The central match of the upcoming Saturday without a doubt will be an encounter between the London teams of Chelsea and Arsenal, which will be held at Wembley. Chelsea have a great opportunity to make the golden double this season, i.e, win both the EPL and the English Cup, while for Arsenal the forthcoming match is a matter of honor. Wenger’s team lost everything possible this season and for the first time in long time even missed out the Champions League, therefore the Gunners desperately need the English cup.
Arsenal did not become fourth, having lost the spot in the Champions League to Manchester City and Liverpool, but at the same time, the Gunners are in a great sporting shape. Within the last five matches, the Gunners only won, whereas the Londoners’ rivals were not only Stoke City and Sunderland, but Manchester United and Everton as well.
But Chelsea have the upper hand. The match will be held at a neutral field, i.e. we can bring the statistics of the away games: Chelsea have 13 victories with three draws and three defeats, against nine wins, three ties and seven losses for Arsenal. Chelsea have obvious advantage in this matter. For that reason, there is no surprise, that bookmakers consider the Blues obvious favorites in the forthcoming game. It also important to note, that the future competitors have played twice against each other and both times the hosts were stronger.
Arsenal have advantage of motivation in their favor. Chelsea have already won the EPL and Arsenal are even left without the Champions League. In this situation, there is no doubt, that the Gunners will put maximum effort to reach their goal, in this case, winning the English Cup.
Prediction for the match: Arsenal to win with +1.25 Asian handicap.
