Arsenal vs Chelsea Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 23rd April 2024

League-leaders Arsenal are matched up against mid-table Chelsea in this round 29 in the Premier League campaign. Can the latter spring a surprise, or is it another day at the office for the former? The answer arrives at Emirates Stadium this coming Tuesday.

Sitting top of the table, Arsenal have claimed 74 points after 33 rounds, while Chelsea have amassed 47 points and presently rank as number 9 in the Premier League.

Chelsea should hardly be a problem for Arsenal, who aim to consolidate their position as top dog in the Premier League standings.

Arsenal are in eminent form in the goal scoring department, banging in 30 goals in their previous ten matches. This creates an average of three goals per game. They held on for a clean sheet in seven of these, conceding four goals for an average of 0.4 per game.

Chelsea are currently decent goalscorers, as they managed a bearable 26 goals in the past ten outings for an average of 2.6 goals a game. Their opponents scored a total of 21 goals, and while The Blues claimed one clean sheets, they conceded an average of 2.1 goals per match.

The latest encounter between these two teams was a belter of a 2-2 match. Are we in for a similar goal-fest on Tuesday?

Arsenal vs Chelsea Prediction

Arsenal Form

In their last three games, Arsenal lost 0-2 against Aston Villa, got defeated 1-0 by Bayern Munich before winning 0-2 against Wolverhampton. Arsenal have been in potent form at Emirates Stadium, winning no less than five of the past six Premier League matches here. They also hammered in 16 goals, while letting in five as they also lost once.

Chelsea Form

Chelsea added four points to their collection in their last three matches, which began with a 2-2 draw with Sheffield United. A 6-0 win against Everton followed, before a 1-0 defeat against Manchester City in their most recent match. In their last six away matches in the Premier League, Chelsea won twice, while also recording three draws. They endured one defeat in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying 12 goals conceded and 12 scored.

The way Arsenal are performing right, a home win looks the most likely outcome, when Chelsea swing by. The visitors don't seem to possess enough stability currently to prevent the home side from a win.

Arsenal won seven matches, scored 27 goals and conceded 14 in their last 15 games against teams from the top half of the Premier League table. This earned them 25 points. Chelsea won four of their last 13 matches against teams from the top half of the Premier League table, scoring 26 and conceding 30 goals. They collected 16 points from these. Arsenal have a record of 23 wins, five draws and five defeats in the Premier League this season. Chelsea have a record of 13 wins, eight draws and ten defeats in the Premier League.

Arsenal vs Chelsea Squads

Arsenal Squad

Arteta will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Chelsea from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season):

Aaron Ramsdale (0/6), David Raya (0/27), James Hillson (0/0), Karl Hein (0/0), Ben White (2/32), Cedric Soares (0/3), Gabriel (4/31), Jakub Kiwior (1/18), Jurrien Timber (0/1), Oleksandr Zinchenko (1/25), Takehiro Tomiyasu (1/17), William Saliba (2/33), Declan Rice (6/33), Emile Smith Rowe (0/12), Fabio Vieira (1/10), Jorginho (0/22), Kai Havertz (9/32), Martin Oedegaard (8/30), Mohamed Elneny (0/3), Thomas Partey (0/9), Bukayo Saka (14/31), Edward Nketiah (5/27), Gabriel Jesus (4/23), Gabriel Martinelli (6/30), Leandro Trossard (9/29), Reiss Nelson (0/15).

Chelsea Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Chelsea players that the manager Mauricio Pochettino will choose from for the upcoming game:

Djordje Petrovic (0/16), Marcus Bettinelli (0/0), Robert Sanchez (0/16), Alfie Gilchrist (1/8), Axel Disasi (2/28), Ben Chilwell (0/13), Benoit Badiashile (0/11), Levi Colwill (1/23), Malang Sarr (0/0), Malo Gusto (0/23), Marc Cucurella (0/14), Reece James (0/8), Thiago Silva (3/25), Trevoh Chalobah (0/6), Wesley Fofana (0/0), Carney Chukwuemeka (1/9), Cesare Casadei (0/5), Cole Palmer (20/28), Conor Gallagher (3/30), Deivid Washington (0/0), Enzo Fernandez (3/27), Lesley Ugochukwu (0/10), Moises Caicedo (0/28), Mykhaylo Mudryk (4/25), Noni Madueke (3/16), Romeo Lavia (0/1), Christopher Nkunku (2/7), Diego Moreira (0/0), Nicolas Jackson (10/28), Raheem Sterling (6/27).

Arsenal vs Chelsea Team News

Arsenal could have up to six missing players for various reasons for their upcoming match against Chelsea on Tuesday.

Emile Smith Rowe, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Gabriel Jesus, Fabio Vieira, Thomas Partey and Jurrien Timber are missing from the squad, Arsenal will field against Chelseathis coming Tuesday.

Chelsea could have up to seven players on the injured and absent players for their match on Tuesday atEmirates Stadium

Chelsea need to do without Benoit Badiashile, Romeo Lavia, Lesley Ugochukwu, Marc Cucurella, Robert Sanchez, Reece James and Wesley Fofana, who are not fit enough to travel to Emirates Stadium.

Arsenal vs Chelsea Lineups

Arsenal vs Chelsea H2H

Their latest encounter was a belter of a game, which finished with a 2-2 scoreline. An uncommon result, but we would not mind a similar goal fest this coming Tuesday. Arsenal have been slightly more successful than Chelsea in recent meetings. With a 6-2-2 advantage going into this match, betting on Arsenal has often proved the profitable way to go. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 11/20.

Arsenal vs Chelsea Results

Of the last ten encounters between Arsenal Chelsea over 2.5 goals came out four times. Odds on over 2.5 goals are at 4/9 with bookies.

Arsenal vs Chelsea Betting Tips

It has been an excellent season for Cole Palmer who managed to score an impressive 20 goals in total during the current campaign. He also seems on a good run currently, hitting the target ten times in his last six outings. The Blues are looking to him against Arsenal, hoping he keeps his momentum going.

In their last 10 matches at Emirates Stadium across all tournaments Arsenal won six times, drew one and lost three times. Chelsea claimed three wins, three draw and four defeats in their last 10 games away. Arsenal are no doubt looking for goals this coming Tuesday, since Chelsea have been unable to keep a clean sheet in their last 10 away games. The former fought their way to three clean sheets in their last 10 games on home soil.

Both teams to score was a winning bet six times in the last ten encounters between these two rivals, while at least four goals happened five times. Arsenal managed an average of 1.9 goals, while Chelsea averaged 1.2 goals a game. Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Arsenal, who scored an average of 1.8 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals appeared in eight of the last ten matches that Chelsea played across all tournaments. They scored 2.6 times on average in the process.