Leicester could very well have conceded at least one or two to Leeds on another day, and a fatigued Foxes without Vardy facing his favourite opponent cannot expect much at the fortress that is the Emirates.
Smith Rowe's expected return will only add to Arsenal's cutting edge - not that they needed it against Watford - and Arteta's in-form crop should prevail with minimal difficulty.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Arsenal win with a probability of 64.37%. A draw had a probability of 19.8% and a win for Leicester City had a probability of 15.86%.
The most likely scoreline for an Arsenal win was 2-0 with a probability of 10.34%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.91%) and 1-0 (9.68%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.27%), while for a Leicester City win it was 1-2 (4.44%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 10.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 2-0 win for Arsenal in this match and our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted the win for Arsenal.
