Total over 2.5
Total over 2.5
Arsenal clearly showed in the last match against Manchester City (1: 4) that they are still not equal to the winner of the Premier League. Mikel Arteta’s team could not keep up with the pace imposed by the “citizens” and lost 4 points to the first line of the table.
Centre-back William Saliba was one of the reasons for the club’s decline in form. Without him, the Gunners have conceded 13 goals in their last 6 games. Let’s not forget, however, that Arsenal’s offensive potential has remained at the same high level. Generates 1.95 xg on average per match.
Chelsea in the second part of the season, despite the big names in the squad, resembles a rather average Premier League. In the last 8 matches in all tournaments, the “aristocrats” suffered 6 defeats with two draws and scored only 3 goals.
The main problem that the players should work on is the realization of the opportunities created. In April, they had 101 shots on target for 9.8 xg, but only scored 1 goal.
This left Chelsea 10 points clear of the relegation zone which is unbelievable.
Both teams have not been able to show the right level of competition in front of their own goals lately, but they try to compensate for this by playing in attack. I expect spectacular football and lots of touching moments from this match.