Arsenal – Chelsea Prediction & Preview and Betting Tips (27.05.2017)

Prediction for Arsenal – Chelsea

Chelsea to win @ 1.80

Arsenal and Chelsea face off at Wembley Stadium in a match for this FA Cup phase (Final). The history of recent direct confrontations is favorable to Chelsea, which has 6 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses in the last 10 games. The last direct confrontation between these two teams, on 04-02-2017, ended with the victory of Chelsea by (3-1).

Arsenal

Until reaching this phase of the FA Cup (Final), the team eliminated: Manchester City, Lincoln City, Sutton United, Southampton and Preston North End. The team arrives to this match after a victory with Everton by (3-1). Arsenal won 5 of their last 5 matches for the FA Cup.

For this competition, he did not lose any of the last 5 matches. His attack has marked regularly, since he has always scored at least one goal in the last 5 games for this competition. There is a tendency to have goals in their games, since 101 of the last 117 matches that they have finished have finished with More than 1.5 goals. In 15 games, he only managed 1 comeback in all 5 matches in which he suffered the first goal.

Arsenal had a very positive championship final, finishing the competition with five consecutive wins, the last at home, against Everton. Note that this Cup is very important for coach Arsène Wenger, as failure in this match can dictate his dismissal. In this match against Chelsea, coach Arsène Wenger must opt ​​for a more defensive strategy, with the lines behind, trying to exploit the space on the back of the rival. Alexis Sanchez is the great highlight of Arsenal, with 24 goals scored. The Arsenal have averages of 3 goals scored and 0.4 suffered a match in this FA Cup and in this match the coach does not have Gabriel Paulista, Cazorla and Mustafi, who recover from injuries.

Chelsea

The team arrives at this phase of the FA Cup (Final) after having played previous eliminations with: Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester United, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Brentford and Peterborough United. In the last game that disputed, for the Premier League, gained to Sunderland by (5-1). In his last 5 matches for the FA Cup Chelsea record 5 wins.

In this competition, he won the last 5 matches he played. His attack has marked regularly, since he has always scored at least one goal in the last 5 games for this competition. This is a team that does not usually feel difficult to open the scoring: scored the first goal in 13 of the last 15 games, 13 of these reached the break in lead in 7 and managed to maintain the lead until the end of the 90 ‘in 12 .

Chelsea reach this very motivated final after having won the title in the English championship. Now looking to win the FA Cup to get the double. It is noteworthy that in the last game Chelsea thrashed Sunderland 5-1. As usual, the Italian coach Antonio Conte should be a regular 3-4-3, privileging the ball and organized attacks, especially on the right wing. Diego Costa is the great scorer of Chelsea, with 20 scored. Like Arsenal, Chelsea have a phenomenal performance in the FA Cup, with averages of 3 goals scored and 0.6 suffered per game. Loftus-Cheek is the only absentee in this game, due to injury.