Chelsea and Arsenal meet at Baku Olympic Stadium, in a match for this phase of the UEFA Europa League (Final). The record of recent direct matches between these two teams could not be more balanced, since there were 5 draws and 5 wins for each team in the last 15 games they played. The last direct confrontation between these two teams, on 19-01-2019, ended with Arsenal’s victory by (2-0).
Chelsea:
The team reaches this stage of the UEFA Europa League (Final) after having played previous qualifiers with: Eintracht Frankfurt, Slavia Praha, Dinamo Kiev and Malmö. In the last match they played, for the Friendly, won the New England Revolution by (0-3). In their last 10 matches for the UEFA Europa League, Chelsea have 8 wins and 2 draws.
For this competition, he did not lose any of the last 14 games. Their offense has scored frequently, since they have always scored at least one goal in the last 10 matches for this competition. The team does not usually have problems opening the scoring: it scored the first goal in 13 of the last 14 matches for the UEFA Europa League, of these 13 came to the break in advantage in 8 and managed to maintain the advantage until the end of the 90 ‘in 11. There is 1 period highlighted in the last 14 matches for this competition: they suffered 4 of their 9 goals between the minutes (46’-60 ‘).
The Chelsea comes to this game with a draw, zeroes, in the displacement to the land of Leicester, in a game for the English championship. To reach the final of the Europa League, the blue club eliminated the Germans from Eintracht Frankfurt. In this game against rival Arsenal, coach Maurizio Sarri must keep the team in 4-3-3, privileging the maintenance of possession of the ball and the organized attacks through the flanks: Hazard is the great star of the team, being very strong in the hand to hand and at the time of finishing. On the other hand, Olivier Giroud is the best Chelsea marker in the Europa League, with 10 goals scored. For this game the coach can not count on Loftus-Cheek, Rudiger and Drinkwater, players recovering from injury.
Arsenal:
Until reaching this phase of the UEFA Europa League (Final), the team eliminated: Valencia, Napoli, Rennes and BATE. In the last match that they disputed, for the Premier League, they beat Burnley by (1-3). In the last 10 matches for the UEFA Europa League, Arsenal have 8 wins and 2 losses. Their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition.
The Arsenal arrives at this party with a triumph, by 1-3, in the displacement to the land of the Burnley, adding the second followed victory in official parties. In the semifinal of the Europa League, the red and white club eliminated the Spanish club of Valencia. In this match against London rival Chelsea, coach Unai Emery must keep the 4-2-3-1, Aubameyang being the most offensive reference of the team, as well as being the best score of Arsenal in this Europa League, with 8 goals scored . For this game the coach can not count on Holding, Bellerín, Ramsey and Denis Suarez, all with physical problems.
PREDICTION: Both teams to score / YES @ 1,67
