Newcastle United – Arsenal

We bet on "both teams to score" in the match between the third and the second team in the EPL standings

Arsenal have led the Premier League for most of the season. The Canaries' lead over the reigning champions had reached seven or ten points at certain moments, but the bookmakers did not believe in the capital club's eventual success until the last minute. The fairness of this approach was confirmed in April, when Arsenal lost points in four rounds in a row. The defeat at the hands of Manchester City was the culmination of a run of bad luck that made the Canaries' title bid unlikely to be believable. Guardiola's team now have a one-point advantage over Arteta's side and a match in hand, which with Manchester City's current fiery form is a huge advantage. Newcastle are now thoroughly enjoying their football. The team is in third place with a significant advantage over Champions League zone contenders Liverpool and Brighton. "The Magpies continue to be the least conceded club in the Premier League, rivaled only by Manchester City in this regard. In the upcoming meeting, the bookmakers have given the opponents roughly equal odds of winning, with only a slight slant in the odds in favour of the home side. Having survived February's mini-crisis, Newcastle are now in their third month of great play, beating their opponents easily and effortlessly. After losing to the champion in the first meeting in March, the Magpies have won eight of their nine subsequent encounters. The only offence for Howe's team during this period was the magnificent Aston Villa under Unai Emery. A distinctive feature of the low conceding Newcastle in the last couple of months has been a greater reliance on attack and, as a result, a high level of performance. In the eight meetings won in March and April, the Magpies scored 26 times, averaging more than three goals per game. Arsenal have already weathered the worst of it. It is likely that the players of the London club will come to the upcoming match completely psychologically unloaded. There is no reason to feel the usual pressure from the pursuing Manchester City, while the Canaries' level of play is good. If the opponents played a cautious encounter (0-0) in the first leg, now they have nothing to lose. It will turn into an exchange of goals.