Premier League: Wolverhampton vs Chelsea – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Premier League round 2 match between Wolverhampton and Chelsea and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Wolverhampton enjoy home advantage this coming Sunday when they take on top six hopefuls Chelsea in round 2 of the new Premier League campaign.

A glance at the Premier League table reveals that the current difference between the teams is zero points and two places.

Form: Wolverhampton vs Chelsea

Wolverhampton Form

In their last three matches, Wolverhampton lost 1-3 against Crystal Palace, 2-0 against Liverpool and 2-0 against Arsenal. Wolverhampton claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the Premier League. They also drew zero and lost four, scored six goals and conceded ten.

Chelsea Form

Their past three matches saw Chelsea beating Bournemouth 2-1, losing 0-2 against Manchester City, and beating Servette FC by 2-0. Chelsea won twice, while also recording three draws, and one defeat in their last six away matches in the Premier League. The scoreline from these matches says 14 goals conceded and 11 scored.

Betting stats for Wolverhampton 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 Wolverhampton and Chelsea played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Wolverhampton vs Chelsea

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Hee-Chan Hwang, who is performing well for Wolves. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Premier League outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Chelsea.The visitors will be looking to Nicolas Jackson to find the net once again, after managing four Premier League goals for Chelsea in recent matches.

Popular markets: Wolverhampton vs Chelsea

Full-time result

Of their last 10 matches at home across all tournaments Wolverhampton won four times and lost six as well. Chelsea won two times, drew four and lost four of their last 10 games away from home. Wolverhampton lost their last 4 matches. Wolverhampton have beaten Chelsea in 3 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Wolverhampton scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Chelsea scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Wolverhampton managed to keep a clean sheet in one of the last 10 games, Chelsea kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Wolverhampton’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.1 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Chelsea, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.6 times goals per game themselves. Astonishingly, Wolverhampton failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 13 matches.

Suggested bet: Wolverhampton vs Chelsea

To sum up, the upcoming match between Wolverhampton and Chelsea seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this Premier League game.

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