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Newcastle welcome Arsenal to highly anticipated Premier League match

Newcastle welcome Arsenal to highly anticipated Premier League match

Arsenal’s English midfielder Miles Lewis-Skelly (left) fights for the ball with Liverpool’s Hungarian midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai (right) during the English Premier League football match between Arsenal and Liverpool at the Emirates Stadium in London 27 October 2024. (Photo: AFP)

Two surprise German sides will meet in a blockbuster today when defending champions Bayer Leverkusen host last season’s third-placed Stuttgart at the Bay Arena, while Arsenal travel to Newcastle on Saturday to revive their bid for the title. The title is back on track after failing to win the last two league matches.

Event No. 1 – Ger – Leverkusen – Stuttgart – 14:30

Leverkusen and Stuttgart meet today in an intriguing clash that promises to be a thrilling encounter between two attacking teams who battled each other for the Bundesliga title last season, with Leverkusen eventually claiming their first Bundesliga title by remaining undefeated throughout the season. The defending champions have made a strong start to the new campaign but are still five points behind leaders Bayern Munich and RB Leipzig in third. However, they head into this crucial home game on the back of a comfortable 3-0 midweek DFK Cup win over Elversberg, which took Leverkusen’s unbeaten run to 10 matches in all competitions, although they have drawn four of their last seven matches . However, in their last 67 matches in all competitions, Leverkusen are on an astonishing losing streak of just two.
Stuttgart, on the other hand, have produced brilliant results so far but have struggled to maintain consistency. They scored goals for fun, but conceded just as many at the other end of the field (15). Stuttgart have struggled on the road this season, winning just one of their first four matches. Ahead of this game, Stuttgart, like their eventual opponents Leverkusen, booked their place in the third round of the DFB-Pokal in midweek with a 2–1 win over Kaiserslautern. With that said, Stuttgart will head to the defending champions in good spirits, having gone unbeaten in their last three matches overall, including a 1-0 win over Italian giants Juventus in the Champions League. However, the trip to exciting Leverkusen will be a stern test for Stuttgart as they have failed to secure a single win in any of their last 10 league games against Leverkusen, suffering six defeats in that time.

Key Statistics
• Bayer Leverkusen – Bayer Leverkusen have not lost a single league match, home or away to Stuttgart, in their last nine meetings.

• Stuttgart – Stuttgart have beaten Leverkusen just once in their last 27 meetings, a win that came back in April 2018.

• Both teams – Leverkusen have won four of their last six head-to-head meetings, with the other two games ending in draws, extending their unbeaten run against Stuttgart to 10 matches.

Betting tip: Leverkusen win.

Event No. EPL – Newcastle – Arsenal – 7:30.

Newcastle take on Arsenal in a highly anticipated Premier League match tomorrow, Saturday 2 November, aiming to get back on track. The Newcastle Magpies come into this crucial game in terrible form, having lost their last two matches in a row, going down 1-0. at home to Brighton and then suffered a 2-1 defeat to Chelsea last weekend. However, Newcastle have been exceptionally good at home against Arsenal recently, winning two of their last three meetings against the Gunners, and they now host an injury-riddled Arsenal side. Indeed, the last time Newcastle hosted Arsenal at St James’ Park they won 1-0. However, Newcastle will come into this game in terrible form, having lost, drawn two and suffered three defeats in their last five league matches. during this run.
Like their hosts Newcastle, Arsenal come into this clash having faltered slightly in their last two matches, losing 2-0 to Bournemouth just before the international break before losing at home to Liverpool by a scoreline last weekend 2:2 after being in the lead. twice in the game. With that said, playing at home Newcastle will undoubtedly put up a strong fight at home, but Arsenal’s excellent form and quality make them favorites to secure victory and get their title ambitions back on track. Indeed, the Gunners have made a strong start to the season, winning three, drawing one and losing one of their last five games.

Key Statistics
• Newcastle – Newcastle have won two of their last three home matches against Arsenal and when the two teams met at St James’ Park last season, Newcastle won 1-0.
• Arsenal – Arsenal have lost just one of their last nine matches, with one defeat coming in their last five games, including two wins and two draws.
• Both teams: Arsenal have won 12 of their last 13 Premier League matches against Newcastle.

Betting tip: Arsenal win or draw.