Curiously at this moment, Chelsea have an away record that is similar to Arsenal’s away record – although with a better goal difference, but here we are looking at Chelsea at the Bridge and that shows a modest superiority in Arsenal’s favour.
For Chelsea, in their first six league games of the season, they won two, drew two, and lost two, but since then it has been five wins and one defeat at home – that defeat being against Sunderland 1-2 at the end of last month.
So in the last three games in the league for Chelsea, it has been three wins with six goals scored with none conceded. For Arsenal, we have seen two wins and a draw in the league with eight scored and three conceded.
Chelsea’s three league defeats this season have come from Manchester United away, Brighton and the aforementioned Sunderland at home. Maybe Chelsea don’t like their home ground that much either.
In recent seasons, they have had a bit of an up and down run, coming 3rd, 12th, 6th and 4th in the league, while also winning the conference league last season. Their average league attendance last season was just 39.672, which suggested a level of disinterest among the fans.
As for the head-to-head out of the 211 matches between the two, results Arsenal have won 85 (40%), and Chelsea have won 66 (31%)
But here is a funny thing. In the last dozen Premier League and FA Cup matches, Chelsea have won just one – that on 20 August 2021 when they beat Arsenal 0-2 at Arsenal’s ground. Of the remaining games, Arsenal have won eight and three have been draws. That total took me a bit by surprise, but if you want to check, here are the games…
More on the game soon.