Arsenal v Chelsea Betting Preview – Premier League 24th September
It’s a humdinger of a game to close out Saturday with this weekend in the English top flight. London rivals Arsenal and Chelsea go into this fixture at the Emirates level on 10 points and so there is a big opportunity here to put some daylight been the winner and the loser. Arsenal have just hit a bit of form with three Premier League wins on the bounce, while Chelsea, after their strong start to the season, have suffered their first setback of the new term with a defeat against Liverpool last time out. Will the flaky Chelsea defence be able to do a job against the quick Arsenal attack?
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Arsenal v Chelsea Betting Tips
Can the Gunners ride their current wave of good form and land a win over London rivals Chelsea on the weekend? If they do so they will actually have to come out of a long winless streak of form against Chelsea that they are running on right now. Chelsea have remained unbeaten in their last nine against Arsenal in the top flight since Arsenal’s last victory in this fixture back in October 2011. But with three consecutive Premier League wins under their belt as their current form, will that be enough to push them towards making it four in a row for the first time since October 2015 when they won five in a row? Can the current momentum carry them, because the stats in this one heavily favour Chelsea.
Olivier Giroud is a 13/8 quote in the anytime goalscorer market with Alexis Sanchez at 2/1 for Arsenal. It’s a game where you would expect goals because neither of these have been good at the back. Arsenal have just the one clean sheet to their name this season and therefore you can back both teams to score in the fixture for a price of 4/7. Going over 2.5 goals on the game is a quote of 3/4, but the Gunners have failed to score in any of their last six League contests with the Blues. Also, the Gunners haven’t won any of their last five London derbies now at the Emirates and they have lost more Premier League games at the Emirates against Chelsea than they have against any other club.
But Arsenal will get chances offensively, because Chelsea haven’t delivered defensively this term. Chelsea took a big hit in a defeat against Liverpool last time out, and there were big lessons for boss Antonio Conte to have taken from that. Will that have served them well, because Chelsea were second best for most of that game against a fluid, attacking side. Chelsea are unbeaten in their last five trips to the Emirates since a 2010 defeat there (W2 D3) and during that five match sequence there, Chelsea shipped just the one goal in total. There’s a big 9/2 shot on Chelsea to win to nil on this one, which, given the status of Chelsea’s defence will be a very bold call with Ladbrokes.
Diego Costa has been amongst it well this season and he is a price of 7/5 in the anytime goalscorer market which makes his favourite. Team mate Michy Batshuayi, who isn’t getting the chances he would have hoped for, is at 8/5. Costa has netted five goals in five Premier League games this season. Michael Olivier is the referee for this one and that’s interesting as Arsenal are winless in their last eight when he been in charge, while Chelsea are unbeaten 13 with him at the centre. The loss against Liverpool came after a draw with Swansea, so Chelsea need the boost of a win. Conte hasn’t gone three league games in a row without a win since 2012. He hasn’t actually lost back to back games since 2009.
Arsenal v Chelsea Betting Odds
Arenal 7/5, Chelsea 2/1, Draw 12/5
Arsenal v Chelsea Predictions
This should be open, there should be goals at both end because neither of these can be trusted defensively. Chelsea need a big, big game after a couple of setbacks recently and they have some strong form going against the Gunners. Arsenal are on a good stretch of confident form, but they are likely to slip up at the back as well and the parity on this one may be worth leaning towards the extra value on Chelsea to battle through. Both teams to score.
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