Tottenham vs Arsenal prediction: ENGLAND: Premier League betting tips on match 2023-01-14 16:30.
The 193rd edition of the North London Derby (NLD) caps off a decisive weekend of top-half battles with Tottenham looking to get through a difficult four-game period that includes fierce rivals Arsenal, high-flying Fulham and title challengers Manchester City twice. A recent thumping 4-0 win at Crystal Palace was described by manager Antonio Conte as “a good reaction” to a bruising home loss to Aston Villa (0-2) just days before.
Tottenham’s 1-3 loss away to Arsenal in the reverse H2H was their first not only of the Premier League (PL) season after a promising start (W5, D2), but would go on to be the first of four defeats from five clashes against top-seven opposition (going into the weekend), vindicating Conte’s unpopular assessment that last season’s top-four finish was a “miracle” and unlikely to be repeated in 2022/23. But news of PSG’s Qatari owners looking to purchase a minority stake in the club could provide Conte some timely transfer funds for the squad reinforcements he desires.
Runaway league leaders Arsenal failed the first test of a difficult January with a 0-0 draw at home to Newcastle, but victory both here and at home to Manchester United the following weekend would confirm their standout credentials for a first PL title since 2003/04. The record-breaking nature of their season was further highlighted when an FA Cup demolition of Oxford United became their 20th win from 25 games across all competitions this season (D2, L3), the fewest games required for 20 competitive victories in any of their 137 seasons!
For just the second time since 2015, the Gunners are going to start an away PL NLD as favourites, illustrating just how difficult it has recently been to win as the visiting side. In fact, their home win against Spurs in October was the 17th consecutive league game between these two sides not won by the visiting side on the day (D6, L11), extending the longest such drought in the history of NLDs. But with the 11-point gulf between the sides by far the largest approaching a NLD in those eight years, more history could be made.
Players to watch: Harry Kane finding the net in an NLD is almost as certain as death and taxes as he’s scored in 12 of his last 16 PL games against Arsenal. Gabriel Martinelli goals and Arsenal victories also go hand in hand, with his seven PL goals this season all arriving in wins.
Hot stat: All but one of the last ten NLDs in all competitions produced goals in both halves.