

Premier League
•Round 3

Arsenal
11:30
6th Sept 2026

Chelsea
Arsenal to win


Author
Fact checker Janne Kouva
Arsenal's five-match winning run and strong defensive record make the home result the most convincing 1X2 angle.
Arsenal versus Chelsea arrives early in the Premier League season, but the supplied form lines already give this one a clear shape. Arsenal have won five straight listed league matches and started this campaign with a 3-0 victory, while Chelsea's recent results have been far less settled. My match prediction is an Arsenal win, with a 2-0 scoreline the most plausible lean. Here's why that home angle stands out.
Here's the thing: Arsenal's recent record is difficult to argue with. Their last five listed Premier League matches have all ended in wins, producing 10 goals while allowing just one. That sequence includes three 1-0 or 2-0 type results as well as two 3-0 wins, so it is not solely an attacking story. The latest result, a 3-0 home victory over Coventry City, also puts Arsenal third after one match, with three points and a +3 goal difference. I think that combination makes them the more reliable side here.
Chelsea also have three points from their opening league game, having scored three and conceded two, so I would not frame this as a one-sided fixture. But their five listed matches before this contain one win, one draw and three defeats. They scored five times in that run and conceded 10, including a 3-0 loss at Brighton and a 3-1 home defeat to Nottingham Forest. Arsenal, by comparison, conceded in only one of their last five.
The 1X2 prices make Arsenal the market favourite at 2.75, ahead of the draw at 3.75 and Chelsea at 5.45. For me, the home result is still the cleanest route rather than chasing a bigger narrative. The 2-0 lean naturally points to both teams not scoring and under 2.5 goals, although the goal line is the less secure of those two supporting angles. Chelsea's opening three-goal return means they retain enough attacking upside to make a home clean sheet a live risk.
Arsenal are the right side to back at the Emirates Stadium, with their recent results pointing towards a controlled home win.

Arsenal
2 : 0
Chelsea




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Goals Scored
3.0
Goals Conceded
0.0
Goals difference
+3
Avg. goals per match
3.0
FT, 21 Aug 2026
3
0
FT, 24 May 2026
1
2
FT, 18 May 2026
1
0
FT, 10 May 2026
0
1
FT, 2 May 2026
3
0







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Arsenal's 2.75 price is the shortest 1X2 quote, establishing them as the current market favourite.
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The draw at 3.75 carries a notably shorter price than Chelsea at 5.45, with the market rating a stalemate more likely than an away win.
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Both Teams To Score is closely priced at 1.90 for Yes and 1.92 for No, while Under 2.5 Goals is a marginally bigger price than Over 2.5 at 1.95 versus 1.90.