West Brom vs. Arsenal: 1/2/21 Premier League Soccer Picks, Odds, and Predictions

West Brom and Arsenal face off on Saturday in an English Premier League showdown at The Hawthorns.

West Brom currently sits in the Relegation zone with 8 points. West Brom has really struggled this season and they are coming off one of their worst losses of the season. In the last game against Leeds United, West Brom allowed four shots to go in the back of the net and that led to the blowout loss. West Brom only had 24 percent of the possession and could only manage one shot on goal. All season West Brom has only put 11 goals total in the back of the net while the defense has given up 35. The offense of course will need to be better, but it’s going to start with the offense finding a way to step up and slow down Arsenal. 

Arsenal currently sits in thirteenth place of the Premier League with 20 points. Arsenal hadn’t  had the most success this season, but they are playing better now and they have won each of the last two games. OVer the last two games they have scored four goals total. In the last game against Brighton it was Alexandre Lacazette who put a goal in the back of the net in the 66th minute and that led to the victory. On the season Arsenal is averaging 1.0 goals per game while giving up 1.19 goals per game. FIve different players have at last two goals on the season. In this game it’s going to be about the offense running up the score early.