Quote from: SOKO-DEKE on Today at 06:20:20 PM

Quote from: Awaklara on January 18, 2024, 03:03:58 PM

if Arsenal is not in good form, I'm afraid Crystal Palace can match their game. like when Crystal Palace held Brighton and Man City to a draw.
Crystal Palace's current performance is almost the same as Arsenal. they are not consistent in every match. even today they also lost to Everton.
Regarding the next match, of course, Arsenal will be the favorite to win. Arteta's squad is certainly stronger even though they have faced several problems in several matches.
don't expect much from Crystal Palace, but hopefully, the match will be interesting.

Despite knowing that Arsenal has drop form, I can't still say that Crystal Palace can get their way out of the game. With this their current form, Arsenal is still doing better than Crystal Palace on the pitch. For anyone who is always watching Arsenal games, they will know that Arsenal is still not that bad, even in their recent game that they lost to West Ham and Fulham. Arsenal was not just lucky in scoring recently; they always created good chances, but creating those chances to goals now is their big problem.

With those defeats that Arsenal has encountered recently, I believe Arteta will try to do anything possible to win the game. The match against Crystal Palace will be tough, and that is how the game has always been, but I have some belief that Arsenal will win the game.

On paper, Arsenal chances of getting full points are very high, Arteta fleet has all the attributes needed to win the match, especially since the match against Crystal Palace will be held at the Emirates. It must be admitted that Arsenal in the last five matches in the EPL have only been able to achieve one win, their performance does not really reflect a title challenger, and is even in serious danger of being overtaken by Tottenham. The match against Crystal Palace will certainly not be easy, starting to return to consistency and reduce the points gap with Liverpool, Aston Villa and Man City who are above them. Arteta certainly understands the importance of the extra 3 points, and I think they will be able to do it.

Crystal Palace is currently ranked 14th in the standings, their statistics in their last five matches are the same as the Gunners, I think with a performance like that it is difficult for Crystal Palace to steal points at the Emirates. I think Crystal Palace ambition to break into the top 10 of the standings will be delayed by Arsenal, and as I said at the beginning their chances of winning the match are very low. That doesn't mean ruling out the possibility of a surprise they could create, looking at the facts and statistics, betting on Arsenal winning, in my opinion, would be safer.

In H2H terms, in five meetings between Arsenal versus Crystal Palace, the Gunners achieved 3 wins, one draw and one defeat. On the other hand, both clubs do not have a complete squad, because there are injured players and some have been called up to strengthen their respective national teams. It looks like Arteta will still field his best lineup, to reduce the risk of losing points, because if that happens again then their chances of competing for the trophy will be very low.