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Chelsea v Portsmouth FA Cup Final Odds: Blues Huge Favourites to Complete Double

Chelsea take on Portsmouth at Wembley this Saturday afternoon looking to complete a first ever domestic double and put some significant silverware on the table for manager, Carlos Ancelotti. A win of course would also go a long way to make up for their Champions League disappointment earlier in the season. The Bookmakers as one would expect are looking at the match as very much a one sided affair, with Paddy Power quoting the ‘Blues’ at 1/5 odds on to win in 90 minutes and 1/10 odds on to lift the trophy.

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Obviously those odds offer little value to Chelsea backers, but Portsmouth fans and the more optimistic punters will be very keen to take on the 12/1 for a Portsmouth win, which however unlikely, offers a big chance on a team who won the FA Cup two years ago and who knocked Spurs out this year in the Semi-Final.

It could be that Chelsea will be without inspirational skipper, John Terry, who picked up a knock in training the other day, but even without him they will surely be too strong for Pompey. That said, Avram Grant, who is still being linked to the vacancy at West Ham, is almost certain to set up his team in defensive mode, which could pave the way for punters to take a chance on the match being a 50/50 affair at half time. For instance paddy power are offering 11/4 on the game being level at half time with Chelsea going on to win by the time of the full time whistle.

2010 FA Cup Final Betting

Chelsea striker, Didier Drogba, who scored twice when the two teams met at Fratton Park in March is clear favourite to bag the first goal at Wembley with odds of 5/2, while Frank Lampard, seemingly now back to his best is 7/2 to do the same. So biased is the first goalscorer betting market, that Frederic Piquionne who is the betting favourite in the Portsmouth team to score before any Chelsea player, has very tempting odds of 12/1.

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Many are predicting that this will be one of the most one-sided Cup Finals of all time, but more often than not this type of speculation rarely comes true. Yes, Chelsea are massive favourites to win but punters may well be best advised to take the odds on a more narrow victory in the Correct Score or Handicap markets. A 2-1 Chelsea win for instance has odds of 17/2 with paddypower, while a 3-0 win is only 11/2.

For all the FA Cup romantics however, we suggest that five quid or perhaps a ‘tenner’ on a Portsmouth 1-0 win with massive odds of 35/1, once again with Paddy Power is a bet worth having no matter what the outcome. Remember Pompey may have been relegated but they might just have a ‘sting in their tail’.

Chelsea v Portsmouth FA Cup Final Match Odds

1/5 Chelsea
11/2 Draw
12/1 Portsmouth

Chelsea v Portsmouth FA Cup Final Correct Score Odds

2-0 Chelsea win – 9/2
3-0 Chelsea win – 11/2
1-0 Chelsea win – 11/2
2-1 Chelsea win – 17/2
4-0 Chelsea win – 17/2
3-1 Chelsea win – 10/1
4-1 Chelsea win – 14/1
1-0 Portsmouth win – 35/1

Posted: Thursday, 13th May 2010
Author: Rodney Wise
Tags: fa cup, wembley, chelsea, portsmouth, paddypower,

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