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Arsenal vs Leeds United 2:1: result and odds
Arsenal vs Leeds United finished 2:1. The AI models' pick was Arsenal −1.5 handicap at 2.16, and it lost.
- Referee: Paul Tierney · 3.1 yellow cards per match
- Premier League, matchday 6 of 38
- +13°, overcast, wind 19 km/h
- Emirates Stadium, London
published · updated UTC


AI models' pick: Arsenal −1.5 handicap
2.16AI models' pick · 13 of 16 on this bet · 1 more in the same direction
Our football predictions so far: 56 won · 34 lost · 3 void · +10.13 units All results
what these numbers mean
- won / lost
- The result of the bet once the round is settled: profit or loss at a stake of one unit at the odds shown.
likely score
2:1 9% — this score came in1:0 8%2:0 8%
The likely score lists the four most likely results. This is not the bet: the AI consensus chooses the bet.
What the odds were
Over 20 days a Leeds United win shortened from 9.16 to 7.92 — money is coming in on the away side.
abbreviations
- 1/X/2 — home win / draw / away win
- O/U — over/under total goals
- H1/H2 — home/away handicap
- 1X/12/X2 — home or draw / no draw / away or draw
Line movementOur bet — Arsenal −1.5: 2.16 → 2.23 since we publishedView
Since we published, our bet (Arsenal −1.5 handicap) has drifted from 2.16 to 2.23: the market now rates it as less likely.
Price changes
| When | Arsenal −1.5 · our bet | Leeds United +1.5 |
|---|---|---|
| 2.23+0.07 | 1.66−0.05 | |
| 7 Oct – 10 Oct · no snapshots for 3 days | ||
| We published Arsenal −1.5 handicap at 2.16 | ||
| 2.16+0.17 | 1.71−0.14 | |
| 27 Sep – 7 Oct · no snapshots for 10 days | ||
| 1.99opened | 1.85opened | |
How the match went
James Justin put Leeds United ahead on 55 minutes, finishing off Gabriel Gudmundsson's assist after a goalless first half that saw three Leeds players booked inside three minutes, Daniel Farke among them. Arsenal's response came through Riccardo Calafiori, who turned in Ben White's pass on 62 minutes. Bruno Guimarães then added the winner from Declan Rice's pass on 70 minutes to make it 2-1, having been rated the match's top performer at 8.1. Arsenal's 2.66 expected goals dwarfed Leeds' 0.74. The hosts also had 58% of possession and 13 shots to Leeds' 11. Our bet on Arsenal's -1.5 handicap, odds 2.16, went down. Arsenal had gone off at 1.42 to win before kick-off, out from 1.32 when the line opened. The draw stood at 4.56 and Leeds at 7.92. Three goals landed the over 2.5 price of 1.78, and both teams scored as the 2.07 price implied.
- 36'
Ao Tanaka YC - 38'
Ethan Ampadu YC - 39'
Daniel Farke YC - 55'
James Justin (Gabriel Gudmundsson)0:1 - 59'
Tarik Muharemovic YC - 62'
Riccardo Calafiori (Ben White)1:1 - 63'
on Jurriën Timber, off Ben White - 63'
on Viktor Gyökeres, off Kai Havertz - 63'
on Bruno Guimarães, off Myles Lewis-Skelly - 70'
Bruno Guimarães (Declan Rice)2:1 - 71'
on Harry Wilson, off Ao Tanaka - 71'
on Brenden Aaronson, off Noah Okafor - 78'
James Justin YC - 79'
on Lukas Nmecha, off James Justin - 82'
on Piero Hincapié, off Riccardo Calafiori - 84'
Martin Odegaard YC - 86'
on Jean Matteo Bahoya, off Jayden Bogle - 86'
on Jaka Bijol, off Nico Elvedi - 90'
on Mikel Merino, off Martin Odegaard
| Arsenal | stat | Leeds United |
|---|---|---|
| 2.66 | expected goals (xG) | 0.74 |
| 13 | shots | 11 |
| 6 | on target | 5 |
| 58% | possession | 42% |
| 3 | corners | 4 |
| 12 | fouls | 20 |
| 4 | saves | 4 |
| 1 | yellow cards | 4 |
what these numbers mean
- expected goals (xG)
- How many goals shots of this quality and from these positions produce on average. It shows how well the score reflects the game: 0.6 xG with two goals scored means clinical finishing, not domination.
- feed rating
- The player's match rating from our statistics provider — not ours. It is based on actions on and off the ball; we do not recalculate it and show it as it is.
Starting line-ups
- 1David Raya7.3
- 33R. Calafiori7.5
- 6Gabriel Magalhães6.3
- 15E. Konsa6.9
- 4B. White7.0
- 49M. Lewis-Skelly6.7
- 41D. Rice7.6
- 20N. Madueke7.2
- 8M. Ødegaard6.5
- 7B. Saka6.4
- 29K. Havertz6.3
- 14V. Gyökereson 63'7.0
- 56M. Dowman
- 39Bruno Guimarães — highest feed rating in the matchon 63'8.1
- 36Martín Zubimendi
- 23Mikel Merinoon 90'0.0
- 10E. Eze
- 12J. Timberon 63'6.6
- 5P. Hincapiéon 82'6.5
- 13Kepa
- 1J. Trafford5.7
- 5T. Muharemović6.5
- 30N. Elvedi6.7
- 24J. Justin6.9
- 3G. Gudmundsson7.5
- 22A. Tanaka6.1
- 4E. Ampadu6.6
- 2J. Bogle5.9
- 19N. Okafor6.0
- 18A. Stach6.3
- 9D. Calvert-Lewin6.1
- 14L. Nmechaon 79'6.3
- 23J. Bahoyaon 86'6.3
- 16M. Zetterer
- 26M. Bard
- 15J. Bijolon 86'6.4
- 8S. Longstaff
- 44I. Gruev
- 10H. Wilsonon 71'6.2
- 11B. Aaronsonon 71'6.0
AI prediction and analysis
The largest group of AI models bet on Arsenal −1.5 — the bet lost. One more chose a close bet in the same direction: an Arsenal win. The other 2 chose a bet each: a Leeds United handicap and a total-goals bet.
