Betting predictions – Stoke City vs Arsenal – Premier League

Arsenal have a tough nut to crack

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Date : 19.08.2017

Kick off : 17:30 PM

Saturday, 19.08.2017, set to start at 17:30, the Stoke City vs Arsenal fixture will top off the Saturday edition of the second round of EPL.

Team facts and news

Stoke City:

• Stoke City is currently occupying the 15th position in the Premier League, with 0 points after the first round.
• The home side had quite the modest performance in their inaugural round. They suffered quite the sad 1-0 defeat against Everton.
• Julien Ngoy and Stephen Ireland will both be out for this game for Stoke City due to their injuries.

Probable line-up: Butland – Indi, Shawcross, Zouma – Pieters, Fletcher, Allen, Johnson – Choupo Moting, Jese, Shaqiri

 Arsenal:

• Arsenal kick-started this new Premier League season with a true thriller and are now on the 5th position in the league, with 3 points gathered.
• The visitors had their hands full in the first round of the 2017/2018 season, but they somehow pulled back and defeated Leicester with 4-3 (the winner coming in the 85th minute of the match).
• Santi Cazorla and Alexis Sanchez are still both injured, while the backbone of Arsene Wenger’s defense – Laurent Koscielny is still suspended for his red cards.

Probable line-up: Cech – Mustafi, Mertesacker, Kolasinac – Bellerin, Xhaka, Elneny, Chamberlain – Welbeck, Ozil – Lacazette

Main prediction : Arsenal to win @ 1.88 at Unibet

To be considered : Over 3.5 goals @ 3.10 at Unibet

The winner scored by Olivier Giroud for Arsenal came as a huge morale boost for the team, which is going to feed off of that result in this encounter.