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Chelsea FC vs Arsenal FC, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2018-19
Chelsea FC
3 – 2
Full Time
Arsenal FC
Sat 18 Aug 2018 · 16:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Chelsea FC vs Arsenal FC — Premier League .

Match Details

  • Referee Jonathan Moss
  • Referee Lee Betts
  • Referee Stephen Child
  • Referee Martin Atkinson

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Arsenal FC 10 27
2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 10 22
3 Manchester City FC 10 21
4 Liverpool FC 10 18
5 Chelsea FC 10 16
6 Everton FC 10 16
7 AFC Bournemouth 10 15
8 Brentford FC 10 14
9 Leeds United FC 10 14
10 Aston Villa FC 10 13
11 Tottenham Hotspur FC 10 12
12 Newcastle United FC 10 12
13 Hull City AFC 10 11
14 Ipswich Town FC 10 11
15 Fulham FC 10 10
16 Nottingham Forest FC 10 9
17 Coventry City FC 10 9
18 Manchester United FC 10 8
19 Sunderland AFC 10 8
20 Crystal Palace FC 10 7

Head-to-Head

4
4
11
Chelsea FC 19 games · Avg 3.2 goals Arsenal FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-08-18 Chelsea FC 3–2 Arsenal FC

Recent Form

Chelsea FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Aug Arsenal FC H 3–2 W
11 Aug Huddersfield Town AFC A 3–0 W
Arsenal FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Aug Chelsea FC A 2–3 L
12 Aug Manchester City FC H 0–2 L

Season Stats

Chelsea FC Arsenal FC
#5 Position #1
16 Points 27
10 Played 10
5 / 1 / 4 W / D / L 9 / 0 / 1
19 Scored 15
16 Conceded 5
+3 GD +10
1.60 PPG 2.70
50% Win % 90%

Key Stats

68% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)
63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
Chelsea FC this season
70% Clean Sheets
Arsenal FC this season

Chelsea FC are 5th (16 pts). Arsenal FC are 1st (27 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Chelsea FC
0-15
7/–
16-30
–/3
31-45
2/3
46-60
4/3
61-75
5/1
76+
1/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Arsenal FC
0-15
2/1
16-30
3/–
31-45
–/2
46-60
4/2
61-75
4/–
76+
2/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Chelsea FC
Joao Pedro 5 G 3 A
Morgan Rogers 5 G 1 A
Cole Palmer 3 G 3 A
Pedro Neto 3 G 1 A
Jordan Henderson 2 G 1 A
Arsenal FC
Martin Odegaard 3 G
Kai Havertz 3 G
Bukayo Saka 3 G
Bruno Guimaraes 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Chelsea FC welcome Arsenal FC for this crunch clash at .
  • 5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Maurizio Sarri will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 9' Pedro puts Chelsea FC on the lead.
  • 14' Chelsea FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 19' Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is a natural forward and has been asked to do a very specific job for Arsenal FC tonight.
  • 20' Goal! Alvaro Morata scores his 127 goal in 418 matches.
  • 25' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 27' The referee calls foul for Granit Xhaka. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 32' Kepa Arrizabalaga is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Chelsea FC so far.
  • 37' Against the run of play, Henrikh Mkhitaryan has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 41' What a strike from Alex Iwobi! The score is 2-2.
  • 46' A tactical swap from Arsenal FC — Lucas Torreira on, Granit Xhaka off on 46 minutes.
  • 51' David Luiz has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 16 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 56' It looks surprising Arsenal FC does not make any changes. Sokratis Papastathopoulos has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 60' Mateo Kovacic gets the nod from Chelsea FC. He replaces Ross Barkley and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 61' Eden Hazard has so much to prove this time. He replaces Willian on 61 minute.
  • 66' It looks like no one’s ball. Chelsea FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 68' Aaron Ramsey is ready to make an impact after coming on for Mesut Ozil at the 68 minute mark.
  • 73' Chelsea FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Arsenal FC's shape.
  • 75' Alexandre Lacazette has so much to prove this time. He replaces Alex Iwobi on 75 minute.
  • 77' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Shkodran Mustafi.
  • 81' GOAL! Marcos Alonso fires home to make it 3-2!
  • 86' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 86 minutes.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 3-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Chelsea FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Maurizio Sarri

Arsenal FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Unai Emery

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.96 Chelsea FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.88 Arsenal FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 73% + Both teams to score 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Chelsea FC46% Draw22% Arsenal FC32%
Actual: Chelsea FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes72% 0% No28%
Avg goals/match: 3.84
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 89%
11%
± 2.5 73%
27%
± 3.5 53%
47%
± 4.5 34%
66%

Double Chance

Chelsea FC or Draw
68%
Draw or Arsenal FC
54%
Chelsea FC or Arsenal FC
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Chelsea FC32% Draw39% Arsenal FC29%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
8.7%
2 – 1
7.5%
1 – 2
7.2%
2 – 2
7%
3 – 1
4.9%
3 – 2
Actual
1 – 3
4.5%
2 – 3
4.4%
2 – 0
4.2%
0 – 2
3.9%
1 – 0
3.7%
0 – 1
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Chelsea FC

Handicap Chelsea FC covers Push Arsenal FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 12% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 18% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 63% — 37%
+1 63% 17% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 11% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

Chelsea FC keeps clean sheet
16% ✓
Arsenal FC keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.