Football Bet of the Day: Arsenal to unleash their weapons, and Olimpo to do the same

Arsenal's Emilio Zelaya has bagged two goals in two league games so far

After another agonising defeat, Kevin Hatchard returns to the scene of his last winner, and he's on the hunt for goals between Arsenal and Olimpo.

Arsenal v Olimpo
Friday August 22nd, 22:15
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PSV did their bit for us in last night's Europa League qualifier, but when opportunity knocked for Shakhtyor Soligorsk, the door remained unanswered. PSV won the match 1-0, but the men from Belarus spurned a great chance to equalise, leaving our Both Teams To Score bet in the dust.

Since a cracking start to the week in Argentina, it's all gone a bit wrong, so let's head back to the solace of the Argentine Primera Division, and a clash between Arsenal FC and Olimpo.
We're only in the embryonic stage of this season, but the early evidence suggests that Over 2.5 Goals shouldn't be trading as big as 2.6413/8.

Arsenal have played twice in the league, beating Estudiantes 2-1 at home and then losing by the same scoreline at Velez Sarsfield. The Viaduct Men have also played a Copa Argentina tie since the start of the new campaign, and they lost that 3-1 at home to Instituto. If we stretch back into last season, then seven of Arsenal's last eight league games have featured at least three goals.

Walter Perazzo's Olimpo de Bahia Blanca have only played one league game this term, and that was a 2-1 home win against Tigre. If we go back into last season for some more evidence, we can see that four out of their last seven league matches have paid out on the overs bet.

Both teams have strikers in form - Arsenal's Emilio Zelaya has scored in each of his last two league matches, while Olimpo's Jonathan Blanco netted a brace in that win over Tigre. Although goals can be hard to come by in this league, that doesn't seem to be the case with these two sides in recent months, and I'm happy to back Over 2.5 Goals at a chunky 2.6413/8.

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