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Arsenal face a trip to Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane at lunchtime on Saturday, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 75 games played, Gunners have recorded 24 wins, and Tottenham H. have come away with 30 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2 - 2 draw in a League Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Wed 31 Jan | Arsenal | 3 - 1 | Tottenham H. | LGEC |
| 2006/2007 | Wed 24 Jan | Tottenham H. | 2 - 2 | Arsenal | LGEC |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 02 Dec | Arsenal | 3 - 0 | Tottenham H. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 22 Apr | Arsenal | 1 - 1 | Tottenham H. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 29 Oct | Tottenham H. | 1 - 1 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Mon 25 Apr | Arsenal | 1 - 0 | Tottenham H. | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 13 Nov | Tottenham H. | 4 - 5 | Arsenal | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Tottenham Hotspur have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 14 goals have been scored by the Spurs in those games, with 8 conceded.
In complete contrast to Tottenham H., Arsenal are having a torrid time on their travels, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. Gunners have conceded 7 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.
Tottenham H.'s 49 points from 33 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 8th position. Arsenal sit in a healthy 4th in the league, and have picked up 62 points from their 34 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Tottenham H. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 5 |
| Arsenal | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Spurs, as the Gunners have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Tottenham H. | Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Arsenal | Not won in previous 3 away matches. 4 games since last defeat. |