Arsenal started their championship defense journey with two wins against Coventry City and Aston Villa, and have not conceded a goal.
This is a start showing the certainty of the team led by Mikel Arteta, especially in the ability to control and limit opportunities of the opponent.
The Blues also have similar achievements, although the way they win is completely different. Under Xabi Alonso, the London team successively surpassed Fulham and Brighton in 2 entertaining matches. The Blues also defeated Luton Town in the Carabao Cup, thereby maintaining a winning streak since the beginning of the season.
The last time Chelsea won all 4 opening matches was in the 2016-2017 season, when Antonio Conte led the team. They also won all 3 opening matches of the 2018-2019 Premier League season under Maurizio Sarri.
Alonso will aim to equalize this streak with a victory over Arsenal, thereby affirming Chelsea's ambition.
However, Chelsea will have to show the best attacking efficiency to penetrate Arsenal's very solid defense.
Arsenal is the team that has had the fewest shots taken by the opponent after the first two rounds of the Premier League with only 11 shots. They also faced the fewest shots on target, only once, and at the same time let the opponent create the lowest total xG in the league, at 0.54.
Since the beginning of the 2022-2023 season, Arsenal has had 16 matches in the Premier League where the opponent has not had a single shot on target. This achievement is double that of Liverpool, the team ranked second with 8 matches.
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