Arsenal vs Chelsea: result 2-2 and analysis
Premier LeagueRegular Season - 22Kick-off on January 3, 2018 at 07:45 PM (UTC)Emirates Stadium, London
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What was the result of Arsenal vs Chelsea?
Arsenal and Chelsea drew 2-2 on January 3, 2018.
Goalscorers
- 63′Jack WilshereArsenal
- 67′E. HazardChelsea (pen.)
- 84′Marcos AlonsoChelsea
- 90′Héctor BellerínArsenal
Official lineup for Arsenal vs Chelsea
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Arsenal
3-4-2-1- 9A. Lacazette
- 7A. Sánchez
- 30A. Maitland-Niles
- 29G. Xhaka
- 10Jack Wilshere
- 11M. Özil
- 16R. Holding
- 24Héctor Bellerín
- 21C. Chambers
- 20S. Mustafi
- 33Petr Čech
Chelsea
3-5-1-1- 9Álvaro Morata
- 7N. Kanté
- 14T. Bakayoko
- 10E. Hazard
- 15V. Moses
- 4Cesc Fàbregas
- 27A. Christensen
- 3Marcos Alonso
- 28César Azpilicueta
- 24Gary Cahill
- 13T. Courtois
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Arsenal have 7 wins, 5 draws and 3 defeats; Chelsea have 10, 3 and 2.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2017 | West Brom(away) | 1-1 | Premier League |
| Dec 28, 2017 | Crystal Palace(away) | 3-2 | Premier League |
| Dec 22, 2017 | Liverpool(home) | 3-3 | Premier League |
| Dec 19, 2017 | West Ham(home) | 1-0 | League Cup |
| Dec 16, 2017 | Newcastle(home) | 1-0 | Premier League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 30, 2017 | Stoke City(home) | 5-0 | Premier League |
| Dec 26, 2017 | Brighton(home) | 2-0 | Premier League |
| Dec 23, 2017 | Everton(away) | 0-0 | Premier League |
| Dec 20, 2017 | Bournemouth(home) | 2-1 | League Cup |
| Dec 16, 2017 | Southampton(home) | 1-0 | Premier League |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Arsenal wins, 2 draws, 2 Chelsea wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 17, 2017 | Chelsea 0-0 Arsenal | Premier League |
| Aug 6, 2017 | Arsenal 1-1 Chelsea | Community Shield |
| May 27, 2017 | Arsenal 2-1 Chelsea | FA Cup |
| Feb 4, 2017 | Chelsea 3-1 Arsenal | Premier League |
| Sep 24, 2016 | Arsenal 3-0 Chelsea | Premier League |
| Jan 24, 2016 | Arsenal 0-1 Chelsea | Premier League |
How many goals should we expect?
Arsenal score 1.7 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Chelsea score 1.9 and concede 0.6.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal | 1.7 | 0.9 | 8 | 6/15 | 6/15 |
| Chelsea | 1.9 | 0.6 | 8 | 5/15 | 7/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Arsenal sit 2nd in Premier League (18 points from 7 matches) and Chelsea sit 4th (13 points from 7 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Arsenal | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 18 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 13 |
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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy