Premier League: Chelsea vs Arsenal – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Premier League round 13 match between Chelsea and Arsenal and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Chelsea play host to Arsenal, when the local rivals team up for another spicy derby in Premier League this coming Sunday at Stamford Bridge.

Arsenal enjoy the view from the top of the table with 29 points after 12 league matches this season. Meanwhile, Chelsea find themselves positioned as number 2 in the Premier League with 23 points following 12 rounds.

Form: Chelsea vs Arsenal

Chelsea Form

Chelsea are enjoying their football currently with three wins on the bounce, and it began with a 3-0 win against Wolverhampton. They went on to beat Burnley by 0-2, before also getting the better of Barcelona in a 3-0 victory. Chelsea won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the Premier League, while also drawing one. They suffered two defeats, while they scored nine and conceded six goals.

Arsenal Form

Arsenal went unbeaten through their last three matches, which began with a 2-2 draw against Sunderland. A 4-1 win against Tottenham followed, before they beat Bayern Munich by 3-1. Arsenal came through their last six away games in the Premier League with four wins. Of those six matches, they drew once and lost once in which, they scored eight and conceded four.

Betting stats and facts for Chelsea and Arsenal

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Chelsea and Arsenal. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players on top: Chelsea vs Arsenal

There are a few players in each team who currently draws attention to their name in the goal-scoring department. For the visitors, Eberechi Eze has been hitting the net regularly and now has four goals in his last six games. Should he find himself in the starting line-up this coming Sunday, it is because Arsenal bank on him to build on these numbers against Chelsea. The latter relies on Pedro Neto, who found the target three times in six games.

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Full-time result

Chelsea claimed all three points seven times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing one along the way. They endured defeat in two of the games in this run. Arsenal won eight of their last 10 games away, while drawing one and losing one in this series of matches. Arsenal have hit a nice vein of form with 9 matches now without losing. Arsenal have not lost to Chelsea in 8 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Chelsea scored the first goal of the game an impressive ten times out of the last ten games. Impressively, Arsenal scored the first goal in nine out of previous ten games. Chelsea have won-to-nil in 3 consecutive games. Arsenal won an impressive seven of these games without conceding a single goal. Will they manage to add another clean sheet with three points? Depending on your betting strategy, an away win to nil certainly looks worth considering for an accumulator. Arsenal have scored in 8 consecutive meetings with Chelsea when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out eight times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Chelsea, who scored an average of 2.6 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Arsenal, who managed to score 2.4 times in those matches. Chelsea scored at least one goal in their last 11 matches. Arsenal scored at least once in their previous 9 matches on the bounce.