Ace Football previews the Premier League round 14 match between Southampton and Chelsea and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Southampton enjoy home advantage, when visitors Chelsea swing by this coming Wednesday for a clash in the Premier League. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.
Sitting bottom of the table, Southampton have claimed five points after 13 rounds, while The Blues have amassed 25 points. This places the latter as number 3 in the Premier League at the moment.
Form: Southampton vs Chelsea
Southampton Form
A single draw is all Southampton have to show from their last three games, where they came up short, losing 2-0 and 2-3 against Wolverhampton and Liverpool respectively. Their latest match brought some consolation with a 1-1 against Brighton. Southampton claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the Premier League, which also saw them drawing one and losing four matches, in which they scored six and conceded 11 goals.
Chelsea Form
In their last three matches, Chelsea first beat Leicester 1-2, then FC Heidenheim by 0-2 and finally Aston Villa by 3-0. Chelsea came through their last six away games in the Premier League with four wins. Of those six matches, they drew once and lost once in which, they scored 14 and conceded six.
Betting stats and facts for Southampton and Chelsea
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Southampton and Chelsea played across all tournaments.
- In 3 of the last 4 Southampton home matches the sum of goals was over 4.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Southampton matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Southampton home matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Southampton matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Southampton matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Chelsea away matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Chelsea matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 9 Chelsea away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Chelsea matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 5 Chelsea away matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
Players in form: Southampton vs Chelsea
With two goals in six matches Adam Armstrong has been a regular feature on the scoresheet in recent matches, making him a tempting betting prospect, when going up against Chelsea and their defence. The visitors hope Nicolas Jackson adds another to his current tally of four goals in his latest matches.
Popular betting markets: Southampton vs Chelsea
Full-time result
Southampton won three of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at St. Mary’s Stadium. They drew three and lost four as well, while Chelsea won six of their last 10 games away. They drew one and lost three. Chelsea remained unbeaten in their last 5 games on the bounce.
Both teams to score
Southampton scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Chelsea scored the opening goal in six of the last ten games. Of the previous 10 outings, Southampton scored the opening goal five times, whereas their opponents were first on target in six of their last 10 games. Chelsea have scored in 17 consecutive meetings with Southampton when playing at away ground.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Southampton’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.2 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Chelsea, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 2.4 times goals per game.
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