Chelsea VS Southampton ( BETTING TIPS, Match Preview & Expert Analysis )
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PREVIEW & TIPS FOR Chelsea vs Southampton
Chelsea and Southampton meet at Stamford Bridge in a match of the 18th round of the Barclays Premier League. At this stage, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the home team, which has 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss in the last 5 games. Indeed, the last time they met at this stadium was on 25-04-2017, in a game for the Barclays Premier League that ended with Chelsea’s win by (4-2). The goals of the match were scored by E. Hazard (5 ‘), G. Cahill (45’) and Diego Costa (53 ‘and 89’) for Chelsea and Oriol Romeu (24 ‘) and R. Bertrand (90’ ) to Southampton. In this match the home factor can play an important role, since both teams present significant differences in the results achieved at home and as a visitor.
Chelsea Team News
The home team is currently in 3rd place with 35 points, after 11 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses. In the penultimate match, he lost out to West Ham by (1-0). In the last match, he won out to Huddersfield Town for (1-3). This is a team that curiously shows more positive results than at home, since in the last 30 matches it has 9 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats as a visitor, with 29 goals scored and 14 conceded, against 8 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats at home, with 33 goals scored and 18 conceded. For the championship, Chelsea had 16 points in 24 chances, after 5 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses in their last eight games at their stadium.
In this competition, it registers a sequence of 4 victories in the last matches in house. In matches played in their championship stadium, the most frequent result at the end of the first 45 ‘was 0-0, which occurred in 4 of their 8 matches. His attack has scored regularly, as he has managed to achieve in 9 of the last 10 games in this competition. In his home matches for this competition there is a tendency towards few goals, since in 5 of the last 8 that played there were less than 3 goals. In 17 games in this competition, only managed 1 turn on the scoreboard in the 6 games in which he suffered the first goal.
Chelsea vs Southampton Stats
Chelsea arrive for this motivated round after a 3-0 away win at Huddersfield. Highlight for Bakayoko, Willian and Pedro who scored the winning goals. The home team tends to play in the tactical system 5-2-3, favoring the quick transitions, mainly through the sides, with the three most advanced being Willian, Pedro and Hazard. It is also important to note that the team is also able to practice soccer with possession of the ball, progressing in the opponent’s field through short passes. One of the great qualities of Chelsea is the effective way in which they can defend free throws. In this duel, probably the technician can count on all his main list.
Southampton Team News
After 4 wins, 6 draws and 7 losses, the visiting team is in 11th place, having won 18 points. In the last match, they lost to Leicester City at home (1-4), after their previous match drew at home in a game against Arsenal by (1-1). This is a team that curiously has been stronger outside than at home, because in the last 30 games it registers 4 wins, 6 draws and 5 losses as a visitor; against 4 wins, 4 draws and 7 losses in his stadium. His last away game for this competition ended with a 1-1 draw against Bournemouth. In the last 7 away games the Southampton have won 1, 3 draws and 3 defeats, having won 6 points out of 21.
For this competition, you have not won any of the last 5 games outside of your stadium. Defensive solidity has not been his strong point, having conceded goals in 9 of the last 10 games but his attack has scored regularly as he has scored goals in 8 of the last 10 games for this competition. In 17 games in this competition, he suffered the first goal 9 times and never managed to turn the score. There are 1 highlights in the last 8 matches played as a visitor for all competitions: he suffered 4 of his 9 goals between minutes (31′-45 ‘).
Southampton arrive for this unmotivated match after having suffered a 1-1 home defeat to Leicester. Unlike his opponent of this match, the Southampton usually works in the 4-3-3, privileging a more offensive game, where the three most advanced pieces are Redmond, Austin and Ward-Prowse. The visiting team tends to practice counter-attack and at the same time more disorganized football, thus trying to take advantage of their opponent’s possible mistakes. For this match the technician Mauricio Pellegrino should have all his main players at his disposal.
Chelsea vs Southampton Predictions
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