Arsenal vs. Ipswich Town Preview

Arsenal clashes with Ipswich Town in what promises to be a very entertaining game on Friday. Arsenal is coming off a 5-1 road win against Crystal Palace on Saturday while Ipswich Town lost 4-0 at home against Newcastle United on Saturday.

Arsenal is in third place in the Premier League standings with 33 points in 17 games while Ipswich Town is in 18th place with 12 points in 17 games.

The player to watch in this game is Bukayo Saka, who has five goals and 10 assists in 16 Premier League games this season. AccuScore gives Bukayo Saka a 56.5 percent chance to score against Ipswich Town. He has 89 SCA and 21 GCA in 16 Premier League games this season.

FBRef defines SCA as “the two offensive actions leading directly to a shot, such as passes, dribbles and drawing fouls.” GCA is “the two offensive actions leading directly to a goal, such as passes, dribbles and drawing fouls.” Let’s take a closer look at where the value is at in this matchup. 

Dafabet Odds

Team to Win (Regular Time)

• Arsenal 1.16
• Ipswich Town 16.00
• Draw 7.60

Spread x

• Arsenal -2, -2.5 (1.90)
• Ipswich Town +2, +2.5 (1.90)

Total

• Over 3.5 (2.02)
• Under 3.5 (1.76)

Key Points to Consider

Head-to-Head: These two sides last matched up in Premier League action on April 21, 2002 and Arsenal won 2-0.

Projected Leaders

For Arsenal, Bukayo Saka has a 56.5 percent chance to score. He averages 3.59 shots overall per sim, 2.22 shots on goal per and 0.81 goals per sim.

For Ipswich Town, Conor Chaplin has a 22.48 percent chance to net the ball. He averages 1 shots overall per sim, 0.5 shots on goal per and 0.25 goals per sim.  

Analyst’s Pick

Arsenal 1.16

Two-star (out of four) AccuScore hot trend pick on Arsenal in this one. Average score in simulations is Arsenal 3.43 to Ipswich Town 0.87.