Arsenal v Blackpool Betting Preview
Blackpool surprised Wigan last weekend with a 4-0 win, but Arsenal could surprise Blackpool in the first home match at Emirates Stadium on Saturday. Arsenal will face Blackpool for the first time in 39 years with the second round of Premier League action coming this weekend. The squads last met in 1971. In the last century, Arsenal have the lead with 28 wins to Blackpool’s 13.
The last five matches have resulted in three wins and two draws for Arsenal. They were saved against Liverpool last weekend in the 90th minute by an own goal from Pepe Reina. The club still has a potent offense with 15 goals in the last five matches, but the defence has conceded nine goals during that period. Blackpool had a solid start to the Premiership with the win over Wigan, giving them two wins, two losses and a draw in the last five matches. The club had a poor scoring rate until that game, pushing it to eight goals in the last five matches. The solid defence against Wigan made it a respectable six goals conceded in the last five matches.
Arsenal should win this match, but there is a chance that it could go to a draw. A straight back bet for Arsenal has little value and laying Blackpool is not a good idea, so the best value looks to be in the over/under markets since the match features two defences that haven’t been in the best of form lately. The best option for your online football betting is to go with is the over 2.75 goals market for the match since we should see plenty of offense.