Chelsea vs Arsenal predictions, Jan 14, 2026

Jan 08, 2026 0 Comment By Yuriy Borshchenko

English League Cup, on Wednesday,

Chelsea

Arsenal

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In an eagerly anticipated English League Cup clash, Chelsea will face off against Arsenal FC on January 14, 2026, at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea, who have won only one of their last five matches, will be looking to turn their form around at home against an in-form Arsenal side.

Arsenal FC, on the other hand, comes into this match on the back of a five-game winning streak, making them the team to beat. Their recent performances have showcased their tactical strengths and ability to secure crucial victories.

Bookmakers have given Chelsea the slight edge as the home team, but Arsenal’s impressive form suggests they will provide a tough challenge. With odds of 3 for a home win and 2.37 for an away win, this match is expected to be closely contested.

In this highly anticipated encounter, both teams will be eager to secure a win and advance in the English League Cup. With Chelsea hungry for a turnaround and Arsenal in formidable form, this match is sure to provide an exciting spectacle for football fans.

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Chelsea
31.8%		 Draw
28.1%		 Arsenal
40.1%

Prediction (the most likely score): 1:1

Outrights of English League Cup Arsenal: 16.71% Chelsea: 8.77%

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Betting Odds

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Latest Results

07.01.26 Fulham FC – Chelsea – 2:1
04.01.26 Manchester City – Chelsea – 1:1
30.12.25 Chelsea – AFC Bournemouth – 2:2
27.12.25 Chelsea – Aston Villa – 1:2
20.12.25 Newcastle United – Chelsea – 2:2		 03.01.26 AFC Bournemouth – Arsenal FC – 2:3
30.12.25 Arsenal FC – Aston Villa – 4:1
27.12.25 Arsenal FC – Brighton & Hove Albion – 2:1
23.12.25 Arsenal FC – Crystal Palace – 2:1 penalties
20.12.25 Everton – Arsenal FC – 0:1

Facts

  • 1st leg.
  • In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Chelsea won 0.
  • Chelsea is currently in poor form (last 5 games: 0 wins).
  • Arsenal is showing excellent form with consecutive wins (last 5 games: 5 wins).
  • Chelsea may face physical challenges compared to their opponent, as they have played more matches in recent days.
  • The probability of winning is almost the same for both teams in this match.
  • In the last 20 head-to-head matches, Chelsea won 5 matches, drew 4 matches, lost 11 matches, and goals 25:39. (average 1.3:2).
  • Including home matches between the teams, Chelsea won 2 matches, drew 4 matches, lost 3 matches, and goals 15:15. (average 1.7:1.7).

    Latest Head To Head

    30.11.25 Chelsea – Arsenal FC – 1:1
    16.03.25 Arsenal FC – Chelsea – 1:0
    10.11.24 Chelsea – Arsenal FC – 1:1
    23.04.24 Arsenal FC – Chelsea – 5:0
    21.10.23 Chelsea – Arsenal FC – 2:2

