Prizing:

1st Place: $25 Amazon gift card

2nd-5th Place: $10 Starbucks gift card

Overview:

On Sunday, May 7^th, (17-14-3) Manchester United will be on the road to take on (18-6-9) Arsenal.

The Crowd:

“The Crowd” projects a final score of Manchester United 2.1 – Arsenal 0.9 with an over/under of 3.0.

EPL Table:

Manchester United is in 5^th place in with 65 points while Arsenal is in 6^th place with 60 points.

Statistics 2016-17 (20 Teams):

Goals: Arsenal 64 (5^th) > Manchester United 51 (7^th)

Assists: Arsenal 42 (5^th) > Manchester United 39 (6^th)

Shots per game: Manchester United 16.3 (4^th) > Arsenal 14.6 (6^th)

Goals Allowed: Manchester United 25 (2^nd) > Arsenal 42 (7^th)

Possession: Arsenal 56.7% (4^th) > Manchester United 55.6% (5^th)

Pass Success: Manchester United 84.3% (2^nd) > Arsenal 83.6% (3^rd)

Top Scorers:

Arsenal: Alexis Sanchez 19 (tied for 3^rd)

Manchester United: Zlatan Imbrahimovic 17 (tied for 6^th)

Summary:

Manchester United is (5-5-0) in their last ten matches while Arsenal is (5-1-4) in that span.  Arsenal is (2-2-1) in their last five head to head games against Manchester United.  Arsenal is (11-3-2) at home this season whereas Manchester United is (10-4-2) on the road.  Manchester United a huge blow when they lost striker Zlatan Imbrahimovic for the season with injury.  Imbrahimovic scored 17 of Manchester United’s 51 goals this season.  Manchester United will also be without Luke Shaw who is injured and Marouane Fellaini who is suspended.  Manchester United has the away leg of the Europa League Semifinals a few days before so some of their top tier players may not play versus Arsenal.  Arsenal has struggled against upper level competition this season but I think they will win this one 2-1.

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