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Blackpool vs Arsenal Prediction & Betting tips
On Saturday evening, the FA Cup record winner also enters this year’s edition of the historic competition. There have been a total of 136 appearances in the past of the officially oldest turn-based cup competition in the world, with Arsenal FC winning 13 of them. Not only that is a record, but also the total of 20 final participations of the Gunners, which this year alone are again among the narrow favorites. But also the downed traditional club Blackpool FC has already twice the final of the FA Cup reached and 66 years ago with a 4: 3 victory over the Bolton Wanderers secure the trophy. The biggest success so far of the third division, which was only represented in the 2010/11 season for a year in the Premier League founded in 1992, but has dropped back by return. Currently the Seasiders are on a sobering tenth place in the Football League Cup. From a return to second-class “The Pool” is so far away. All the more the men of Terry McPhillips are burning to be able to show against a big opponent again at least in the FA Cup.
Of course, Blackpool is against Arsenal in betting odds but the big outsider. Although the Gunners of those days, which were heavily restructured in the summer, could do much better after the series of more than 20 games without defeat under Unai Emery broke in December and there were two more bankruptcies afterwards. Already in October defeated Arsenal FC but with a B-team Blackpool FC in the League Cup. Accordingly, at Blackpool against Arsenal a tip on the away win of the Gunners at Bloomfield Road makes the most sense.
Blackpool:
With an absolute negative series, the Seasiders have said goodbye to 2018 and were also on New Year’s Day at home against Sunderland AFC the curve not get, as it was the next 0-1 defeat. Blackpool FC have not won five league games in a row (one draw, four defeats) and have come to a complete standstill in only one of 15 possible points. The gap to second place, which would go straight into league two, is already 17 points. Even on the wide zone of the teams, which still makes it to the playoff games, the gap has already increased to ten counter. In short, the team of Terry McPhillips does not currently appear as if they could rise in the season 2018/19 from the sinking again. After the Seasiders had already pulled the short straw against the Gunners in the League Cup, this FA Cup is now possibly the last possible chance of the season, to give the loyal fans a big victory, with the negative series would be ended with a bang.
Arsenal:
After a shaky start to the season Arsenal FC was back in the top four by the very good run between September and November. The gap to city rivals Chelsea FC is currently three points, which means the Gunners are still allowed to dream of returning to the UEFA Champions League. All the more annoying were the defeats in December, with which the troupe of Unai Emery got a little bit off track. 2: 3 at Southampton FC, 0: 2 at home in the League Cup quarter-final against Tottenham and a 1: 5 defeat at league leaders Liverpool FC. In between, two more left points at Brighton & Hove Albion. The fact that the Gunners can not be encouraged by this has shown the first game of the year 2019. At the end of the game, it was a 4-1 home win over Fulham FC that made it easy for the Londoners to take the lead again in the first half. While Unai Emery will certainly give a chance to one or the other player from the second row at Blackpool, a complete B-Elf can not be expected, because next week there is only one game on the plan for the first division, which will be on Saturday will compete at West Ham. Thus, the Bloomfield Road can look forward to a guest team, which brings all its stars to maintain the game rhythm.
Blackpool vs Arsenal head to head matches
31.10.18 EFL Arsenal Blackpool 2 : 1
10.04.11 PL Blackpool Arsenal 1 : 3
21.08.10 PL Arsenal Blackpool 6 : 0
12.12.99 FAC Arsenal Blackpool 3 : 1