    Standings

    Draw

    Main

    1/64-finals

    1 Barrow Preston 0 : 1
    2 Wrexham Hull 4 : 3
    3 Portsmouth Reading 1 : 2
    4 Gillingham AFC Wimbledon 1 : 2
    5 Burnley Bye
    6 West Brom Derby 1 : 2
    7 Cardiff Swindon 2 : 1
    8 Cheltenham Exeter 2 : 0
    9 Wolves Bye
    10 Bye West Ham
    11 Everton Bye
    12 Chesterfield Mansfield 0 : 2
    13 Tranmere Burton 1 : 2
    14 Harrogate Lincoln 1 : 3
    16 Bye Chelsea
    17 Birmingham Sheffield Utd 2 : 1
    18 Blackpool Port Vale 0 : 1
    20 Bye Arsenal
    21 Barnsley Fleetwood 3 : 2
    22 Salford Rotherham 0 : 1
    23 Oxford Utd Colchester 1 : 0
    24 Bye Brighton
    25 Liverpool Bye
    27 Watford Norwich 1 : 2
    28 Northampton Southampton 0 : 1
    29 Crystal Palace Bye
    31 Newport Millwall 0 : 1
    32 Coventry Luton 1 : 0
    33 Newcastle Bye
    35 Stoke Walsall 1 : 0
    36 Blackburn Bradford City 1 : 2
    37 Tottenham Bye
    39 Accrington Peterborough 2 : 1
    40 Middlesbrough Doncaster 0 : 4
    41 Wigan Notts Co 1 : 0
    42 Stockport County Crewe 3 : 1
    43 Bromley Ipswich 2 : 1
    44 Leyton Orient Wycombe 0 : 1
    45 Fulham Bye
    46 Bristol City MK Dons 2 : 0
    47 Bristol Rovers Cambridge Utd 0 : 2
    48 Charlton Stevenage 3 : 1
    49 Swansea Crawley 3 : 1
    50 Plymouth QPR 3 : 2
    52 Bye Nottingham
    53 Sunderland Bye
    54 Huddersfield Leicester 3 : 2
    56 Bye Manchester City
    57 Bolton Sheffield Wed 3 : 4
    58 Bye Leeds
    59 Grimsby Shrewsbury 3 : 1
    60 Bye Manchester Utd
    61 Bournemouth Bye
    62 Bye Brentford
    64 Bye Aston Villa

    1/32-finals

    1 Preston Wrexham 2 : 3
    2 Reading AFC Wimbledon 2 : 1
    3 Burnley Derby 2 : 1
    4 Cardiff Cheltenham 3 : 0
    5 Wolves West Ham 3 : 2
    6 Everton Mansfield 2 : 0
    7 Burton Lincoln 0 : 1
    8 Bye Chelsea
    9 Birmingham Port Vale 0 : 1
    10 Bye Arsenal
    11 Barnsley Rotherham 2 : 1
    12 Oxford Utd Brighton 0 : 6
    13 Liverpool Bye
    14 Norwich Southampton 0 : 3
    15 Crystal Palace Bye
    16 Millwall Coventry 2 : 1
    17 Newcastle Bye
    18 Stoke Bradford City 0 : 3
    19 Tottenham Bye
    20 Accrington Doncaster 0 : 2
    21 Wigan Stockport County 1 : 0
    22 Bromley Wycombe 1 : 2
    23 Fulham Bristol City 2 : 0
    24 Cambridge Utd Charlton 3 : 1
    25 Swansea Plymouth 2 : 1
    26 Bye Nottingham
    27 Sunderland Huddersfield 1 : 2
    28 Bye Manchester City
    29 Sheffield Wed Leeds 2 : 1
    30 Grimsby Manchester Utd 3 : 2
    31 Bournemouth Brentford 0 : 2
    32 Bye Aston Villa

    1/16-finals

    1 Wrexham Reading 2 : 0
    2 Burnley Cardiff 1 : 2
    3 Wolves Everton 2 : 0
    4 Lincoln Chelsea 1 : 2
    5 Port Vale Arsenal 0 : 2
    6 Barnsley Brighton 0 : 6
    7 Liverpool Southampton 2 : 1
    8 Crystal Palace Millwall 2 : 1
    9 Newcastle Bradford City 4 : 1
    10 Tottenham Doncaster 3 : 0
    11 Wigan Wycombe 0 : 2
    12 Fulham Cambridge Utd 1 : 0
    13 Swansea Nottingham 3 : 2
    14 Huddersfield Manchester City 0 : 2
    15 Sheffield Wed Grimsby 0 : 1
    16 Brentford Aston Villa 2 : 1

