ARSENAL V CHELSEA League table: Arsenal 3rd and Chelsea 1st Useful facts: In this compelling Community Shield final, FA Cup winners Arsenal face English champions Chelsea at Wembley Stadium in London. Both sides are naturally attacking and boast top class stars in virtually every position. The Gunners will no doubt want to make a statement ahead of the 2015/16 campaign, whereas Chelsea will look to once more assert their dominance. Expect a thrilling contest in the England's capital city! Gavin Hunt: I'm going to go against the grain and say a win for Arsenal. I'd say they can win the league this coming season now. You can add 10 points on to what they got last year, you know. KAA GENT V RACING GENK League table: Gent 2nd and Genk 7th Useful facts: The European league season is starting to rumble back into life, and proceedings are already underway in Belgium. Gent take on Genk in the Pro League in a battle between two respected clubs in that country. This should be an end-to-end affair with plenty of excitement for both sets of fans. Gent should be slight favourites on home soil. Gavin Hunt: It's hard to predict these games. Win for the second one (Genk). KAIZER CHIEFS V ORLANDO PIRATES League table: Chiefs 1st and Bucs 4th Useful facts: In this likely-to-be-thrilling Carling Black Label Cup clash, Chiefs take on old enemy Pirates at FNB Stadium. The fans have made their picks and it should be a passionate clash between the two Soweto giants. Fans will be hoping the goals come from open play and not the penalty spot on this occasion. Gavin Hunt: Whatever I say I'm not going to be popular, am I? I'll say a win for Pirates because they're playing competitively in Africa.
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FA Cup holders, Arsenal host English Barclays Premiership champions Chelsea in the 93rd FA Community Shield on Sunday, August 2, at the majestic Wembley Stadium in London. It will be the Gunners' 21st appearance in the league 'curtain raiser, having claimed 13 victories in total. Ironically, the last defeat in the tournament was against the Blues in 2005, losing 2-1, and it remains to be seen if they can upset Jose Mourinho's side this time around. Arsenal are likely to field former Chelsea goalkeeper, Petr Cech, who made the switch to the Emirates Stadium in the off-season. The Belgian Pro League is already in full swing and the second matches of the season will see eighth-placed KAA Gent take on table-toppers KRC Genk on Friday night, July 31, at Ghelamco Arena. The home side claimed an important point away to Westerlo when they came from a goal down to register a 1-1 draw in their first league match. Genk on the other hand was among the teams to claim the biggest wins in the opening fixtures when they thrashed Oud-Heverlee Leuven 3-1 to sit top of the standings. The fifth edition of the Carling Black Label Soweto Derby spectacle between the country's fiercest rivals, Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates will take centre stage on Saturday, August 1, at the majestic 2010 FIFA World Cup Stadium, FNB. The Buccaneers, who are the defending champions of this trophy, have had the better of their rivals since the establishment of the tournament four years ago. They have captured it on three occasions while the Amakhosi have won it just once which was way back in 2013. The other plus for the Mayfair outfit is that they are more settled of the two teams because of their continuous involvement in the CAF Confederation Cup while their nemesis have hardly had any competitive action under their belts. Steve Komphela's charges have played just one pre-season match thus far when they recently participated in the King's Super Cup in Swaziland. They lost tie 4-2 on penalties to Mbabane Swallows after the match had ended goalless in 90 minutes. The Amakhosi however also have an edge over Bucs. In the last eight meetings between the two sides, Chiefs have managed to go unbeaten, having picked up three wins. If you are a betting person, here are tips ahead of the fixtures brought to you by Soccer 6 and Bidvest Wits coach, Gavin Hunt. For more info on this and other matches in the soccer 6 pools, go to the Soccer 6 website here.
