Arsenal vs Chelsea Betting Preview: All The Marbles!
Must Win for the Gunners
Chelsea Coming off FA Cup Loss
Arsenal may be out of the Champions League but they’ve still got a chance to win the Premier League title. Should the Gunners defeat Chelsea on Tuesday, they’ll go three points clear of Manchester City but City will have two games in hand. Opponents Chelsea are coming off a 1-0 FA Cup Semifinal loss to Man City in a match where the Blues didn’t capitalize on their chances. In our Arsenal vs Chelsea betting preview, we’ll cover the odds and team news as the Gunners need to win to stay in the title race.
Arsenal vs Chelsea
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Location: Emirates Stadium, London, England
Arsenal vs Chelsea Head-to-Head
These teams last met in October, as Cole Palmer and Mykhailo Mudryk gave Chelsea a two goal lead. Arsenal managed to come back, as Declan Rice and Leandro Trossard scored late goals in a 2-2 draw. Arsenal are on a four game unbeaten streak in this fixture, with a 3-1-0 record during that time. Arsenal vs Chelsea betting previews note that the Gunners have lost just two of the last ten head-to-head matchups, in all competitions.
Arsenal Return to Top of Table
Just days ago, Arsenal’s season seemed to be unraveling. The Gunners lost to Aston Villa 2-0 a couple of weekends ago in the Premier League, then followed it up by losing to Bayern Munich and crashing out of the Champions League. Arsenal famously blew an eight point lead to Manchester City last season and it seems they have learned a bit from their mistakes. Instead of losing their heads, Arsenal put in a mature performance at Wolves on Saturday.
It was ugly at times but Arsenal managed to get the job done. Leandro Trossard scored with a fortuitous finish and the captain, Martin Odegaard, doubled their lead in the second half. With the win, Arsenal returned to first place in the Premier League standings. They also became just the third team in Premier League history to keep six straight road clean sheets. Sure, Arsenal need Man City to slip up to win the title but their roster is the healthiest it has been all season. Plus, Arsenal are solely focused on the Premier League now.
At the moment, the Premier League betting odds price Arsenal at +350 odds to win their first title since their invincible season in 2003-04. Last time Arsenal played at home, they fell to Aston Villa but back-to-back league losses at the Emirates are incredibly rare for them. Jurrien Timber should be the only Arsenal player that misses out here.
Chelsea on Eight Game EPL Unbeaten Run
Chelsea took an eight game unbeaten streak into Saturday’s FA Cup Semifinal match vs. Manchester City. In front of a big crowd at Wembley Stadium, the Blues couldn’t manage to find the back of the net. Nicolas Jackson had a handful of chances to score but the Senegalese striker squandered his opportunities. Man City scored a late goal in the second half that Chelsea had no answer for and the Cityzens qualified for the FA Cup Final.
Still, Chelsea haven’t lost any of their last eight games in the Premier League and Cole Palmer has been superb lately. The former Man City attacker has scored 20 goals this season and provided nine assists. He ranks joint-first in the EPL stats in both goals and goal contributions and scored four goals in Chelsea’s recent 6-0 victory over Everton.
In their last three EPL games alone, Chelsea have scored 12 goals. They tend to create a lot of chances and have dynamic attackers like Palmer, and Mudryk. Chelsea’s injury situation still isn’t great, but it’s certainly not the worst it has been this season. Starting goalkeeper Robert Sanchez has missed a lot of time this season and it’s not clear when he’ll return. It appears Levi Colwill, Romeo Lavia, Lesley Ugochukwu, Reece James and Wesley Fofana will all miss out here. Meanwhile, Christopher Nkunku is listed as doubtful.
Arsenal vs Chelsea Match Analysis & Odds
With the home crowd behind them, the Arsenal vs Chelsea betting odds list the Gunners as -190 favorites. They’ve won five of their six Premier League home matches in 2024. Meanwhile, +470 underdogs Chelsea have drawn their last three Premier League away games. A draw is currently listed at +365 odds and would be the second straight in this fixture.
Arsenal lead the Premier League in clean sheets, with 15, and they’ll be looking to keep another one here. However, both teams have scored in three of the last four Premier League meetings between the two sides. Under 3, 3.5 goals currently come in at -115 odds but both teams should have their fair share of chances here.
After all, Chelsea have conceded at least two goals in five of their last six EPL games. That may give Arsenal bettors some confidence here, as Arsenal -1 sits at -125 odds. Chelsea +1 displays +105 odds as they look to extend their Premier League unbeaten run to nine games.