    1/8-finals

    1 Wrexham Cardiff 1 : 2
    2 Wolves Chelsea 3 : 4
    3 Arsenal Brighton 2 : 0
    4 Liverpool Crystal Palace 0 : 3
    5 Newcastle Tottenham 2 : 0
    6 Wycombe Fulham 1 : 2
    7 Swansea Manchester City 1 : 3
    8 Grimsby Brentford 0 : 5

    Quarter-finals

    1 Cardiff Chelsea 1 : 3
    2 Arsenal Crystal Palace 2 : 1
    3 Newcastle Fulham 2 : 1
    4 Manchester City Brentford 2 : 0

    Semi-finals

    1 Chelsea Arsenal
    2 Newcastle Manchester City

    Final

    1 TBD #1 TBD #2

    English League Cup Outrights

    1. Manchester City: 2.62 (17.26%)

    2. Arsenal: 2.7 (16.71%)

    3. Chelsea: 5.15 (8.77%)

    4. Liverpool: 6.05 (7.47%)

    5. Newcastle Utd: 7.15 (6.32%)

    6. Tottenham: 17 (2.66%)

    7. Aston Villa: 17 (2.66%)

    8. Manchester United: 17 (2.66%)

    9. Brighton: 21 (2.15%)

    10. Bournemouth: 26 (1.74%)

    11. Everton: 34 (1.33%)

    12. Nottingham: 34 (1.33%)

    13. Crystal Palace: 34 (1.33%)

    14. Brentford: 41 (1.1%)

    15. West Ham: 41 (1.1%)

    16. Fulham: 41 (1.1%)

    17. Wolves: 65 (0.69%)

    18. Sunderland: 65 (0.69%)

    19. Leeds: 65 (0.69%)

    20. Burnley: 80 (0.56%)

    21. Milton Keynes Dons: 100 (0.45%)

    22. Cheltenham: 100 (0.45%)

    23. Leicester: 100 (0.45%)

    24. Birmingham: 100 (0.45%)

    25. Middlesbrough: 100 (0.45%)

    26. Salford: 100 (0.45%)

    27. Walsall: 100 (0.45%)

    28. Oxford Utd: 100 (0.45%)

    29. Southampton: 100 (0.45%)

    30. Derby: 100 (0.45%)

    31. Exeter: 100 (0.45%)

    32. Blackburn: 100 (0.45%)

    33. Swindon: 100 (0.45%)

    34. Coventry: 100 (0.45%)

    35. Wrexham: 100 (0.45%)

    36. Blackpool: 100 (0.45%)

    37. Bristol City: 100 (0.45%)

    38. Watford: 100 (0.45%)

    39. Portsmouth: 100 (0.45%)

    40. Doncaster: 100 (0.45%)

    41. Stoke City: 100 (0.45%)

    42. Swansea: 100 (0.45%)

    43. Barnsley: 100 (0.45%)

    44. Millwall: 100 (0.45%)

    45. Port Vale: 100 (0.45%)

    46. Grimsby: 100 (0.45%)

    47. Fleetwood Town: 100 (0.45%)

    48. Wigan: 100 (0.45%)

    49. Mansfield: 100 (0.45%)

    50. Sheffield Wed: 100 (0.45%)

    51. Shrewsbury: 100 (0.45%)

    52. Ipswich: 100 (0.45%)

    53. West Brom: 100 (0.45%)

    54. Norwich: 100 (0.45%)

    55. Hull City: 100 (0.45%)

    56. Cambridge Utd: 100 (0.45%)

    57. QPR: 100 (0.45%)

    58. Charlton: 100 (0.45%)

    59. Burton: 100 (0.45%)

    60. Preston: 100 (0.45%)

    61. Sheffield Utd: 100 (0.45%)

    62. Sheffield United: 100 (0.45%)

    63. Leicester City: 100 (0.45%)

    64. Hartlepool: 100 (0.45%)

    65. Boreham Wood: 100 (0.45%)

    66. Forest Green: 100 (0.45%)

    67. Macclesfield: 100 (0.45%)

    68. Weston-super-Mare: 100 (0.45%)

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