FA Cup Betting Analysis from PinnacleSports.com
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After an embarrassing delay, the new Wembley stadium officially opens it doors for the first time on May 19th, when 90,000 fans will fill the state-of-the-art venue for a game worthy of the occasion. Chelsea and Manchester United will fight out the 126th FA Cup final ten days after meeting in what could be a Premiership decider, and just four days before a potential blockbusting third encounter in the Champions League final in Athens. PinnacleSports.com will be offering 60% better FA Cup odds than traditional bookmakers.
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Michael Ballack scored the crucial extra-time winner that sent Chelsea through to the FA Cup final for the first time since 2002, but more importantly, gave Jose Mourinho the opportunity to complete his set of domestic silverware. Ballack played in the last ever game at the ‘old’ Wembley in the 1-0 victory over England, and the emotion shown in his goal-celebrations in the semi-final win over Blackburn at Old Trafford showed how much this tournament means to a team fighting battles on three fronts. As shown in their dramatic win at Valencia’s Mestalla Stadium, Chelsea are a side that refuses to lie down. Chelsea may not have won the FA Cup under the Special One, but they will approach this game with the same belief that has brought them two Carling Cups in three years.
Naturally the outcome of the Premiership meeting at Stamford Bridge will have enormous implications for this game, but to all intents and purposes, they are both championship matches, as the league will probably be won or lost on May 9th in West London. On the evidence of head-to-head meetings since Jose Mourinho has been in charge, Chelsea certainly hold the upper hand. The sides have met seven times since that start of the 2004/05 season with the Blues winning on four occasions, two games ending drawn, and United enjoying just a solitary win.
Before writing off United, remember that Alex Ferguson is hugely experienced with what he calls ‘squeaky-bum time’, in reference to the tension the end-of-season run-in generates. He has guided the Red Devils to five FA Cup final wins, which have formed part of two doubles and a treble, so the 65 year-old Scot should leave his players in no doubt as to the demands of the occasion.
The meeting of the top two Premiership sides in the FA Cup final is without precedent. The closest the competition has come to following form was in 2005, when Arsenal made-up for finishing second, by beating third-placed Manchester United on penalties, after what was probably one of the most hyped but least entertaining finals in recent memory. Punters should bear that in mind, and expect a similarly cagey encounter rather than a repeat of last year’s game. The 3-3 result between Liverpool and West Ham was the first time in 125 FA Cup finals that the game has ended by that score. Despite the wealth of talent on display, the 2007 final is likely to be in stark contrast to that goal-fest, and most likely a tense affair decided by either a single act of brilliance or moment of madness.
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