Chelsea v Arsenal Matched Betting Tips

Chelsea v Arsenal matched betting tips for the Carabao Cup match at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday 10th January.  Read the match preview and predictions for Chelsea v Arsenal matched betting tips.

The semi final stage of the Carabao Cup brings together two London giants just a week after the sides met in Premier League action. On that occasion it was a thrilling 2-2 draw in a match that was end to end. This game is the first leg of a two-legged tie and Chelsea are the side that have home advantage first. This competition may be the best chance of a trophy for both sides.

Chelsea Team News 

New signing Ross Barkley will still be out for a while longer as he recovers from a serious hamstring injury that has kept him out for the whole season so far. That is the only injury worry for Antonio Conte going in to a massive game. It is highly unlikely that the manager will decide to play a weakened side, so expect all the big guns to play.

Arsenal Team News 

Arsenal were embarrassed in the FA Cup with a 4-2 defeat against Nottingham Forest on Sunday. Arsene Wenger is likely to make a number of changes from that side. Petr Cech is likely to return in goal and Granit Xhaka should have recovered from his muscle injury. Sead Kolasinac, Olivier Giroud, Nacho Monreal and Laurent Koscielny are all out.

Chelsea v Arsenal Team Predictions

Chelsea 3-5-1-1 formation: Courtois; Azpilicueta, Christensen, Cahill; Moses, Bakayoko, Kane, Fabregas, Alonso; Hazard; Morata

Arsenal 3-4-2-1 formation: Cech; Chambers, Mustafi, Holding; Bellerin, Xhaka, Wilshere, Maitland-Niles; Ozil, Sanchez; Lacazette

Chelsea v Arsenal Matched Betting Tips

Chelsea v Arsenal betting stats for the last ten games:

• Chelsea – won 5, drawn 4, lost 1
• Arsenal – won 4, drawn 5, lost 1
• Chelsea have scored an average of 1.6 goals and conceded an average of 0.6 goals per game
• Arsenal have scored an average of 1.9 goals and conceded an average of 1.2 goals per game
• There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 4 of Chelsea’s previous 10 matches
• There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 5 of Arsenal’s previous 10 matches

Chelsea v Arsenal Goalscorer

Chelsea Leading Scorers

A Morata – played 19, scored 10, first goal 6
M Alonso – played 22, scored 6, first goal 2
E Hazard – played 18, scored 6, first goal 3

Arsenal Leading Scorers

A Lacazette – played 22, scored 8, first goal 5
A Sanchez – played 19, scored 7, first goal 7
O Giroud – played 15, scored 4, first goal 0

Chelsea v Arsenal Predictions

Chelsea will feel that they were unlucky not to win the Premier League contest between the two sides, as striker Alvaro Morata in particular missed a number of chances to give the Blues the three points. As it happened, they had to settle for a point and they’ll be looking to get revenge here.

Arsenal look good going forward, as always, but there are still question marks about their defending. Having Jack Wilshere back in the team and looking back to his best is a big plus point for the Gunners. Arsene Wenger’s side have a pretty good record in cup competitions against Antonio Conte’s side recently, as Arsenal claimed a 2-1 win in last season’s FA Cup final and also won the Community Shield.

Chelsea will need to take advantage of being at home for the first leg of this tie, and they are not expected to miss as many chances as they did last week. The tip is for Chelsea to take a narrow lead into the second leg. Goals are expected, so Over 2.5 Goals looks like decent value.