Leg 2 of 2 for the semi-finals of the EFL Cup 2025/2026 is the only round left before the strongest two teams will compete in the finals for the Cup. The first match of the two will take place on Tuesday, 3 February. This time around Arsenal is hosting Chelsea at the Emirates Stadium in London. The kick off time is 8:00 pm GMT. Multiple TV channels will broadcast the match, including Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Football.
Both Arsenal and Chelsea entered the competition in the third round among the nine Premier League clubs involved in European competitions. In the quarterfinals Arsenal played 1 – 1 against Crystal Palace and won on penalties 8–7. Chelsea won against Cardiff City 3 – 1. Currently, Arsenal holds an advantage over Chelsea, as they won 3 – 2 in the first leg.
Arsenal vs Chelsea – Betting Odds
With the last two matches before the final, English football fans and betting enthusiasts come together to try and predict the next champion. Many bookmaking platforms offer odds on various markets for the EFL Cup.
Below we will take a look at Arsenal vs Chelsea betting odds on some of the most popular betting markets 7bet has to offer for the match.
1X2 Betting Odds
This betting market is also known as straight win because its main objective is to determine the outcome of the game. As a punter, you place your wager on an outcome that seems most likely. Easy to understand, it is recommended for newbie bettors as a starting point.
The betting options follow the rules of the game, and for football are the following: the home team wins (1), the away team wins (2), or the match ends in a draw (x). If you happen to make a correct prediction, you will qualify for a payout proportional to the offered odds and your stake size.
At 7bet, we currently offer the following 1×2 Arsenal vs Chelsea odds:
| Arsenal (1) | Draw (x) | Chelsea (2) |
| 17/25 | 8/3 | 7/2 |
Double Chance Odds
If you would like to place a bet on the match outcome but have a bit more control over the risks, this betting market can help. You are still betting on the final result but your wager goes on two options instead of one.
If any of the two takes place on the field, you will qualify for a win. This means that your risk of making a wrong prediction lowers. But keep in mind that for the same reason the offered odds will also be lower than for the previous betting market.
In football, you get the following betting options:
- Either the home team wins or the match ends in a draw (1x)
- Either the home team or the away team wins (12)
- Either the away team wins or the match ends in a draw (x2)
This bet works the best for the matches where two teams have equal powers and either one has a chance to win.
At 7bet, we currently offer the following double chance Arsenal vs Chelsea odds:
| Arsenal or draw (1x) | Arsenal or Chelsea (12) | Draw or Chelsea (x2) |
| 1/5 | 1/4 | 24/25 |
Handicap Betting Odds
Handicap bets were introduced into sports betting with a specific purpose. If one of the teams competing in the match has superior skills and thus a much higher chance to win, it automatically makes betting irrelevant as it is very clear who is going to win.
To balance out such cases, handicap bets impose special conditions that the winning team has to fulfill for their win to count towards your wager. In other words, it is not only about who wins but how exactly they do it.
It takes time and experience to wrap your head around how handicap bets work, that’s why they are mostly recommended for seasoned punters who have been in sports betting for a while.
While football offers a variety of handicap bets, the most popular one is the goal difference.
This is how it works. If you place your wager on the stronger Team A to win the match with a goal difference of -1.5, it means that your wager will qualify for a payout only if at the end of the game Team A will lead the score by 2 goals or more. A lower goal difference will result in you losing your wager.
However, this doesn’t mean you have to predict the final score. Actually, it doesn’t matter what score the match ends with. As long as it falls under the established conditions (for example, 2 – 0, 3 – 1, 4 – 1, or similar), it works in your favour.
Handicap bets also allow you to bet on the losing team. Let’s say, you want to place a wager on the underdog Team B to lose the game with a +2 goal difference. If your wager is to win, they can’t lose by more than one goal.
At 7bet, we currently offer the following handicap Arsenal vs Chelsea betting odds:
| Arsenal -0.75 | Chelsea +0.75 |
| 5/6 | 5/6 |
Other popular handicap lines include:
| Arsenal | Draw | Chelsea | |
| Starts 1 – 0 | 1/5 | 5/1 | 9/1 |
| Starts 0 – 1 | 9/5 | 14/5 | 13/12 |
| Starts 0 – 2 | 14/3 | 4/1 | 5/13 |
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Both Teams to Score (BTTS) Odds
This betting market gives you the opportunity to predict whether both teams will score at least one goal during the game. However, predicting the final score isn’t your task, because this bet doesn’t directly depend on the match outcome.
You get two betting options. “Yes” applies to the situations where you feel confident both teams will successfully break through their rival’s defense and score. “No” means you assess one or both teams as incapable of making a successful attack on their opponent’s goal.
The easy mechanism and the fact that it isn’t affected by the match outcome classify this bet as low risk and suitable for beginners.
At 7bet, we currently offer the following both teams to score Arsenal vs Chelsea betting odds:
| Yes | No |
| 9/13 | 1/1 |
Goal Total (Over/Under) Odds
While this betting market operates differently, it is also considered low risk. Your task here is to predict if the sum of all goals scored by both sides will be higher (over) or lower (under) than a specific number defined in the betting offer.
For example, you place a wager that the goal total of the match between Team A and Team B will end with a goal total of over 2.5. So now for your wager to win, you need to add up goals scored by both sides by the end of the game and see if it amounts to 3 goals. More goals will still work for you but fewer will cause you to lose your wager.
Don’t fall into thinking that you are required to predict the final score or the match winner. Any score like 2 – 1, 0 – 3, 2 – 2, or similar will bring you a win regardless of the final outcome of the match. The only time you lose is if the goal total is lower than 2.5 (for example, score like 2 – 0 or 1 – 1, both total of 2).
At 7bet, we currently offer the following goal total Arsenal vs Chelsea odds:
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
| 4/6 | 1/1 |
Correct Score Odds
The mechanism behind this betting market is as simple as the name suggests. You are trying to predict the final score of the match. Nevertheless, this bet belongs to the high risk category and is mostly recommended for experienced punters.
This is explained by the fact that theoretically a football match can end with virtually any score, so it takes a deeper knowledge and extensive experience of the sport to place bets with any degree of informed decision making and responsible gambling.
At 7bet, we currently offer the following correct score Arsenal vs Chelsea odds for some of the most popular scorelines:
| Arsenal | Chelsea | Odds |
| 0 | 0 | 11/1 |
| 1 | 0 | 13/2 |
| 0 | 1 | 12/1 |
| 1 | 1 | 17/3 |
| 2 | 0 | 7/1 |
| 2 | 1 | 13/2 |
| 1 | 2 | 13/1 |
| 3 | 1 | 11/1 |
Please note that the odds are accurate as per the publishing time of the article. Make sure to check the latest odds before placing a bet.
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