Chelsea and Arsenal will both slug it out in the 2018/2019 Europa League final on Wednesday May 29.
Here are the reasons why statistics is in favour of Chelsea winning the Europa league final against Arsenal
1. Chelsea have never lost a Europa League final
Chelsea's first outing in the Europa League final was in 2013 when they defeated the Portuguese side Benfica by 2-1 courtesy of Branislav Ivanovic's extratime winner
2. Chelsea are now 17 games unbeaten in the UEFA Europa League
The Blues have remarkably gone 17 matches unbeaten in the competition dating back to 2013 season when they won the tournament.
They have now beaten Atletico Madrid record of unbeaten 15 games which was set by present Gunners boss Unai Emery in 2012.
3. Arsenal have never won a UEFA competition match against another English club in six attempts
Arsenal have not been successful playing against English sides in a UEFA competition in the last six attempts, losing four and drawing two ties in the process.
The north London club were defeated by Liverpool in both legs of the 2007-08 Champions League quarter finals and lost to Manchester United in the 2008-09 semi finals
4. Chelsea have lost just four games overall in UEFA competition record against English sides
Chelsea have lost just four matches in 17 encounters against Premier League oppositions and their most recent tie was a double-header loss to Manchester United in 2010-11 Champions league quarter finals.
5. Chelsea and Arsenal have played in UEFA competition with Blues coming out on top
Chelsea defeated Arsenal during the 2003-04 Champions League season in the last eight when they followed up a 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge with a 2-1 win at Highbury
Disclaimer: This post was culled from a post in Legit.ng