Looking Ahead To The Upcoming Season

Arsenal on the opening day

Looking Ahead to the upcoming season

Arsenal have a great record on opening day..

The Gunners are set for their 121st opening game of the season this Saturday with a record of 72 wins, 24 draws, and 24 losses.

Arsenal continue their pre-season preparations when they take on Premier League rivals Manchester United in a friendly at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday.

The match will be the Gunners' first at home since their 2-0 win over Valencia in the Europa League semi-final second leg last month.

Manchester City will look to stretch their Premier League winning run against Arsenal to a record.

Manchester City will look to stretch their Premier League winning run against Arsenal to a record 13 matches when the two sides meet at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday.

City have won their last 12 league meetings with Arsenal, a run that stretches back to December 2015.

The Opta supercomputer has Arsenal as the slight favourites on Sunday, giving them a 36.7% chance of winning

Arsenal are also shooting more 200 per match up from 163 and are producing...

Arsenal are also shooting more this season, with an average of 200 shots per match up from 163 last season.

They are also producing more chances, with an average of 15 chances created per match up from 12 last season.

However, Arsenal are still conceding too many goals, with an average of 1.5 goals conceded per match this season compared to 1.2 last season.