Arsenal v Chelsea Betting Preview

Written by Yaro Pavlenko

Spreadex Sports previews the upcoming 2025/26 EFL Cup semi-final 2nd leg fixture between Arsenal and Chelsea. The London rivals saw a hotly-contested first leg at Stamford Bridge end with Arsenal grabbing a 3-2 victory ahead of this one.

Will Mikel Arteta's side finish the job in front of their home fans and book their ticket in the Wembley final, or will Liam Rosenior mastermind another Chelsea comeback to flip the script and give himself a chance at his first silverware in charge of the Blues?

When is Arsenal v Chelsea?
Tuesday, February 3rd 2026.

What time is kick-off for Arsenal v Chelsea?
8pm, UK time.

Where is Arsenal v Chelsea being played?
Emirates Stadium, London.

How can I watch Arsenal v Chelsea? 
Live on ITV from 8pm.

Arsenal v Chelsea betting FORM

Both sides come into this one in confident mood and will fancy their chances in what is essentially a one-match-shootout for a place in a cup final. Arsenal bounced back from defeat to Man Utd with a win in the Champions League and a demolition of Leeds in the league which - coupled with other results - means the Gunners now have a six point buffer at the summit.

Chelsea, meanwhile, are on a run of five straight wins and overturned a 2-0 deficit to West Ham in their last outing to boost their hopes of a top-four finish. With both these sides looking strong in attacking areas but conceding a fair amount of goals in their recent contests, any prediction is difficult to ascertain, but Arsenal's first leg lead coupled with home advantage may prove enough.

ARSENAL RECENT FORM (ALL COMPS)

WIN: Leeds 0-4 Arsenal. 31st January 2026.
WIN: Arsenal 3-2 Kairat Almaty. 28th January 2026. 
LOSS: Arsenal 2-3 Man Utd. 25th January 2026.

CHELSEA RECENT FORM (ALL COMPS)

WIN: Chelsea 3-2 West Ham. 31st January 2026.
WIN: Napoli 2-3 Chelsea. 28th January 2026.
WIN: Crystal Palace 1-3 Chelsea. 25th January 2026.

To see all the Arsenal v Chelsea betting stats and form, visit our pricing page to view our Pre-Match betting stats table or hover over/tap the chart image to see previous outcomes for that particular market.

WHAT ARE THE BEST ODDS ON Arsenal v Chelsea?

The Spreadex Sports fixed odds Match Odds betting prices have Arsenal as 4/6 favourites to secure the victory (within 90 mins) while our 2 Up early pay out market, which pays out when a team goes two goals up, has the Gunners at 8/13.

Chelsea meanwhile are available at 15/4 for the away victory (17/5 on our 2 Up market), with the draw at 3/1.

Arsenal's first leg win continued their complete dominance in this H2H in recent times. The Gunners have now won seven of the last ten meetings, with three draws and no wins for the Blues!

The two most recent meetings have seen Both Teams Scoring, and you can back Both to Score - Yes at 4/6 here. Both to Score - No is available at 6/5. Six of the last ten meetings have seen Over 3.5 goals - you can back that here at 8/5.

In terms of outright 'To Qualify' odds, i.e to win either in normal time or extra time/penalties, Arsenal are 1/10 with Chelsea at 11/2.

Arsenal v Chelsea FOOTBALL SPREAD BETTING PRICES

Our football spread betting prices have the Goal Supremacy as Arsenal/Chelsea 0.75 - 0.95. This means if Arsenal won 3-1 (or by any other two goal margin), a 'buy' bet at 0.95 would mean a return of 1.05x your initial stake.

However, if you bought at 0.95 in Arsenal's favour and the match ended goalless, you would lose 0.95x your stake. Or, if Chelsea were to grab a 1-0 (or any other one goal margin) win, the market would settle negatively at -1 and a buy at 0.95 would result in a loss of 1.95x your opening stake.

You can calculate various make-ups by using our handy spread betting calculator, found here.

Our spread betting Total Goals line is 3 - 3.2. So a 3.2 'buy' bet would need at least four goals to be scored in the match to start turning a profit. Conversely, a 3 sell bet would need less than three goals to be scored in the match to turn a profit.

Remember that with spread betting, get the bet wrong and losses can exceed your stake/deposit. E.g. a 3.2 'buy' Total Goals bet would lose 3.2x your opening stake if the match ended 0-0, and so on.

Arsenal v Chelsea betting specials and price boosts

We have several pre-built Popular Bet-Builders, including Viktor Gyokeres 3+ shots, Gabriel Martinelli 3+ shots & Noni Madueke 2+ shots - 16/5, Cole Palmer to score anytime, Joao Pedro to score anytime, Chelsea to win & Over 2.5 goals - 18/1, BTTS, Over 4.5 Arsenal corners & Over 4.5 Chelsea corners - 17/4 and much more!

Price Boosts for this one are live, and include Martin Odegaard 1+ Assist - NOW 3/1, Arsenal to Win the Tie on Penalties - NOW 14/1, Both Teams to Score a Header - NOW 12/1, Chelsea to Win 3-2 - NOW 40/1 and more!

Learn how to spread bet on Arsenal v Chelsea

Spreadex offers football spread betting prices on Arsenal v Chelsea, as well as traditional sportsbook/fixed odds prices.

Some of these markets include options such as Player Goal Minutes (the aggregate minutes of the goals scored by a named player in a match), Total Goal Minutes (the aggregate of the minutes of all goals scored in a match), Shirt Numbers (the aggregate of the shirt numbers of all goalscorers in a match), Bookings Points (based on 10 points per yellow, 25 per red), Corners, Time of 1st Match Goal, Match Performance and many, many more.

See our football spread betting education centre to see examples of how spread betting works, watch short explainer videos and try interactive betting widgets to see how win or loss levels work on different bets.

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Please note that this preview is not designed to offer any betting advice or suggestions. All prices quoted correct as of 5pm February 2nd. Price Boosts and other markets will be added closer to kick-off time.