Arsenal – Tottenham

Arsenal will achieve a convincing victory in the north London derby

London Arsenal has started the current season better than any other in the last couple of decades. Mikel Arteta's team looks so mature for big victories that it has minimized matches with poor performances, but even in those, they manage to score points. The rise of the 'Gunners' could not go unnoticed by the betting analysts, who initially elevated Arsenal to the status of a clear favorite in the Premier League, and subsequently, for the first time in many years, granted them the same status in the Champions League. By the last round before the national team break, Arsenal approached with a long winning streak, but faced a 'fiery' Sunderland. The draw probably did not hit the 'Gunners' hard. Perhaps a slight setback was even necessary for the Arsenal players to relieve psychological pressure and excess confidence. Tottenham started the season in the UEFA Super Cup, where they played well against PSG. However, the subsequent matches demonstrated that Thomas Frank still has a lot of work to do at the London club. Tottenham, which finished in seventeenth position in the Premier League last season, has started to play better, but has not transformed in a fundamentally magical way. The bookmakers have made the home team clear favorites for the upcoming derby, offering a coefficient of 1.39 for their victory. Arsenal is playing twice a week this season, except during the national team match periods. Seventeen official matches played have ended for the 'Gunners' with fourteen victories. Two of the three points lost were recorded in matches against Manchester City and Liverpool, but Sunderland cannot currently be called a weak team. It should be noted that the 'Black Cats', who managed to save the match against Arsenal in stoppage time of the second half, are currently in fourth place in the Premier League after eleven rounds. Tottenham has only defeated Manchester City among the truly strong opponents this season. The 'Spurs' have lost matches against Bournemouth, Newcastle, Aston Villa, and Chelsea. Three recent encounters with Arsenal in the English league have also resulted in defeats for Tottenham. It seems that the 'Spurs' will not be able to extract a single point from the upcoming derby.