Arsenal host Leeds with four wins from five head-to-head

Recent form points different ways

Arsenal have won four of their last five recent matches, the exception a three-goal defeat to Brighton that ended a run of four straight victories. Leeds have drawn three of their last five, beating Newcastle 4-1 in their most recent win but conceding six at Chelsea before that. A win here would take Arsenal to 15 points from six matches; Leeds would reach 12 from six with three points.

Five meetings, 18 goals, one pattern

The five most recent meetings have produced 18 goals in total, and Arsenal have won them all. The margins have been comfortable, 5-0, 4-0, 4-1, with the narrowest a 1-0 result in October 2022. Leeds have not avoided defeat in any of those encounters, and the market's 12.7 per cent chance of an away win reflects that sequence as much as current form. Arsenal extended their manager's contract recently, Arteta ties himself to Arsenal until 2030, and sit one place and three points above Brighton, who occupy third with a superior goal difference despite fewer points.

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