About Match
9 points for Arsenal (2nd), 3 for Ipswich Town (13th): a 6-point gap. Scoring rates set the scale: Arsenal 2 scored and 0.33 conceded per game, Ipswich Town 1.33 and 2.67, with the league averaging 1.42. Victory would move Arsenal to 12 points and up to 1st, with other results unchanged.
Momentum sits with Arsenal, winners of their last four, having scored in 15 consecutive games.
8 meetings are on record — 6 won by Arsenal, 1 by Ipswich Town, 1 drawn, at 2 goals per meeting. This has been a host's fixture — the home side won 63% of the meetings. These meetings skew tight — only 25% saw more than two goals.
The match takes place at Emirates Stadium in London (capacity 60,704).