Please note: Charts are cast for GMT/UST
The odds for Sunday afternoon’s match are almost too close to call, with the pundits divided on which team are the true favourites. If each team plays to their strengths, there is definite potential for a draw: Let us look at what the heavens say.
This is not a clear chart to judge. Not only is the favourite team a matter of dispute, but there are a host of conflicting testimonies which suggest this match will be very evenly matched. Nevertheless, there is much of astrological interest here.
Commanding attention at the top of the chart, Pluto lurks very close to the cusp of the 10th house (the house of victory for the favourites). Close orbs of aspect (2 degrees or less) are most reliable in contest charts. Here, Pluto is just over 4 degrees into the 10th house, greatly mitigating his baleful influence. Nevertheless, this is a warning that the favourites will find this match more challenging than expected.
Pluto is also closely conjunct the antiscion of Mercury, dispositor of the Part of Fortune, at 29 Capricorn 34, highlighting his importance to the outcome of the match.
At the time of writing, Chelsea are one place higher in the table than rivals Arsenal. They are also the hosts, which is often believed to confer the advantage of home crowd support. If Chelsea are the true favourites, they are represented by Venus (lord of the 1st house) and Saturn (ruler of the 10th house).
Their rivals, Arsenal, are signified by just one planet: Mars, ruler of the opposing 7th house. This is because the ruler of the 4th house (the house of victory for the underdogs) is the Moon who already has a key role describing, through her aspects, the key events of the match.
There is an applying aspect between the Part of Fortune and her dispositor Mercury. This favours the underdogs.
The Moon first applies to square Mercury, but her next aspect is a conjunction to retrograde Saturn, ruler of the 10th house, favouring the favourites. This aspect is slightly over the 5-degree orb considered the limit of effectiveness for the Moon’s aspects in 90-minute football games, suggesting that the chances for the favourites will be best in the closing stages of the match, especially if the game strays into extra time.
Overall, the testimonies of this chart are fairly balanced: The heavens agree that a draw is not out of the question, but a crucial opportunity will occur for the favourites should the match run into extra time.
If Chelsea are truly the favourites (and many pundits would contest this), extra time will work in their favour. Otherwise, Pluto may prove a star player for underdogs Arsenal.
Chart cast with Astrogold for Mobile
Bibliography
Sports Astrology by John Frawley
Christian Astrology by William Lilly
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