Arsenal vs Fulham Prediction & Match Preview

Steffen Schmidt - August 24, 2023

Arsenal vs Fulham
English Premier League
Date: 26 August 2023, Saturday
Kick-off at 15:00 UK / 16:00 CET
Venue: Emirates Stadium (London).

Arsenal have a perfect record after the inaugural two fixtures of the season despite showing mediocre displays along the way.

Slender victories over the likes of Nottingham Forest and Crystal Palace can hardly make the Gunners’ fans thrilled but the runners-up do have six points and parity at the top of the league standings.

Mikel Arteta’s men needed a Martin Odegaard penalty-kick to make the difference on Monday Night Football at Selhurst Park at the hour-mark.

Takehiro Tomiyasu got sent off shortly after Odegaard’s opener and he will be suspended for the next game. With Jurrien Timber and Oleksandr Zinchenko also sidelined through injuries, Arteta does have serious problems on the left back position at this stage of the season.

That said, Arsenal are still enormous favorites to dispatch Fulham in another London derby on Saturday afternoon at Emirates Stadium.

The Cottagers suffered a tough 0-3 defeat at the hands of Brentford seven days ago in front of their fans.

They did see off Everton 0-1 on the opening day at Goodison Park but Marco Silva can by no means be satisfied with either of his team’s performances at the beginning of the new season.

Fulham will obviously need some time to adjust to life without Aleksandar Mitrovic following his move to Al-Hilal in Saudi Arabia.

The Cottagers have huge problems with creation in the final third as they barely threatened either Everton or Brentford in the inaugural two rounds.

Arsenal vs Fulham Head-to-head

• Arsenal have been the dominant force in the history of this matchup, especially in the games in North London where they won 22 and drew 6 of the previous 28 meetings with the Cottagers.
• The Gunners claimed two wins over Fulham in the previous term of the Premier League, scoring five and conceding one goal in the process.
• Three or more goals were scored in five of the last six head to head matches between these two sides.

Arsenal vs Fulham Prediction

Arsenal have struggled offensively in the opening two games but the clash against Fulham represents an ideal chance for them to boost confidence with a comprehensive victory at Emirates Stadium.

We will back the hosts to have the lead at the half time and win the game at the end at the 1.72 odds while we also like Arsenal to win to nil at the 2.00 odds knowing about Fulham’s horrendous attacking showings in the absence of Mitrovic.

Arsenal vs Fulham Betting Tips

• HT/FT Arsenal/Arsenal @ 1.72 (8/11)

• Arsenal to win to nil @ 2.00 (1/1) odd.

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