Premier League: Chelsea vs West Ham – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Premier League round 24 match between Chelsea and West Ham and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Chelsea appear to have a good chance to add three more points to their season account, as they face West Ham in round 24 of the Premier League season. They will surely end up frustrated, should they fail to beat the visitors at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.

Ranked as number 5 in the Premier League standings, The Blues, have so far collected 37 points this season, while West Ham collected 20 points. This puts them up as number 18 after 23 rounds.

Team form: Chelsea vs West Ham

Chelsea Form

Chelsea swept all aside in their last three matches and started off by winning 1-0 against Pafos FC. They went on to defeat Crystal Palace 1-3 and made it three on the spin against SSC Napoli in a 2-3 victory. Chelsea won three of their previous six matches at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League. They drew two and suffered one defeats, scoring 11 goals to five against.

West Ham Form

In their last three matches, West Ham drew 1-1 with Queens Park Rangers, beat Tottenham by 1-2 and beat Sunderland by 3-1. West Ham claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Premier League. They also drew three and were defeated two times, as they were outscored by 11 goals to six.

Betting stats and facts for Chelsea and West Ham

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 Chelsea and West Ham played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Chelsea vs West Ham

Jarrod Bowen shows decent form right now for West Ham, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the Premier League. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Chelsea, who are strong favourites this coming Saturday. Siding with Joao Pedro also look a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six Premier League matches.

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Full-time result

In their last 10 matches at Stamford Bridge across all tournaments Chelsea won five times, drew two and lost three times. West Ham claimed two wins, four draw and four defeats in their last 10 games away. Astonishingly, West Ham failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 20 matches. Chelsea have beaten West Ham in 4 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Chelsea scored the first goal in six out of their last ten games. West Ham scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten games. Chelsea managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments. Chelsea have scored in 5 consecutive home meetings with West Ham.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Chelsea’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 2.1 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals were scored in eight of the ten most recent games across all tournaments for West Ham. They performed an average of 1.3 goals in these. Chelsea were on the scoreboard at least once in their previous 8 matches.