Burnley FC vs. Arsenal FC 3/6/21 - Premier League Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 03/04/2021 at 9:29 AM ET

Burnley hosts Arsenal on Saturday in an English Premier League showdown. Burnley is in 15th place in the top-flight English league table at 7-8-12 on 29 points with a goal difference of -16. Burnley is coming off a hard-fought 1-1 draw with Leicester City on Wednesday. Burnley opened the scoring early with a Matej Vydra goal in the fourth minute of play but Leicester City equalized in the 34th minute to share the spoils with the hosts.

Burnley has one win, three draws and one loss in its last five English Premier League matches and over that span has scored five goals and allowed six. The Burnley backline and goalkeeper have had two clean sheets in the last five matches played. Chris Wood is the leading goal scorer for Burnley with four and Dwight McNeil is the leader in assists with three.

Arsenal is 10th in the top-flight English league table at 11-4-11 on 37 points with a goal difference of +7. The Gunners are coming off a 3-1 victory over Leicester City on Sunday. David Luiz, Alexandre Lacazette and Nicolas Pepe each scored for Arsenal in the victory. Prior to defeating Leicester City, Arsenal defeated Benfica 3-2 in the second leg of their Europa League round of 32 tie and advanced on a 4-3 aggregate.

Arsenal has three wins, one draw and one loss in its last five matches across all competitions and over that span has scored 11 goals and allowed seven. Alexandre Lacazette is leading Arsenal in goals scored with nine and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has scored eight, while Emile Smith Rowe and Willian are the leaders in assists with four each.

Arsenal is battling to remain in contention for a spot in the Europa League next season. The Gunners have won three of their last five and head-to-head against Burnley Arsenal has won three of the last five. However, Burnley defeated Arsenal 1-0 in the most recent matchup between the two last December and is coming off a hard-fought draw with Leicester City. Look for a low-scoring battle that ends with both clubs sharing the spoils. Final Score Prediction, Draw 1-1

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