England Capital One Cup: Arsenal v Coventry

Match	Date	Selection	Bet	Odds	Bet now
England Capital One Cup: Arsenal v Coventry Capital One Cup England, England	26/09/2012 19:45	total goals	Over 3.5 Goals	1.95	Bet at Betfair
Betting prediction was written by Dan Adair

ARSENAL - COVENTRY PREDICTION STATS

Arsenal P6 W3 D3 L0 GF11 GA3 - Average goals per game:2.33
Coventry P11 W1 D5 L5 GF11 GA17 - Average goals per game:2.54

TEAM NEWS AND RUN OF PLAY

Arsenal have started the season well and have added an extra dimension to their play with such strong defensive play. Steve Bould has been brought in as defensive coach and his imput is already reaping benefits. With new signings Podolski and Cazorla looking like seasoned veterans all looks good for a side who lost two of their best players over the summer. Arsene Wenger will make changes here for sure and Theo Walcott, Andrey Arshavin, Andre Santos and Johan Djourou all looking to start. Misfiring forward Olivier Giroud should start.
Coventry have a had a terrible start to life in League 1 and are yet to get a win in 8 games. Their only success so far was a solitary cup win to get them to this game. Coach Andy Thorn was sacked after three games which seemed madness from the board. They are struggling badly, New coach Mark Robins is highly rated but he has inherited a poor side.
New signing James Bailey is in contention for his debut, but his two other loanees midfielder Conor Henderson and striker David McGoldrick are cup-tied

1X2 BETTING PREDICTION

1.22 on Arsenal (Willhill) is a massive price for Arsenal in what should be a stroll. Coventry are in terrible form at the moment and a second string Arsenal will have no problems here. 1.22 takes into account the weakened team but the quality of these "weaker" players is international class.

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ASIAN HANDICAP PREDICTION

Arsenal on the -2 handicap at 1.95 is the selection (188bet) In a match that is one sided in the betting I fancy Arsenal to win and win well. The Arsenal attack v Coventry defence is a mismatch. Arsenal are defending supremely well and Coventry have little chance in scoring, the likes of Giroud and Walcott will relish running at the flimsy Coventry back line.

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TOTAL GOALS PREDICTION

Over 3.5 goals 1.95(Betfair) looks a good bet here, Arsenal have the ability to cover the handicap themselves. Coventry are not even a decent League 1 side. Most sides would struggle against this Arsenal side so the lower league underdogs have little chance of keeping the score down.

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