ENGLAND Premier League: Arsenal vs Chelsea, Match Preview
Probably Lineup:
Home: Arsenal 3-4-2-1
Chelsea: Chelsea 4-3-3
The shadow of doubt surrounding Arsenal’s ability to break into the Premier League top 4 grew larger last weekend as they slumped to a dismal 1-0 defeat at the hands of West Ham, and with it they saw gaps widen and close unfavourably on both sides of them.
Now, coming into gameweek 23 of the Premier League, Unai Emery’s Gunners find themselves level on points with 6th placed Manchester United and some 6 points adrift of Saturday’s opponents Chelsea in 4th place.
The Gunners have won just 2 of their last 6 Premier League outings and come up against a Chelsea side who are unbeaten in 4 games, but who have problems of their own. Their unexpected defeats to Wolves and Leicester in December have seen their title ambitions grind to a halt, and recently their stalwart defensive ability has started to crumble.
The Blues have now conceded in 4 of their last 5 league away games, so it’s unsurprising to see an abundance of high scoring games from Maurizio Sarri’s men. 8 of their 10 Premier League trips away this season have seen 3 or more goals scored, and they’re facing an Arsenal side who have seen a massive 78 goals in their 22 games so far. This averaged out at 3.54 goals per game, and their last 4 home matches have seen an huge 16 goals scored in total.
Sitting six points off their fourth-placed visitors after last weekend’s 1-0 loss at West Ham, Arsenal (W12, D5, L5) realistically cannot afford to lose if they want a Champions League return. Yet with just one Premier League (PL) victory over Chelsea in 14 games (W1, D5, L8) since 2011, the ‘Gunners’ will be underdogs here.
Last weekend’s loss marked the first time this league season that Arsenal have failed to score since opening day. That forms part of a relatively poor run since mid-December (W2, D1, L3), especially considering their previous 22-game unbeaten run (in all competitions). Still, home form remains good with just one PL defeat all season (W8, D2, L1) and seven victories coming with a -1 handicap.
Arsenal saw over 1.5 goals in 7 out of their last 10 games played
Arsenal saw over 1.5 goals in 8 out of their last 10 games played against Chelsea
Chelsea saw over 1.5 goals in 8 out of their last 10 games played against Arsenal
Pre-match odds 1X2
Over/under odds:
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Last results:
In the last 15 games Arsenal had the following results:
8 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses.
9 games with goals from both teams
6 games with no goals from both teams
Arsenal in the last 15 games played, has always scored at least one goal per game in 13 circumstances.
In the last 15 games played at home, Arsenal had the following results:
11 wins, 3 draws and 1 losses.
9 games with goals from both teams
6 games with no goals from both teams
Arsenal in the last 15 games played, has always scored at least one goal per game in 13 circumstances
In the last 15 games Chelsea had the following results:
9 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses.
6 games with goals from both teams
9 games with no goals from both teams
Chelsea in the last 15 games played, has always scored at least one goal per game in 12 circumstances
In the last 15 games played away, Chelsea had the following results:
10 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses.
7 games with goals from both teams
8 games with no goals from both teams
Chelsea the last 15 games played away, has always scored at least one goal per game in 13 circumstances.
Head to head Arsenal – Chelsea
In the last 18 Head to head games played, they had the following results:
7 games with goals from both teams
11 games with no goals from both teams
Arsenal in the last 18 Head to head games against Chelsea as always scored at least one goal per game in 10 circumstances.
Chelsea in the last 18 Head to head games against Arsenal as always scored at least one goal per game in 12 circumstances.
OVERALL STANDINGS:
STANDINGS CONSIDERING ONLY GAME PLAYED AT HOME:
Arsenal will play this match at home.
Considering only the games played at home, Arsenal with 26 points conquered so far, occupies the third position in the standings.
Considering only the games played at home Arsenal has achieved so far: 8 wins, 2 draws and 1 losses and has scored 24 goals and has conceded 10
STANDINGS CONSIDERING ONLY GAME PLAYED AWAY:
Chelsea will play this match away.
Considering only the games played away, Chelsea with 22 points conquered so far, occupies the third position in the standings.
Considering only the games played away Chelsea has achieved so far: 7 wins, 1 draws and 2 losses and has scored 19 goals and has conceded 8
FORM LAST 15 MATCHES:
Considering only the last 15 matches, Arsenal with 26 points conquered so far, occupies the sixth position in the standings, thanks to 7 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses. Arsenal in the last 15 matches has scored 32 goals and has conceded 23
Considering only the last 15 matches, Chelsea with 30 points conquered so far, occupies the fifth position in the standings, thanks to 9 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses. Chelsea in the last 15 matches has scored 25 goals and has conceded 12
OVER/UNDER 2.5:
Arsenal in 22 games played so far, he got 14 times over 2.5 and 8 times under 2.5
Chelsea in 22 games played so far, he got 13 times over 2.5 and 9 times under 2.5
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