Saturday evening, Chelsea will take Arsenal at Stamford Bridge. It is another blockbuster clash after ManCity vs Arsenal last week which ManCity comfortably won. Here is the preview and my betting for the London Derby.
Chelsea had a good start to their Premier League as they defeated Huddersfield 3-0 as lots of negative were going through. Sarri's side was nowhere at their best when the season started but they still managed a comfortable victory in Huddersfield, but the big test ahead of them is Arsenal. Chelsea suffered 2-0 loss during the community shield against Manchester City.
In a well deserved victory, N'Golo Kante scored the first goal and later Jorginho added a penalty while Pedro got the third. The good news is that Hazard is back in team and he should start against Arsenal. But the real test for Sarri is against Arsenal and it is going to be tough match.
On other side, Arsenal new boss Unai Emery had comfortable start to the pre-season but not to a premier league. They are having a rough start as they were defeated by the Champions ManCity. Arsenal didn't perform well in this match, but they would want to improve their performance against arch rival Chelsea. But the negative news is Arsenal is going through worse away record as they conceded 11 away defeats last time out. Emery would like to improve this record too.
Head-to-Head
The two power house of London have long history, with Chelsea having better record than their rivals. Chelsea have won 76 against Arsenal while lost 62 and drew 57. In last 6 matches, four of them ended in the draw. Both matches ended in draw during the Premier League last season. They recently met in the league cup where Chelsea defeated Arsenal in the second league to progress. Eden Hazard's from Chelsea gave the lead but own goal from Rudiger and a goal from Xhaka ensure the Arsenal victory.
Predicted Line-up
Chelsea XI: Kepa, Azpilicueta, Rudiger, Luiz, Alonso, Jorginho, Kante, Fabregas, Willian, Pedro, Hazard
Arsenal XI: Leno, Bellerin, Papastathopoulos, Mustafi, Lichtsteiner, Torreira, Xhaka, Mkhitaryan, Ramsey, Ozil, Aubameyang
Betting Tips
Bookies are highly favoring for Chelsea's win, and the odds for Chelsea's victory is at 1.80 in Bet365. In Bet365, odds for Arsenal win is 4.5 while draw is at 4.50. Chelsea are in good shape and form in Stamford bridge as they managed to win 4 out of 5 games here. So, it should be an easy win for Chelsea. Looking beyond it, the games in Stamford bridge was very low scoring in last season. More than 50% games here saw less than 3 goals. Also, the matches among the top 6 here saw less than 3 goals, which means goals are hard to come in Stamford Bridge. Under 2.5 goals is other good pick here. Also, Arsenal are having tough time recently on their trip to Chelsea. In last 5 games, they failed to score in 4 of them. Thus, BTTS seems unlikely too.
In Bet365, over 2.5 goals is at 1.60 while over is at 2.30. Also BTTS is at 1.61. I will be going for under 2.5 goals in Bet365 for tonight.
My Bet
under 2.5 goals @ 2.30
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