Arsenal Vs Chelsea ~ It’s All Over

When I say it’s ‘all over’ what I really mean is the only sensible bet on this match is in the ‘Over 2.5 Goals’ market. Remember that Arsenal and Chelsea are currently the two highest scoring teams in the premier league and historically goals are never in short supply at this fixture. Three of the last six North London fixtures have been over 2.5 goal matches, while no less than 17 goals have been scored in those six games, including five last season.

Chelsea continue to score goals and last week’s 4-0 win over Wolves was most impressive given that key attack-minded players were missing. Lampard returns and he was looking like a player reaching goal-scoring form to me. Arsenal may be missing van Persie but they only know how to play one way at the Emirates and goals are expected once more. Looking at the trading on Betfair today (27/11/09) you can still back the ‘Overs’ at 2.02, which seems like a fair price to me, other prices that stood out are Arsenal +0&+0.5 goals in the Asian Handicap market at 1.67 (a tenner bet on the Asian Handicap at +0&+0.5 works like this: If Arsenal win £6.70 profit | If the match is a draw £3.35 profit | If Chelsea win, you lose £10)

If you fancy taking a flutter on this match then Betfair Bookmakers offer great odds on the ‘Overs’ market, as do Paddy Power Bookmakers.