Bet365 Promo Code and Stoke vs Arsenal Tips
- By A.J. Ryder on August 26, 2012 06:31 GMT
Arsene Wenger's men face a tricky task as they face off against Stoke City in their English Premier League fixture on Sunday. Stoke are (in)famous for their hard-tackling, tough-to-break-down defence and (of course) those long throws. They have always been considered more or less the anti-Arsenal and that's why the Potters actually have gotten the better of the Gunners so many times with two wins from their last four fixtures at the Brittania Stadium.
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Stoke tend to do well at home and Arsenal usually don't light things up too much on their travels. It was also clear from their first fixture that this radically different team - which can no longer rely on Van Persie to keep banging in the goals - is still trying to find it's feet and figure out the best way forward.
Several talented signings have come in, but it's going to take a while for them to get adjusted to the team's style of play and then to adapt to the English Premier League itself, which is probably the harder task.
Stoke are on a relatively poor run right now and have been notching 1-1 draws all over the place over the past while. Arsenal aren't really lighting things up either if you look at their recent form, it certainly leaves a fair amount to be desired.
Arsenal go into the match as the considerable favourites according to the bookmakers and they are hovering above odds-on with a 6/5 price tag. Many might consider that a bit too short considering who they are up against, the fact that they're away and that they just didn't really look like doing too much against Sunderland.
Stoke City's odds to beat Arsenal trade at 5/2 while the draw is available at a 21/10 margin. The draw is likely to be popular and not just with neutral fans as a lot of them will consider Arsenal overlaid at 6/5.
Olivier Giroud is likely to get his first start while Lucas Podolski is expected to put in a very good shift here. It's always worth keeping your eye on Peter Crouch in these types of matches - and he notched a goal against Arsenal last time the two sides clashed.
