Arsenal vs Cardiff: Preview and Prediction

Tuesday 29th January 2019

England Premier League
Tuesday 29th January 2019
Kick off at 7.45pm GMT
Venue: Emirates Stadium

Match Preview:

The game between Arsenal and Cardiff at The Emirates will obviously be overshadowed by Emiliano Sala’s disappearance. Cardiff’s new signing disappeared whilst on a flight over the channel, although as we go to press there has been no confirmation of his whereabouts, although one week has now passed.

As far as football matters are concerned Arsenal will be the odds on favourites to beat Cardiff at home. The Gunners have not been in the best of form in the league but their home record is still impressive with 9 wins from 12 games and just 1 defeat which came on the opening day of the season. Their last match here ended in a brilliant 2-0 victory over Chelsea.

However Unai Emery’s team did lose here last weekend in the FA Cup when they were knocked out in the 4^th round against Manchester United losing the game 3-1. But with the win over Chelsea, Arsenal’s hopes of a 4^th place finish have been renewed, they are just three points behind The Blues.

As previously mentioned Cardiff are in mourning and shock over Sala’s disapperance and he would have certainly have been playing in this game. As it stands the club are in 18^th and relegation is a real possibility. They have no wins in their last 3 games and away from home they have the 2^nd to worst record in the league. They are almost shipping 2 goals per game on the road.

Team News:

Arsenal: Hector Bellerin is out for the season after his knee injury diagnosis and will join Rob Holding who is also out for the remainder of Arsenal’s league campaign. Sokratis could miss at least 1 month after injuring his ankle in the FA Cup match against Manchester United. Laurent Koscielny suffered a jaw injury in the same match and is 50/50 for this game

Cardiff: Harry Arter has a groin injury but might be assessed for this game. Sean Morrison is out after an unknown injury. Ashley Richards could return to the team after a lack of match fitness

Arsenal vs Cardiff Head to Head:

Earlier this season Arsenal beat Cardiff 3-2.

The last time the teams played at The Emirates was in 2014 where Arsenal won 2-0.

Arsenal have won the last 4 meetings in a row.

Cardiff have scored just 1 goal at Arsenal since 2006.

Arsenal vs Cardiff Prediction:

It wouldn’t be unusual to think that the game could get off to a lethrargic start given the circumstances that surround the match. But Arsenal do need the points and will have to play in a professional manner. Their quality should tell and that is why we believe that one of our choices here should be to back the 2^nd half as having the most goals. Pierre Emerick-Aubameyang is in decent form goals wise and he scored against Cardiff earlier this season and the player is well worth backing to score here again.

Arsenal vs Cardiff Betting Tips:

Highest Scoring Half: 2^nd half at 1.91

Anyime goalscorer: Pierre Emerick-Aubameyang at 1.72