Ace Football previews the Premier League game between Chelsea and Newcastle who meet up on Sunday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
The Blues are in with a good chance of adding three nice points to their total in round 9 of the Premier League on Sunday. They will be disappointed if they do not beat The Magpies, whom they welcome on home soil at Stamford Bridge.
Ranked as number 6 in the Premier League standings, Chelsea, have so far collected 14 points this season, while Newcastle collected 12 points. This puts them up as number 9 after eight rounds.
Team form: Chelsea vs Newcastle
Chelsea Form
Their last three matches saw Chelsea drawing 1-1 with Nottingham Forest, losing 2-1 against Liverpool before beating Panathinaikos by 1-4. Chelsea won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the Premier League, while also drawing two. They suffered one defeats, while they scored 13 and conceded seven goals.
Newcastle Form
Newcastle have been inconsistent in their last three matches. They claimed a 1-0 win against AFC Wimbledon, before drawing 0-0 with Everton. This little streak came to an end, when Brighton proved too strong in a 0-1 defeat for Newcastle. Newcastle won twice, while also recording two draws, and two defeats in their last six away matches in the Premier League. The scoreline from these matches says ten goals conceded and ten scored.
Betting stats and facts for Chelsea and Newcastle
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Chelsea and Newcastle. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- Chelsea have won 3 of the last 4 home matches and the sum of goals was over 4.5
- Chelsea have won 3 of the last 4 home matches while scoring more than 3.5 goals
- In 8 of the last 10 Chelsea matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Chelsea matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Chelsea home matches the sum of goals was over 4.5
- In the last 3 Newcastle matches the sum of goals was under 1.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Newcastle matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 8 Newcastle matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 4 Newcastle matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 3 Newcastle matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was under 2.5
Players on top: Chelsea vs Newcastle
Harvey Barnes shows decent form right now for Newcastle, as he scored three goals in his last six games in the Premier League. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Chelsea, who are strong favourites on Sunday. Siding with Cole Palmer also look a nice prospect as he scored five goals in his last six Premier League matches.
Betting markets: Chelsea vs Newcastle
Full-time result
In their last 10 matches at Stamford Bridge across all tournaments Chelsea won five times, drew three and lost two times. Newcastle claimed four wins, three draw and three defeats in their last 10 games away. Chelsea have not lost to Newcastle in 14 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Chelsea scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Newcastle scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Chelsea managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments. Chelsea have scored in 5 consecutive league meetings with Newcastle.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Chelsea’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 2.5 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in three of Newcastle’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of one goal in these matches.
Suggested bet: Chelsea vs Newcastle
To summarize, the upcoming Premier League clash seems to be a good opportunity to place some bets. Taking into account the stats and facts for Chelsea vs Newcastle mentioned in this article, we are offering a free betting tip below.
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