After meeting in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League Quarter Finals, Arsenal FC and Liverpool FC meet up again, at Emirates Stadium, in the English Premier League. UEFA play on April 2nd saw Arsenal and Liverpool end in a 1-1 draw at Emirates Stadium, Kuyt scored for Liverpool and Adebayor scored for Arsenal. They meet for the second leg of UEFA Champion play on April 8, at Anfield. Oddsmakers at Bookmaker.com have Arsenal as -105 odds favorite over Liverpool who is listed as +255 roaddogs. Get your soccer pick in now at Bookmaker.com, where the actions always hot!
If Arsenal wants any chance of winning the Barclays Premier League title they need to start winning all of their remaining six games. They sit in third place, one point back from second place Chelsea, and six points back from first place Man United. After 32 games played they are 20-10-2. In their last ten games they are 3-6-1 SU where they’ve outscored their opponents 13-9. On home pitch they are 5-5-0 in their last ten. With the over/under listed at 2 ½ Arsenal is 7-3. Emmanuel Adebayor leads his team with 19 goals. Arsenal has had two games where they haven’t been able to score a goal, Wigan and AC Milan. Striker Robin van Persie is a major doubt for tomorrow because of a thigh problem. With leading scorer Emmanuel Adebayor (ankle) also a slight concern, there could be a start for England squad man Theo Walcott.
Liverpool sits in fourth place in the English Premier League, eight points back from Arsenal. During 32 games they are 17-11-4. Though they don’t have a chance at the Barclays Premier League title, they are thinking of bigger wins, like being UEFA Champs. The combination of Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres has combined for 31 goals. Dirk Kuyt has been playing great lately; despite only three EPL goals his play in the UEFA Champions League has been stellar with four goals. In their last ten games Liverpool has a record of 8-1-1 SU and they’ve outscored their opponents 20-8. When the over/under is set at 2 ½ goals they are 4-6. They’ve only had one game where they haven’t scored a goal, which was a 0-3 loss to Man United. Liverpool lost at home 3-1 to Arsenal in the knockout competition in the FA Cup, followed by an embarrassing 6-3 thrashing in the Carling Cup days later.
Head to Head:
- Liverpool leads 13-8 SU
- Arsenal is 6-4 SU when hosting
- Liverpool is 9-2 SU when hosting
- 8 0f 29 games have ended in a draw
Liverpool FC at Arsenal FC
Kickoff: Sat, April 5, 2008 6:45 AM ET
Line: Bookmaker.com
Pick: Liverpool +255
The Bottom Line: Liverpool is getting goals from multiple players while Arsenal relies on Emmanuel Adebayor, who might not even play or he will see little play time. Get your soccer pick in now at Bookmaker.com and receive a 10% sign-up bonus on your initial deposit!
