Premier League: Fulham vs Chelsea – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Premier League round 1 match between Fulham and Chelsea and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

A nail-biting opening day season derby for both clubs takes place at Craven Cottage this coming Monday as Fulham face off against bitter local rivals Chelsea.

Form: Fulham vs Chelsea

Fulham Form

Fulham recorded a win, a draw and a defeat in their last three matches. They lost 0-1 against Bournemouth, before drawing 1-1 with Wolverhampton. They won their most recent game 2-0 against Newcastle. Fulham managed a strong return of four wins from their previous six matches on home soil in the Premier League. They drew none though, while losing twice in this series. They scored eight goals and conceded four times.

Chelsea Form

It is all or nothing with Chelsea, who only triumphed once in their previous three outings. They were defeated 0-1 against Manchester City, before beating Tottenham 2-1. Unable to build on that, they lost 2-1 against Sunderland. Chelsea only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Premier League. In these six matches they drew one and lost four as well as being outscored by 12 goals to seven.

Betting stats for Fulham and Chelsea

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Fulham and Chelsea. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

In-form players: Fulham vs Chelsea

It is the beginning of a new Premier League campaign, and both Fulham and Chelsea will be looking for their main strikers this season. Accordingly, we have listed some of the in-form players who are expected to be getting it on for each team this season.

Betting markets: Fulham vs Chelsea

Full-time result

Of their last 10 matches at home across all tournaments Fulham won five times and lost five as well. Chelsea won three times, drew two and lost five of their last 10 games away from home. Amazingly, Chelsea failed to keep a clean sheet in their 16 last matches.

Both teams to score

Fulham scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Chelsea scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Both teams have scored in last 4 consecutive Chelsea games. Fulham managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments. Chelsea have scored in 9 consecutive meetings with Fulham when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Fulham, who scored an average of 1.1 goals along the way. In the last ten games for Chelsea, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of two times goals per game themselves.