Arsenal take on the visitors Ipswich in the round 18 match of English Premier League. The match will be played on Friday, December 27th at Emirates Stadium (London).
Arsenal have improved under Mikel Arteta, that is beyond doubt. Last season, they finally returned to the Champions League, where they won the group, but were knocked out in the playoffs by their usual tough opponent, Bayern. And at the same time, the title race lasted until the last round on the domestic stage - and Manchester City still turned out to be stronger, by 2 points. After a couple of interesting summer signings, it seemed that Zinchenko and company were ready to become title contenders. Especially since the Citizens had fizzled out. But, firstly, Liverpool improved sharply, and then Chelsea. Secondly, the Red-Whites had enough of their own problems. It seemed that they had overcome the failure of the autumn, but in December they only took draws with Fulham and Everton. They played Crystal Palace in the League Cup and the Premier League in succession. There they managed to secure two victories, and the second was a crushing one.
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Ipswich is trying to surprise again. The Tractor Club has a glorious, sometimes even great history. But it seemed that all the successes were far behind them, and the club was drowning in the lower leagues. The breakthrough of recent years is even more incredible. A year ago, they finally managed to return to the Championship. And the newcomer, instead of the expected fight for survival, managed to take 2nd place - and a new promotion in the class! It is clear that such a team simply would not have pulled the new level. And tens of millions were spent on strengthening. The newcomers had problems with teamwork, and at first McKenna's charges mostly lost. The first victory came only in November - they beat the unstable Tottenham. And in December, in a face-to-face match, they dealt with Wolverhampton, effectively sacking O'Neill. But, of course, more than half of the matches are still lost, and the club remains in the relegation zone. Newcastle rout 0-4 in the last round.
The last time the clubs met at the official level was in the League Cup semi-final in 2011. The Traktorists even won minimally at home, but then lost 0-3 in London. The balance of power is clearly not in favor of the guests. We expect a crushing victory from Arteta's charges and bet on them with a handicap of -2 goals.
Prediction for the match: Arsenal to win with -2.0 handicap.
