The Premier League match at The Emirates Stadium on Tuesday will see hosts Arsenal prepare for the visit of opponents, Chelsea.
Our predictions, user poll and statistics for Arsenal v Chelsea can be found here - as well as up-to-date odds.
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Form Guide
Arsenal
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Arsenal will be hoping for a better result following the 1-0 Champions League defeat in their last game at the hands of Bayern Munich.
In that game, Arsenal managed 49% possession and 9 shots at goal with 3 on target. At the other end, Bayern Munich had 15 attempts at goal with 3 of them on target. Joshua Kimmich (63') was the scorer for Bayern Munich.
An interesting aspect of recent Arsenal games is the number of results with a nil in them.
From their previous six clashes before this one, in as many as 5 of them a wager on BTTS would have lost. We shall soon find out whether or not that trend will be sustained into this next match.
Coming into this meeting, Arsenal have not been beaten in the league by Chelsea in their previous 4 games.
Chelsea
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Chelsea go into this match after a 6-0 Premier League win with the defeat of Everton in their previous fixture.
In that match, Chelsea had 59% possession and 14 shots at goal with 10 on target. For Chelsea, goals were scored by Cole Palmer (13', 18', 29', 64'), Nicolas Jackson (44') and Alfie Gilchrist (90'). On the other side, Everton got 10 shots on goal with 2 on target.
In as many as 6 of the previous 6 games featuring Chelsea, a minimum of three goals have been struck. The average goals scored per match within that spell is 5.33, with the average number of goals for Chelsea coming out as 3.5.
Their prior results show that Chelsea:
- haven't been defeated in their previous 4 away league matches.
- haven’t won away from home in the past 3 league games.
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Head to head
Looking over their most recent head to head meetings stretching back to 12/05/2021 tells us that Arsenal have won 4 of them and Chelsea 1, with the tally of drawn results standing at 1.
A combined total of 18 goals were scored between them in this period, with 11 of them from The Gunners and 7 created by The Blues. That’s an average goals per game of 3.
The last league clash featuring the two was Premier League match day 9 on 21/10/2023 and the score finished Chelsea 2-2 Arsenal.
On that day, Chelsea had 43% possession and 11 attempts on goal with 5 on target. The goalscorers were Cole Palmer (15') and Mykhaylo Mudryk (48').
On the other side, Arsenal had 13 attempts at goal with 3 on target. Declan Rice (77') and Leandro Trossard (84') scored.
The match was refereed by Chris Kavanagh.
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Team News: Arsenal
There aren’t many selection issues, with just one fitness concern for the Arsenal gaffer Mikel Arteta to be concerned with from an otherwise complete set of players. Jurrien Timber (Cruciate ligament tear) misses out.
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Team News: Chelsea
Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino has multiple availability issues to deal with. Axel Disasi (unknown injury), Enzo Fernández (unknown injury), Levi Colwill (Toe injury), Reece James (surgery), Christopher Nkunku (Hamstring injury), Lesley Ugochukwu (Hamstring injury), Wesley Fofana (Cruciate ligament tear) and Roméo Lavia (Hamstring injury) are names that won’t be on the team sheet.
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Prediction
In our view, Arsenal will most probably dominate on the ball and be rewarded with decent chances.
At the other end, Chelsea may well struggle to find the back of the net although we do see them getting the chances to score, too.
We’re therefore anticipating a controlled 3-1 winning margin for Arsenal at the end of the match.
Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Renata Leite,
13:06 20/04/2024
🏟️ Team Focus:
Arsenal
Formed: 1886
Stadium: The Emirates Stadium (60,704)
Captain: Martin Ødegaard
Chairman: Stan & Josh Kroenke
Manager: Mikel Arteta
Competitions: Premier League position 2, FA Community Shield (Community Shield)
🔑 Key Player: Kai Havertz
Mostly used in the Striker position, Kai Havertz was born in Aachen, Germany. Having made his senior debut playing for Bayer Leverkusen in the 2016 - 2017 season, the gifted Forward has accumulated 9 league goals in the Premier League 2023 - 2024 season so far from a total of 31 appearances.