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FA Cup Final - Arsenal v Chelsea...

Friday 26th May 2017

In your Across the Leagues – EXTRA email today:

  • And the winner is...
  • The big game...
  • FA Cup Final – Arsenal v Chelsea...

And the winner is...

A little bit of history repeating today...

We’re looking at the FA Cup Final this weekend, but first of all we have a trophy to hand out...

I’m pleased to announce that the winner of our 2016/17 Premier League Predictor Mini League is... CHRISSIE13... again!

They say winning back-to-back titles is hardest thing to do. Well done, Chrissie. An immense predictive performance, all season long (and two seasons running)...

Victory was sealed with an impressive 7 out of 10 Match Result predictions on the final day last Sunday, including a Correct Score on Liverpool to beat Middlesbrough, 3-0.

  • Congratulations, CHRISSIE13. Your £100 prize is waiting for you here. Please email in to: info@oxonpress.co.uk to claim your winnings

The top of our Predictor league finished like this:

Across the Leagues Extra - Mini League Table

We’ll be playing again next season – for sure. And watch this space, as we have some exciting developments in the pipeline.

On to this weekend’s Wembley football now...

THE BIG GAME – The FA Cup Final...

There are three big games taking place at Wembley this Bank Holiday weekend...

Saturday, 5.30pm – BBC One:

  • FA Cup Final – Chelsea v Arsenal

Sunday, 3pm – Sky Sports:

  • League Two Playoff Final – Blackpool v Exeter

Monday, 3pm – Sky Sports:

  • Championship Playoff Final – Huddersfield v Reading

All those games are massive in their own right, but the FA Cup Final is the one we’re looking at today...

Arsenal v Chelsea

Saturday, 4.30pm – Wembley Stadium
Live on BBC One and BT Sport

Match odds:

Arsenal 7/2 (4.50)            Draw 14/5 (3.80)     Chelsea 4/5 (1.80)

To Lift the Trophy:

Arsenal 2/1 (3.00)   Chelsea 2/5 (1.40)

Let’s take a look at the FA Cup Final history books...

Cup Final trends – last 20 years

Stats & betting markets apply to Normal Time only

  • Under 2.5 Goals bets have paid out in 14 of the last 20 finals (70%)
  • The 1-0 Correct Score has paid out 6 times (30%)

And in the last decade...

  • Arsenal’s 4-0 victory over Aston Villa in 2014/15 was the only time in the last 12 years that an FA Cup final has been settled by more than a 1-goal Winning Margin

The FA Cup history books tell us to expect a narrow score-line.

And the Premier League record between these sides says that league champions Chelsea are rightful favourites – Arsenal have failed to beat them in 16 of their last 20 meetings in all comps.

This season’s stats...

Standout stats from this season in the Premier League include:

  • Chelsea are ranked 2nd for Over 2.5 Goals payouts, with Arsenal 3rd
  • Arsenal ranked 2nd for Both Teams to Score bets
  • Arsenal ranked 2nd for Over 10.5 Corners bets
  • Chelsea ranked 4th for Most Corners bets (61%), Arsenal ranked 7th (55%)

The bookies make Both Teams to Score – Yes the favourite at 4/6 (1.67), and Over 2.5 Goals is the Under/ Over favourite, at 8/11 (1.73).

The Total Corners market is priced up 50/50 with Over 10.5 Corners a 5/6 (1.83) chance, and the Under option the same.

Here’s an interesting one though...

Chelsea are the 8/11 (1.73) favourite for the Most Corners, but a key stat for me is that they’ve only actually landed that bet in 2 of their last 10 meetings with Arsenal...

Bets on Arsenal +1 Corner Handicap have paid out 8 times out of 10, and it’s not often you get a chance to back the Gunners with a ‘head start’ on the corners...

  • With that in mind, Arsenal +1 Corner Handicap at Evens (2.00) with Paddy Power is the standout stats option for me

P.S

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Enjoy the football...

I’ll be back next weekend with a look at the Champions League Final between Real Madrid and Juventus.

Best wishes,

Oliver Upstone

Oliver Upstone

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