On Saturday Arsenal should see their visit to West Bromwich as an opportunity to maintain the pressure on Manchester United at the top of the Premier League table. It certainly looks like an easy task since the Gunners have the best away record in the Premier League.
Results analysis for West Bromwich and Arsenal

West Bromwich Albion has played 14 matches this season of the English Premier League on their home ground. On The Hawthorns, the Baggies have recorded 5 wins, 5 draws and 4 losses. This ranks West Bromwich Albion 15th in home team performance in the English Premier League.

West Bromwich Albion’s home performance is greatest against opponents in the bottom 6 with an average of 1.8 points per game. But against opponents in the top 6 of the English Premier League, such as Arsenal, West Bromwich Albion has managed to collect an average of 0.63 points in 8 matches this season. When they played at home against the top 6 teams in the Premier League this season West Bromwich Albion has collected just 0.33 points on average in 3 matches, with 0 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses.

On the other side, the Gunners have played 13 English Premier League matches this season away from home. On away ground Arsenal has recorded 7 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses. This ranks Arsenal first in away team performance in the English Premier League.

Arsenal has won five out of six away games to bottom-half teams, with one draw. Their away performance in league points against opponents in the bottom 6 indicates an average of 2.5 points per game. This also makes them the most destructive team on the road against the Premier League’s strugglers, such as 16th-placed West Bromwich.

Arsenal’s stats indicate 4 clean sheets away this season, 11 away games scoring a goal, 9 away games scoring more than 1 goal and 5 away games scoring more than 2 goals.

Considering Arsenal’s great away records in general and their record against opponents in the bottom 6 in particular, we can expect their winning trend to continue.

Heads-up tradition favors the Gunners as well since in their last away four games against West Bromwich they won 3 games and lost just once.

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