- 13 of 16H1 (−1.5)our betodds 2.16ChatGPTDeepSeek
Gemini
GrokKimiQwenDeepSeek Flash
GLMMiniMaxMistral
Sonar
Dots3-NoteNemotron Ultralost - 1 of 161same directionodds 1.37Nemotron Superwon
- 1 of 16H2 (+1.5)odds 1.71Claudewon
- 1 of 16O 2.5odds 1.78Xiaomi MiMowon
Odds — the bookmaker average at the moment the AI model answered.
Odds quoted in this analysis are as of 09.10 at 11:17 UTC
Arsenal sit second with 12 points after five rounds, and at home they average 2.5 goals scored against 0.5 conceded. Both of their home games have gone over 2.5 goals. The head-to-head record is harsher still: eight Arsenal wins and one draw in the last nine meetings. Leeds United lost 0-4 at home in January, and in August Arsenal won 5-0 at the Emirates.
Leeds United's away attack is producing roughly a goal a game, and with a gap that wide our pick is the Arsenal -1.5 handicap. The one real doubt is whether the hosts still want more once they have their second goal.
Where we could be wrong
On the road Leeds United prefer to keep things tight: they have yet to score three in an away match, they have one clean sheet, and nine points has them fifth after five rounds. The price on an Arsenal win has drifted from 1.32 to 1.37 over 17 days, and a one-goal win would leave the bet with no chance.
The bet comes from the largest group of AI models pointing the same way (a home win and a home handicap count as one view), and within that group it is the bet named most often; if two groups are level, the one priced closer to the bookmakers' line is taken — how we calculate
Stats and form
Recent matches
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19.09 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | 0:3 | L |
| 15.09 | Ipswich TownEFL Cup | A | 4:2 | W |
| 12.09 | Sunderland | A | 2:0 | W |
| 09.09 | NapoliChampions League | A | 1:0 | W |
| 06.09 | Chelsea | H | 2:1 | W |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20.09 | Crystal Palace | H | 0:0 | D |
| 14.09 | Newcastle United | H | 4:1 | W |
| 09.09 | ChelseaEFL Cup | A | 3:6 | L |
| 05.09 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | 1:1 | D |
| 30.08 | Brentford | H | 1:1 | D |
H — home, A — away · score and xG from the team's side · league matches carry no competition tag
Season averages
| for / against | EPL | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| goals | 1.6 / 0.8 | 1.4 / 0.6 | 1.4 |
| xG | 1.7 / 0.8 | 1.5 / 1.3 | 1.5 |
| shots | 13 / 10.6 | 12.2 / 14.6 | 13.9 |
| shots on target | 4.8 / 2.8 | 3.6 / 4.2 | 4.4 |
| corners | 5 / 3.2 | 4.4 / 4.8 | 4.7 |
| fouls | 10.2 / 15.4 | 10.6 / 13.2 | 11.4 |
| yellow cards | 1.4 / 3.6 | 1.4 / 2.8 | 1.9 |
| matches over 2.5 | 60% | 20% | |
| both scored | 20% | 60% | |
| clean sheets | 60% | 40% | |
| failed to score | 20% | 20% | |
| home / away | |||
| goals | 2.5 / 0.5 | 1 / 0.5 | |
| average total | 3 | 1.5 | |
| matches over 2.5 | 100% | 0% | |
| both scored | 50% | 50% | |
- Arsenal score more than the league average: 1.6 vs 1.4
- Leeds United shoot less often than the league average: 12.2 shots vs 13.9
- Arsenal: 4 wins in the last 5 league games
- Leeds United unbeaten in the last 5 league games
- "home / away" is split by the role in this match: home games only for Arsenal, away games only for Leeds United
Head to head
8–1–0Arsenal wins · draws · Leeds United wins
| Match | Score | Date | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leeds United vs Arsenal | 0:4 | 31.01.26 | |
| Arsenal vs Leeds United | 5:0 | 23.08.25 | |
| Arsenal vs Leeds United | 4:1 | 01.04.23 | |
| Leeds United vs Arsenal | 0:1 | 16.10.22 | |
| Arsenal vs Leeds United | 2:1 | 08.05.22 | |
| Leeds United vs Arsenal | 1:4 | 18.12.21 | |
| Arsenal vs Leeds United | 2:0 | 26.10.21 | EFL Cup |
| Arsenal vs Leeds United | 4:2 | 14.02.21 | |
| Leeds United vs Arsenal | 0:0 | 22.11.20 |
- both scored in 4 of the last 9 meetings
- over 2.5 goals — in 6 of 9