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Arsenal FC vs Huddersfield Town AFC, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2018-19
Sat 8 Dec 2018 · 15:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Arsenal FC vs Huddersfield Town AFC — Premier League .

Match Details

  • Referee Stuart Attwell
  • Referee Paul Tierney
  • Referee Simon Beck
  • Referee Mick McDonough

Head-to-Head

2
Arsenal FC 2 games · Avg 2.0 goals Huddersfield Town AFC

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Dec Huddersfield Town AFC H 1–0 W
05 Dec Manchester United FC A 2–2 D
02 Dec Tottenham Hotspur FC H 4–2 W
29 Nov FK Vorskla Poltava A 3–0 W
25 Nov AFC Bournemouth A 2–1 W
11 Nov Wolverhampton Wanderers FC H 1–1 D
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Dec Arsenal FC A 0–1 L
04 Dec AFC Bournemouth A 1–2 L
01 Dec Brighton & Hove Albion FC H 1–2 L
25 Nov Wolverhampton Wanderers FC A 2–0 W
10 Nov West Ham United FC H 1–1 D
05 Nov Fulham FC H 1–0 W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Arsenal FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Arsenal FC is showing some good football. However, Arsenal FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
  • 15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Chris Lowe made 369 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 20' Florent Hadergjonaj has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 47 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 24' It’s a booking for Huddersfield Town AFC player. Aaron Mooy gets a Yellow card.
  • 29' It looks surprising Arsenal FC does not make any changes. Tommy Smith has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 34' It’s high time Unai Emery made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 35' It’s a booking for Huddersfield Town AFC player. Alex Pritchard gets a Yellow card.
  • 38' Stephan Lichtsteiner is having his name booked by the referee on 38.
  • 39' The referee shows Huddersfield Town AFC player a Yellow card on 39.
  • 40' The referee shows Arsenal FC player a Yellow card on 40.
  • 45' Arsenal FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 45.
  • 46' The supporters are chanting for Henrikh Mkhitaryan. He replaces Alexandre Lacazette on 46 minute.
  • 51' Arsenal FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 52' Huddersfield Town AFC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Juninho Bacuna is hanging Jonathan Hogg on the field on 52 minute.
  • 57' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Huddersfield Town AFC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 60' Another substitution for Huddersfield Town AFC to replace Tommy Smith by Florent Hadergjonaj on 60 minute.
  • 65' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 66' It is a substitution in Arsenal FC team. Shkodran Mustafi is replaced by Nacho Monreal on 66 minute.
  • 70' The Huddersfield Town AFC manager makes a substitution. Danny Williams departs to be replaced by Erik Durm.
  • 75' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 80' A meaty challenge results in booking for Matteo Guendouzi on 80.
  • 83' What a strike from Lucas Torreira! The score is 1-0.
  • 85' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Juninho Bacuna.
  • 90' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Danny Williams suffering a number of foals already.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Arsenal FC players.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.34 Arsenal FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.81 Huddersfield Town AFC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 64% + Under — clean sheet likely 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Arsenal FC52% Draw28% Huddersfield Town AFC20%
Actual: Arsenal FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes42% 0% No58%
Avg goals/match: 2.15
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 86%
14%
± 1.5 63%
37%
± 2.5 36%
64%
± 3.5 18%
82%
± 4.5 7%
93%

Double Chance

Arsenal FC or Draw
80%
Draw or Huddersfield Town AFC
48%
Arsenal FC or Huddersfield Town AFC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Arsenal FC32% Draw52% Huddersfield Town AFC16%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
13.9%
1 – 1
13.5%
2 – 0
10.1%
2 – 1
8.2%
0 – 1
8.2%
1 – 2
4.9%
3 – 0
4.5%
3 – 1
3.8%
0 – 2
3.6%
2 – 2
3.4%
3 – 2
1.6%

Asian Handicap — Arsenal FC

Handicap Arsenal FC covers Push Huddersfield Town AFC covers
-2.5 9% 91%
-2 9% 15% 77%
-1.5 23% 77%
-1 23% 25% 52%
-0.5 48% 52%
+0.5 79% 21%
+1 79% 14% 7%
+1.5 93% 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% 2%

Clean Sheet

Arsenal FC keeps clean sheet
45%
Huddersfield Town AFC keeps clean sheet
27%

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.