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Arsenal will come into this game with a little bit of hope as Arsenal could move within four points of top spot after Liverpool dropped points at Goodison Park on Wednesday night. Liverpool face Wolves at Anfield on Sunday. This game will also have a huge on Leicester as they currently sit two points behind Wolves. Arsenal have dropped points in half of their away games this season, while Leicester have only gained nine points from home games. 

Head-to-head record: Last 10 games

Arsenal 4-2 Leicester

Leicester 0-1 Arsenal

Arsenal 4-2 Leicester 

Arsenal 2-0 Leicester

Leicester 0-2 Arsenal

Leicester 1-3 Arsenal

Arsenal 0-1 Leicester

Leicester 0-2 Arsenal

Arsenal 1-1 Liverpool

Leicester 2-0 Arsenal

 

Arsenal seven wins

One draw

Leicester one win

Matchup Statistics

  • Arsenal have won five of the last six games against Leicester by two clear goals. They have also kept a clean sheet in three of the last five meetings.
  • The last time Leicester won against Arsenal was in 2020, the only surviving members from that day are James Justin and the only scorer of the game, Jamie Vardy. Thomas Partey and Gabriel are the only players from the Arsenal team from that day that will feature. 

Team Statistics

  • Arsenal have the most goals of any team in the league from corners with 10. Only them and Spurs have more than six goals from corners this season. All 10 corner goals have come from within five yards of the goal. 
  • Arsenal is6 missing their top three goal-scorers of the season due to injury. The player who is available with the most goals is Leandro Trossard with four. 
  • Since August 2022, Arsenal have picked up more points than any other team in the Premier League with 223.
  • Since Ruud Van Nistelrooy took charge of Leicester, only Southampton have picked up fewer points in the Premier League. 
  • Leicester have failed to score at home in their last four games. A defeat at home to nil against Arsenal would make it the first time in history a Premier League side has lost five home games in a row without scoring.
  • Leicester have conceded two or more goals in eight of their last home games.

 

Player Statistics

  • Gabriel with 16 shots from corners is more than anyone else in the Premier League, as is his three goals from corners which have come from a total of 2.31 xG.
  • Kai Havertz has been first contact from a corner eight times this season but is yet to score a goal. His injury may make Arsenal’s corners less effective. 
  • Only Harry Kane and Wayne Rooney have scored more Premier League goals against Arsenal than Jamie Vardy with 11 goals in 17 games, 
  • Leandro Trossard has scored two goals and provided two assists in his last five meetings with Leicester.
  • Odegaard opened the scoring against Manchester City in GW24. Last year in gameweek 25 he also opened the scoring against Burnley away from home, the team who won the Championship the year before.

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