Chelsea – Arsenal. Forecast and announcement for the English League Cup match

On Wednesday, January 14, the first semi-final match of the English League Cup between “Chelsea” and “Arsenal” will take place. The game will start at 22:00 Kyiv time.

Chelsea

For the reigning world champions, the current season is quite chaotic. For 21 games in the Premier League, the team managed to score 31 points, thanks to which it now occupies the 8th place in the tournament table. “Chelsea” is separated by 4 points both from the 4th and from the 14th place. In the FA Cup, the Londoners defeated Charlton with a score of 5:1 and qualified for the 1/16 finals of the tournament.

In the Champions League, the “blues” scored only 10 points in 6 games – at the moment, such results allow us to be in the 13th position in the overall competition table. The distance from the required top-8 is 2 points.

It is worth noting that the upcoming match will be only the 2nd for Liam Rosenior as the head coach of “Chelsea”. The British specialist was appointed to replace the previously fired Enzo Maresca.

Arsenal

But the Gunners are having an almost benchmark season. During the 21 rounds of the Premier League, the team managed to win 49 points, which now allows it to lead the tournament table. The distance from the nearest competitors, “Man City” and “Aston Villa”, is 6 points. Arsenal beat Portsmouth 1:4 in the FA Cup and also advanced to the 1/16 finals.

In the Champions League, the results of the Londoners are impressive. After 6 rounds, the club has 6 wins and 18 points, thanks to which it occupies the 1st step of the tournament table and has already secured a place in the playoffs of the competition.

Personal meetings

In the last 5 games between the clubs, “Arsenal” has the advantage. During this time, the Gunners won 2 games, and another 3 games ended in a draw.

Interesting facts

• “Chelsea” has not won a single victory in the last 5 Premier League games.
• Arsenal have conceded 14 goals in the current Premier League season, the most of any team.
• Arsenal have won 8 of their last 9 games.

Forecast

I’ll bet on the total under 3 at odds of 1.5.