CSKA MOSCOW VS ARSENAL PREVIEW & PREDICTION
For Arsenal, the Europa League is the only chance for a title this year. With this back door, the team of Arsene Wenger could still qualify for the Champions League. The Englishmen secured themselves in the first leg of the quarter-final thanks to a 4: 1 victory a sovereign starting position for the return leg. CSKA Moscow welcomes Arsenal FC at 20:05. The rehearsal for this game failed the Russians clearly.
In the home game on Sunday against Dynamo Moscow CSKA conceded a 1: 2 defeat. The situation with the Gunners looks completely different. The last six games won the Londoners without discussion! Last weekend, Arsenal secured three points in the home game against Southampton. The bookies do not doubt the progress of Arsenal, betting with a corresponding tip resulted in odds of only 1.02. I expect a starting firework in this game – in the first leg all five goals came in the first half. Therefore, bets on the number of goals are recommended.
CSKA Moscow:
In the domestic league CSKA Moscow occupied only the third place in the table. After 24 games, the Moscow have 44 points on the account, the gap to the top of the table is already eight points. Since only six games are pending, the chance of the title disappears low. Even European, the season is not really as desired. In the Champions League CSKA Moscow failed in Group A. By a victory on the final day of the FC Basel drew past the Russians and the Swiss thus secured the qualification for the knockout stages. CSKA took only third place in the table and therefore wintered in the Europa League. The Russians narrowly crossed the 1/16-finals thanks to a single goal in the second leg against Red Star Belgrade. Even a lap later, the progress was only gossamer realized.
After a 0-1 home defeat, CSKA Moscow stood with its back to the wall. Away in Lyon, the Russians took the lead early and played well after the equalizer. Thanks to two further goals CSKA secured the qualification for the quarter-finals, this only thanks to the away goals rule. The borders were pointed out to the Russians but in the first leg of the quarter-finals. Against the Gunners they conceded in the ninth minute, the first goal. Golovin responded only a few hand turns later with a goal for the Russians. After that, the Londoners turned on and secured themselves until the break a 4-1 lead. This mortgage is clearly too big for the Russians. Therefore, I expect a victory of the English in the match in Russia.
Arsenal:
In the Premier League it does not run at all according to the ideas of the Gunners. After 32 rounds they occupy only sixth place with 54 points on the account. The gap to a starting place for the Champions League is already thirteen tough. Arsenal will probably not qualify for the premiership this season. Rather, it will be a duel between the two teams from London – Chelsea and Arsenal – to give the direct qualification for the group stage of the Europa League. The main problem of the Gunners are the away games, almost half of all games lose them in foreign stadiums. Things are different at the Emirates Stadium – only against Manchester United and Manchester City had to take home a defeat Arsenal.
After all, the team of Arsene Wenger convinced in the Europa League, thinks so many an Arsenal fan. In the second round, the English prevailed sovereign against Östersunds FK. Thanks to the 3-0 success in the first leg even handed a defeat in the second leg for advancing into the second round. In this Gennaro Gattuso waited with his AC Milan. Although no team went into the race as a clear favorite in this duel, Arsenal convinced all along the line. Away, the Gunners secured a major 2-0 victory and made it an excellent starting position for the second leg. This also won the Londoners without problems. In general, the Gunners’ shape curve is strong, with the last six games all clearly winning. In the second leg of Thursday Wenger will have to renounce the non-eligible Aubameyang, this has settled slowly but surely in London and scored in the last four championship games always a goal. In the Europa League, especially Alexandre Lacazette puts the pressure on his shoulders. The Frenchman scored two goals in the first leg and will also cause a stir in Russia in front of the goal.
PREDICTION: Over 2.5 goals @ 1.64
