Southampton VS Chelsea ( BETTING TIPS, Match Preview & Expert Analysis )™
PREVIEW & TIPS FOR Southampton vs Chelsea
On Saturday, at 12:30, Chelsea has an interesting trip to Southampton, in the 25th round of the Premier League. Thomas Tuchel’s team starts with the first chance for success, but does not have Abraham and Havertz in attack and Thiago Silva in defense. On the other hand, Ralf Hasenhuttl cannot count on Obafemi and Walcott, injured, and Diallo is uncertain.
Southampton Team News
Southampton is in 13th place (goal average 30-39) and is in an unstoppable drop in terms of results: six defeats in a row, including a 0-9 on the field of Manchester United. Last stage, the “saints” lost to Wolverhampton (1-2), although Danny Ings had opened the scoring for the red and whites. In the second half, Neves (’53) and Neto (’66) turned the fate of the game in favor of the “wolves”.
It is for the first time in the history of the club when Southampton loses 6 matches in a row in the championship, in 5 of them the result being established from the break! Moreover, Southampton lost the last 5 home duels with Chelsea, and the Londoners start again with the first chance away. With Mount and Kovacic active in the middle and with Alonso and Azpilicueta excellent on the flanks, the Londoners look good.
Chelsea Team News
Chelesa climbed to 4th place in the Premier League, after four consecutive successes that increased the team’s chances of reaching the Champions League. With 42 points, Chelsea is only four points away from second place, occupied by Manchester United, tied with Leicester (46 points).
This season, Chelsea led 5 times to the break in the championship, and the Londoners won each time in the final. No other team in the English first league can boast such a balance! At the same time, Chelsea won the duel of possession in all the matches played under Tuchel’s command, a new argument for a positive result at the weekend. In the absence of Tammy Abraham, Chelsea’s most likely scorer is Timo Werner, who last Monday ended a series of 14 games in a row without a goal scored!
In the round it was 3-3 on Stamford Bridge, a match in which Werner managed a “double”, in the 15th and 28th minutes. Ings (’43) and Che Adams (’57) brought the equalizer for the guests, before Havertz ( ’59) to score for 3-2. In overtime, Vestergaard equalized to three for the “saints” at the end of a match with 24 shots on goal. We are waiting for a spectacular duel again!