Carling Cup betting – Ipswich vs Arsenal

Ipswich vs Arsenal betting preview

Ipswich

Ipswich’s run in with Chelsea last weekend will definitely be one that the Portman Road faithful will want to forget in a hurry. While they probably never expected to go to Stamford Bridge after the sacking of Roy Keane and get much, 7-0 was probably a little too much for any excuse to cover. However the appointment of Paul Jewel as manager this week will definitely be a rallying call to the players to show what they can do soon or be on the way out. While he may not be in charge for the game the players will surely bring their A-Game out to impress the new gaffer.

It would be rude to say Ipswich have no chance of scoring in this game, but against Chelsea at the weekend they hardly got a shot on target, with the home side managing 20 to their 2. If they are to score though one of these 3 people are the most likely candidates; Jason Scotland the clubs top scorer, Hungarian Tamas Priskin or the young English starlet Connor Wickham. They are priced respectively at 12.0, 13.0 and 15.0 to open the scoring on Bet365. Loanees Jake Livermore and Rory Fallon are also ineligible for the squad having played for their parent clubs earlier.

Arsenal

Arsenal are running low on fit central defenders for this midweek cup tie, with both Sebastien Squillaci and Thomas Vermaelaen suffering from injuries, meaning that a pairing of Jonathon Djourou and Laurent Koscielny is likely at the back. As far as the rest of the squad goes it is difficult to predict, as Arsene Wenger is a big fan of rotation and has been known to use the Carling Cup as a training ground for his youngsters. However will Arsenals lust for silverware change this practice; it looks likely that Theo Wallcot will have a starting place along with Emanuel Eboue and Jack Wilshere. Who will start up front though is anyone’s guess though. Carlos vela may be handed an unusual starting place and is priced at 2.9 on BWIN to score at anytime in the fixture.

The 8 of the last 9 meetings of these two teams have ended badly for the Home side, but the last time they met in the Carling Cup in 2000 Ipswich did emerge victorious. The chances however of a repeat of this feat do look highly unlikely though. This Arsenal side will look to play them off the park and there is a good chance that this tie could be over and done with before the return leg at the Emirates. Simply put Arsenal to win, most likely by a lot.

Highlighted Bets

First Goalscorer Jason Scotland 12.0 Bet 365
First Goalscorer Tamas Priskin 13.0 Bet 365
First Goalscorer Connor Wickham 15.0 Bet 365
Anytime Goalscorer Carlos Vela 3.0 Bet 365
Correct Score Arsenal 4-1 19.0 Blue Square

By John Fernandez

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