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Arsenal vs Wigan, 11.11.2008 at 20:45

England - Carling League Cup: Arsenal vs Wigan

Arsenal vs Wigan betting odds

Bookie 1 X 2 <2.5 >2.5
Gamebookers 1.70 3.60 5.00 1.95 1.75
PinnacleSports 1.68 3.80 5.83 0.00 0.00
Bet365 1.62 3.75 5.50 0.00 0.00
Expekt 1.60 3.70 5.35 0.00 0.00
MyBet 1.60 3.50 5.20 0.00 0.00

This week England - Carling League Cup matches

Tuesday, 11.11.2008 1 X 2 KO
Stoke - Rotherham 1.60 4.00 6.50 20:45
Swansea - Watford 1.85 3.60 4.35 20:45
Derby - Leeds 2.10 3.30 3.75 20:45
Arsenal - Wigan 1.70 3.75 5.50 20:45
Man Utd - QPR 1.33 5.50 10.00 21:00
Wednesday, 12.11.2008 1 X 2 KO
Tottenham - Liverpool 2.80 3.40 2.55 20:45
Chelsea - Burnley 1.20 7.00 17.00 20:45
Sunderland - Blackburn 2.40 3.30 3.00 20:45

The Gunners pulled off a great result against Manchester United, thus ending the poor run of results. This will be another opportunity for Wenger to see some of his young stars in action and also rest the first team regulars. Wigan was unable to end the poor run of results, having taken just point against Stoke and they will try to surprise Arsenal and make it to the next round.

Arsenal back in business

Arsenal has been going through the crisis period ever since their unlucky draw with Tottenham and that has raised some doubts about team’s title chances. Even Wenger himself became nervous and started accusing everyone but his players for the poor run of results. That is why the derby match with Manchester was so important, as it was the perfect opportunity to get the campaign back on track. Wenger had a lot of problems with injuries before the match, which significantly decreased his team’s chances of winning the game. And when Manchester missed a couple of good chances early on, everybody thought that Gunners will lose the match. However, Arsenal produced one of the best performances this season and showed their trademark football, winning the match 2:1. The win helped the players restore the lost confidence and they will be very motivated to continue with good results. As usual, Wenger will rest almost all the players from the starting line-up and give the chance to very talented youngsters like Vela, Ramsey and Song among others.

Wigan is still struggling

Even though they were expected to end the poor run of results against Stoke, Wigan failed to win that game and Steve Bruce now desperately needs one good result to lift the team’s spirits. The Latics were once again the better team and created some good chances to score but their performance was far from impressive. The team struggled in the creative department, where Koumas and Valencia failed to deliver and they need the most improvement in that area. The team was unable to break Stoke’s hard-working defense and they are now just outside the relegation zone. Another problem might be injury to Emil Heskey, although Henri Camara will be keen to impress after recovering from injury. Wigan was the only one of the Premier League teams who fielded the strongest line-up in the last round of the competition and Bruce might be looking to take advantage of Arsenal’s second string team and win the game. Wigan will not be concentrated only on defense at the Emirates and their excellent strikers should be able to take advantage of Arsenal’s attacking style of play.

Betting verdict

Arsene Wenger will field second-string line-up but the players will be keen to impress and get closer to the starting berth. The hosts will continue to play attacking football and we expect the same from Wigan, who will be looking to hit Arsenal on counterattacks through very quick Camara and possibly Zaki. Therefore, you should bet on over 2.5 goals.

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Our tip: Bet 7 on Over 2.5 goals
Odds 1.75 at
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Arsenal vs Wigan head to head stats:

Last 5 Arsenal matches:
08.11ENG 1Arsenal-Man Utd 2:1 (1:0)
05.11CL GArsenal-Fenerbahce 0:0 (0:0)
01.11ENG 1Stoke-Arsenal 2:1 (1:0)
29.10ENG 1Arsenal-Tottenham 4:4 (1:1)
26.10ENG 1West Ham-Arsenal 0:2 (0:0)
Last 5 Wigan matches:
08.11ENG 1Wigan - Stoke 0:0 (0:0)
01.11ENG 1Portsmouth - Wigan 1:2 (0:1)
29.10ENG 1Fulham - Wigan 2:0 (1:0)
26.10ENG 1Wigan - Aston Villa 0:4 (0:1)
18.10ENG 1Liverpool - Wigan 3:2 (1:2)
Last 5 Arsenal home matches:
08.11ENG 1Arsenal-Man Utd 2:1 (1:0)
05.11CL GArsenal-Fenerbahce 0:0 (0:0)
29.10ENG 1Arsenal-Tottenham 4:4 (1:1)
18.10ENG 1Arsenal-Everton 3:1 (0:1)
30.09CL GArsenal-FC Porto 4:0 (2:0)
Last 5 Wigan away matches:
01.11ENG 1Portsmouth - Wigan 1:2 (0:1)
29.10ENG 1Fulham - Wigan 2:0 (1:0)
18.10ENG 1Liverpool - Wigan 3:2 (1:2)
24.09ENG LCIpswich - Wigan 1:4 (0:0)
21.09ENG 1Tottenham - Wigan 0:0 (0:0)
Arsenal vs Wigan head to head stats:
2007/2008ENG 1Arsenal - Wigan2:0
2006/2007ENG 1Arsenal - Wigan2:1
2005/2006ENG 1Arsenal - Wigan4:2
2005/2006ENG LCArsenal - Wigan1:0
Wigan vs Arsenal head to head stats:
2007/2008ENG 1Wigan - Arsenal0:0
2006/2007ENG 1Wigan - Arsenal0:1
2005/2006ENG 1Wigan - Arsenal2:3
2005/2006ENG LCWigan - Arsenal1:0