On Thursday evening, Arsenal face Nurnberg in the Gunners’ opening official pre-season game and we took a closer look.
The Gunners have been working hard in a pre-season camp in Germany this summer, and they will top this off with a game against Nurnberg, where summer signing Kai Havertz is expected to get minutes for his new side.
2.Bundesliga side Nurnberg will be getting a run out against a tough opposition and manager Cristian Fiel will get a good idea of where he side is at ahead of the new season.
You can take this pre-season friendly into your own hands at Bet9ja, with more than 140 markets available for this fixture.
Nurnberg vs Arsenal
Thursday 13 July, 18:00
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Mikel Arteta has opted to bring in Kai Havertz already this summer for a fee in the region of £65m and reports suggest that the Gunners are on the brink of confirming both Declan Rice and Jurrien Timber as new players imminently.
After a successful campaign last term in the English Premier League where they finished second, the faithful will be hoping that they start pre-season on a positive note with a win.
Despite the game being a friendly and minutes are expected to be shared amongst the squad, Arteta will be aware that the opponents will be no easy task as they narrowly beat this German side 5-3 in last summer’s pre-season.
Nurnberg finished 14th in the German second division last term, a disappointing campaign after the previous year they finished six places higher in eighth.
The German side have had a busy start to the summer transfer window as they have already made five additions to the squad (including loans) so this match will be a good chance to see how the signings fair for their new side.
Bet9ja Tips
Due to the difference between the two sides and the fact Arsenal have a full squad available, the Gunners should win this one comfortably.
You can get odds of 2.57 for a Gunners victory (+2 handicap) at Bet9ja. With the margin of victory expected to be more than two goals, interesting correct scores to explore are an Arsenal 3-0 win at 11.25 or 3-1 at odds of 9.80.
Another favourable market is an Arsenal win combined with 3.5 more goals at odds of 2.23.
Bet9ja Odds (at time of writing): Nurnberg win: 6.25, Draw: 5.80, Arsenal win: 1.35
