Premier League: Chelsea vs. Arsenal Preview, Odds, Prediction

The London Derby is on the menu this Sunday as Chelsea hosts Arsenal at Stamford Bridge. This is not only a battle for three points but for the city of London, the pride, reputation, and all that goes along with it. Simply the rivalry is way too big for this one to be just an ordinary matchup. Arsenal holds the top spot in the Premiership, while on the other side, the Blues are sixth but improving significantly since Graham Potter’s takeover.

Preview

Chelsea (+170) beat Dinamo Zagreb on Wednesday night, 2-1, ending its UCL group stage quest on top of the assembly. Chelsea allowed a goal early but quickly flipped the result, which was set before halftime. This victory was important to cover up last week’s messy defeat in Brighton, where the Seagulls trashed the Blues 4-1.

It is the only loss since Potter arrived, but the problem for him and the team was its timing and the margin. Chelsea is without a defeat at home for ten consecutive events, and during that stretch, we’ve seen them winning six times and posting four draws.

On eight occasions, goals took place on both ends, while over 2.5 goals happened six times, and that’s why we can say that the Blues’ events at Stamford are highly entertaining.

Arsenal (+170) still holds on and isn’t slowing down the pace at all. We’ve seen them lose in the Europa League recently to PSV on the road, but that event had no competitive meaning for the Gunners.

Three days later, they smashed Nottingham Forest, 5-0, and after that, had one relaxed game against Zurich, beating the Swiss representative 1-0. It is interesting that Arsenal went from having high-efficient outcomes in their games to playing contests with fewer than 2.5 scores, which happened in six of the past seven appearances.

In six Premiership road trips this year, Arsenal has four wins, one draw, and one defeat against Manchester United at Trafford, with a goal difference of 11-4.

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Kepa is injured for the hosts, and he won’t be in front of the goal, Chilwell, Fofana, James, and Kante are also out for this event. Mateo Kovacic is questionable.

Smith-Rowe and Turner are the only two players among the Gunners that won’t be eligible to play.

Head to Head Games

Chelsea and Arsenal played at the Florida Cup this summer and the Gunners obliterated the rivals 4-0. In last year’s events, we saw triumphs of the visiting units, as Chelsea won at the Emirates, 0-2, and after that, Arsenal routed the Blues at Stamford, 2-4.

Prediction

The way we see this event, moderate efficiency is the most likely outcome in terms of efficiency. We are telling right away that picking the winner or the full-time result wasn’t even an option in this case, because both teams have the same chances to win. About the moderate efficiency, that is 2 or 3 goals; the odds are currently -195 on that pick. Our modest opinion is that there isn’t a better pick for Sunday’s affair, given all the other possibilities and their value.

Pick: 2 or 3 goals -195