.