Tottenham v Arsenal Betting Tips
Arsenal have a 65% chance of winning Sunday's London derby according to the Premier League betting sites. You can understand why they are strong favourites at 1.55 to record three points against opponents who have only won two home matches all season. They've drawn a further four but lost a sum total of seven games and that mainly explains why they are stationed towards the foot of the table.
The Spurs injury list is as long as your arm and there are so many key players absent right now. Igor Tudor has no experience of English football management although perhaps the Croatian can resurrect the team's fortunes, with the side's last top-flight win coming at Selhurst Park towards the end of December when scoring a 1-0 victory.
Since then, points have been low on the ground. There were draws against Brentford and Sunderland before two Premier League defeats and an FA Cup exit at the hands of Aston Villa. Recent reverses against Manchester United and Newcastle means that they're now trading at single figure odds to go down.
Arsenal will be in no mood to compromise. They are now set on the title run-in and this isn't a team who suffer many defeats. The 3-2 home reverse against Manchester United is the only time that the team have lost since early December, with a string of recent wins with the exception of a 1-1 draw at Brentford.
We know all about the strength of the defence and we're expecting this to hold firm against a somewhat toothless Tottenham attack. The visitors are likely to dominate the ball in the form of Martin Zubimendi and Declan Rice in the middle of the park, with Bukayo Saka likely to return to the fold. He's often been the match winner in previous North London derbies.
Goals Under/Over
We think that Under 2.5 Goals could be the value bet when Tottenham clash with Arsenal. It's got to the stage of the season where the Gunners need to find a way to win on a regular basis. We think Mikel Arteta's side might have to weather an early storm from the home side who might be somewhat rejuvenated considering that Igor Tudor will have looked to breathe new life into this side.
However, we know that Gabriel and William Saliba will hold steady in front of David Raya, with Zubimendi operating as one of the best defensive midfielders in Europe. Therefore, Tottenham are not going to create chances at will. We should bear in mind that Spurs will be satisfied with a low-scoring draw and perhaps this will be borne out here. Arsenal are not always free-scoring on the road and only managed to score one at Brentford.
BTTS
We think BTTS No offers more betting value as the slight outsider compared to BTTS Yes. After all, Arsenal have only conceded ten goals across thirteen away games this season. They are hard to score against and face a Tottenham side who have only found the net on sixteen occasions across all their home games this term.
However, in four of the past five north London derbies, we have seen BTTS Yes happen. Back in November, Arsenal enjoyed a 4-1 success which was pretty comfortable. Although Richarlison scored a consolation goal in spectacular fashion, it was a freakish occurrence and they rarely looked like finding the net beyond this.
Therefore, it's hard to be confident about BTTS Yes when you consider that Arsenal were so defensive comfortable in that previous fixture. The game finished 1-0 in favour of the Gunners when the fixture was played last term, with the April 2024 game seeing Mikel Arteta's side record a 3-2 victory.
There's a strong case for Arsenal and BTTS No to be backed in a combination. A Gunners 1-0 or 2-0 success might be worth considering on the correct score market, with Arteta's side having the knowhow to get over the line against modest opposition.
First Goalscorer
Arsenal haven't really had a prolific striker this season, although Viktor Gyokeres now has thirteen on the board. The Swede has taken a while to find his feet, although there have been six goals netted in 2026 and he may well be given the nod ahead of Gabriel Jesus in the striker position. He was given a rest against Wigan in the FA Cup which suggests he will lead the line here.
Jesus has chipped in with some important goals and that goal against the Latics means that it was four goals across six Arsenal games. He will hope to get some game time, while Bukayo Saka is a likely starter for the Gunners after returning from injury. We also need to pay attention to Eberechi Eze considering that the former Palace man racked up a hat-trick in the north London derby at the Emirates Stadium.
Tottenham need a hero and perhaps Dominic Solanke can cause problems for that stubborn Arsenal rearguard, with the former Bournemouth man having bagged against Borussia Dortmund, Eintracht Frankfurt and Manchester City, the latter of whom he notched a brace against.