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Blackburn v Arsenal: Live on SS2 (12.45 Saturday 28th August):

Matches played in the Premier League at Blackburn:

Number of matches: 16

Blackburn wins: 5—-Draws: 3—-Arsenal successes: 8 (goal difference: 16-25)

Since:

Blackburn win: 0—Drawn game: 2—-Arsenal victory: 1

This match has produced an average of 2.56 goals per game for those that play the under/over opportunities which are generally available.

In terms of percentages, a drawn game equates to a price of 9/2 given that the spoils have been shared just three times in sixteen matches thus far.

The only repetitive score-lines between these two sides at Blackburn are as follows:

1-1: 3

0-2: 3

2-0: 2

Number of ‘doubles’ gained over their opponents in the Premier League:

Blackburn: 2—-Arsenal: 5

ARSENAL–OPENING GAME RECORD IN THE PREMIER LEAGUE:

PLAYED: 18
WON: 14
DRAWN: 3
LOST: 1
GOAL DIFFERENCE: 41-14

Since…..Win: 0……Draw: 3……Defeat: 17

Arsenal have scored at least one goal in all eighteen matches. The gunners have scored at least two goals on fourteen occasions.
Opponents have scored a maximum of one goal against Arsenal seventeen times.

Arsenal play Liverpool away this year.
These two teams met at Highbury in the opening game in the 2000-2001 season—Result: Arsenal 2 Liverpool 0

Arsenal’s away results down the years:

Played 4……Won 3……Drawn: 1……Lost: 0 (15-3)

QUIZ NIGHT QUESTION: Who are the only team to have beaten Arsenal in the opening game of the season in the Premiership? Answer: Norwich.

Liverpool v Arsenal: Live on Sky Sports (4.00 Sunday):

Matches played in the Premier League at Anfield

Number of matches: 18

Liverpool wins: 9—-Draws: 5—-Arsenal successes: 4 (goal difference: 35-18)

Since:

Liverpool win: 3—Drawn game: 1—-Arsenal victory: 0

Liverpool’s dominance in the stats sector is basically due to the fact that they remained unbeaten at home against Arsenal between the start of the 1993 and 2000 seasons, winning six of the eight games with the other two matches finishing 0-0.

Arsenal have scored a maximum of one goal in twelve of the eighteen matches played, though six goals have been scored by the away side in the last two years.

Number of ‘doubles’ gained over their opponents:

Liverpool: 4—-Arsenal: 2

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