Stoke City VS Chelsea ( BETTING TIPS, Match Preview & Expert Analysis )
PREVIEW & TIPS FOR Stoke City vs Chelsea
Stoke and Chelsea play at Britannia Stadium in a sixth round Barclays Premier League duel. The history of direct matches played at this stadium favors the visiting team, who in the last 6 matches have won 3, drawn 1 and lost 2. Indeed, in the last match at this stadium, in a match for Barclays Premier League on 18-03-2017, Chelsea only managed to win, by (1-2). The goals of the match were scored by J. Walters (38 ‘) for Stoke and for Willian (13’) and G. Cahill (87 ‘) for Chelsea. In this match the house factor may play a decisive role as Chelsea have shown differences in performance in their home and away games.
Stoke City Team News
The home team is currently in 13th place with 5 points earned after 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses. In the penultimate match, tied at home for Manchester United by (2-2). In the last match, lost out to Newcastle by (2-1). This is a team little affected by the house factor, that is, presents similar results at home and away, since in the last 30 matches has 5 wins, 3 draws and 7 losses as a visitor, with 18 goals scored and 24 conceded, against 6 wins , 4 draws and 5 defeats at home, with 21 goals scored and 18 conceded. In the last game that disputed, for Glass of the League, lost with Bristol City outside by (2-0). In the last 10 home games Stoke has recorded 4 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses. The team conceded goals to their opponents in 4 of the last 5 games, so it has not shown great defensive solidity, but its attack has marked regularly, since it managed to materialize in 4 of the last 5 games in this competition.
Stoke City vs Chelsea Stats
Stoke City have been making a less-than-expected English Championship, having only 1 win in all five rounds and must start to present better football to fight higher in the standings. The team is characterized by a rather inefficient attack that has scored 5 goals and is the ninth worst of the national, while the defense has conceded 6 goals and is the tenth more leaked, demonstrating that it is necessary to adjust both the offensive and defensive system, since which both have been delivering well below expectations. Playing at home as their match on Saturday, Stoke made 2 Premier League games and accumulated 1 win and 1 draw, having averages of 1.50 goals scored and 1 goal conceded, demonstrating good strength in front of their fans and it is worth mentioning that scored goals in 11 of the last 12 matches in his stadium for all competitions. Overall, taking into account home and away matches, the team tends to score more in the second half, as 4 of their 5 goals took place in the second stage, especially between 45 and 60 minutes where they had 2 goals.
Chelsea Team News
After 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, the visiting team is in 3rd place, having won 10 points. In the last match, they drew with Arsenal at home for (0-0), after their previous match had won out in a game against Leicester City by (1-2). This is a team that curiously has been stronger outside than at home, because in the last 30 games it registers 10 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses as a visitor; against 10 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses in his stadium. In the last 10 games as a visitor Chelsea won 7 and lost 3. His attack has scored regularly, as he has achieved in 4 of the last 5 games in this competition. In 15 games, he suffered the first goal 5 times and only got 1 turn on the scoreboard.
Chelsea have been making a great start to the Premier League, they are among the top-ranked players and are 4 games without a draw, now seeking 3 more points to try to reach the leading Manchester City. The team scored 8 goals, being the fourth best attack of the English Premier League, and conceded 5 goals, having the eighth defense less leaked, showing a certain imbalance between the offensive and defensive sectors, needing to adjust in the defense to suffer less goals. Playing away from home, as their match on Saturday, Chelsea have won their two games for the national team, including against strong opponents like Liverpool and Leicester, proving that it is very strong even away from their domains where they even won 7 of the last 8 Premier League games and did not score goals in just 1 of those matches. Overall in the competition, counting the 5 games played so far, the team scored 4 goals in the first half and another 4 in the second stage, demonstrating that it usually maintains the offensive intensity during the 90 minutes of its games. For the confrontation against Stoke, coach Antonio Conte will not be able to count on David Luiz and Pedro Rodriguez, both for injury.
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