FA CUP QUARTER FINALS: We look ahead to the quarter finals this weekend which get underway tonight with READING v CRYSTAL PALACE
Reading v Crystal Palace 7-55 Friday
We kick off an excellent FA Cup weekend with Reading and Crystal Palace on Friday night. They haven’t faced each other since April 2012, so for the head-to-head history, you have to go back quite a bit – it is quite interesting reading though. Crystal Palace have only managed one win in the last ten meetings, a run going back to 2005 – while this is too far back to be that important, Reading’s recent home form is a big positive for them, they are unbeaten at home in 2016 in all competitions thus far (W5 D4). Add this to the fact that Crystal Palace have only managed three wins in their last 15 games, and there could be reasons for laying Crystal Palace around the 2.34 mark – ironically enough though, those three wins all came in the FA Cup! Once again, you have to go back a few years for this stat, but on the under/over 2.5 markets, it’s worth noting that the last five meetings between the sides at Reading had 24 goals, while there was over 2.5 goals in 10 of the last 13 meetings. Over 2.5 goals is trading around the 2.2 mark.
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Everton v Chelsea 5-30 Saturday
Chelsea came up short against PSG yet again midweek, however their domestic form since Hiddink took charge is a huge positive (W8 D7), add this to Everton’s home form and you can definitely make a case for the market having the wrong team as favourites. Everton have lost five of their last ten at home in all competitions, winning three and drawing two. Chelsea draw-no-bet at around the 2.0 could be the best call, while for the brave 2.8+ in the 90 minutes market could offer more than a shade of value. Chelsea have won seven of the last 11 meetings between the sides, only losing on three occasions.
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Arsenal v Watford 1-30 Sunday
Arsenal bounced back to winning ways with a comfortable 4-0 win over Hull midweek, and they should be able to follow up here. Trading around 1.6, a home win looks a shade of value. They beat Watford 3-0 away when they last met in the Premiership in October, and while this goes back quite a few years, Arsenal have won the last six meetings between the sides. Arsenal could also equal their previous record in this game, they have qualified for 15 consecutive rounds in the FA Cup, and their record is 16! They’ll also want to avoid losing three home games in a row in all competitions, something that hasn’t happened since 2002.
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Manchester United v West Ham 4-00 Sunday
Pressure has yet again been piled on Louis Van Gaal after his side’s 2-0 loss on Thursday night against Liverpool, and now that it’s highly likely his side are out of the Europa League, and a Champions League spot also looking unlikely – the FA Cup is his best chance of achieving something this season. United have been dreadful away from home, however they have been fairly solid, if not great, at home. And West Ham’s record at Old Trafford doesn’t make for good reading either; they are without a win in their last nine visits, losing eight of those. It’s possible to think that the market has overreacted to United’s poor away form by putting them around the 2.0 mark to beat West Ham at home, they have won their last four home games in all competitions, scoring 12 goals – and given West Ham’s record at Old Trafford, it could be worth backing the home side around the 2.0 mark.
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