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Chelsea Southampton betting prediction


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This is a clash where possession of the ball can decide the direction of the game. The Chelsea side is going through a positive phase of the season in general, and has a team that is far superior to the opponent's, that is, it is expected to dominate and hold good chances to score goals. However, the key point of the match will be in the Southampton's counterattack, a transition that will create a lot of danger. In this way, we find it very interesting to bet on the goals in this clash.
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Preview
Chelsea and Southampton meet at Wembley Stadium, in a match for this stage of the FA Cup (Semi‑finals). The recent head‑to‑head record favours the home team, since they have a record of 5 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss in the last 8 matches. The last head‑to‑head between these two teams was played on 14‑04‑2018, and ended in a (2‑3) win by Chelsea. In this match the home advantage may play an important role, as both teams present significant differences between home and away performances.

Analysis Chelsea

The home team comes to this stage of the FA Cup (Semi‑finals) after having played in the previous rounds against: Leicester City, Hull City, Newcastle United and Norwich City. This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 4 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses in away matches, with 19 goals scored and 21 conceded; against 8 wins, 5 draws and 2 losses at their stadium, with 26 goals scored and 11 conceded. They come to this match after a away win against Burnley by (1‑2). Chelsea has won 5, tied 3 and lost 2 of the last 10 home matches.

In this competition, they haven’t lost any of the last 5 matches. Their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 4 of the last 5 matches for this competition. In 15 matches, they have conceded the first goal 5 times and have only turned the score around in 1. In the last 20 home matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have conceded 6 of their 14 goals between minutes (61'‑75').

Chelsea comes to this match with a 1-2 away win over Burnley, thus adding the second consecutive win in the English championship. It should be noted that this FA Cup can be the great salvation of the season for Chelsea. In this home game manager Antonio Conte should continue to use the 3-4-1-2 to benefit the maintenance of possession of the ball and the attacks organized, especially, by the runners. However, in some moments of the clash the team should act more directly: Pedro is the great danger in front of attack of the blue set. The Belgian Eden Hazard is the great highlight of this team with 16 goals scored in all competitions. Central defender David Luiz is the only absentee in this match due to injury.

Confirmed Lineup: Willy Caballero, Victor Moses, Emerson, Antonio Rüdiger, Gary Cahill, César Azpilicueta, N'Golo Kanté, Olivier Giroud, Willian, Eden Hazard.
Coach: F. Fàbregas i Soler.

Analysis Southampton

The away team comes to this stage of the FA Cup (Semi‑finals) after havinf played in the previous rounds against: Wigan Athletic, West Bromwich Albion, Watford and Fulham. This is a team that usually gets better results in away matches than at home, since in the last 30 matches they register 4 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses in away matches, with 17 goals scored and 24 conceded; against 3 wins, 6 draws and 6 losses at their stadium, with 16 goals scored and 20 conceded. In their last match, for the Premier League, they got an away tie against Leicester City by (0‑0). In the last 10 away matches Southampton has won 4, tied 3 and lost 3.

In this competition, they have a sequence of 4 wins in the last matches. Defensive consistency has been one of their best features, as they have only conceded goals in 1 of the last 4 matches, and their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored at least one goal in each of the last 4 matches for this competition. In 15 matches, they have conceded the first goal 6 times and have only turned the score around in 1.

Southampton heads into this game with a goalless draw against Leicester, adding the fourth official game without winning. We do not believe that Southampton's focus is on this FA Cup, since it occupies the relegation zone in the English championship. In this game against Chelsea, coach Mark Hughes is expected to maintain the usual tactical system of the last games, namely the 3-4-2-1 with Long being the most advanced man on the team. However, the Englishman Charlie Austin is the great highlight of Southampton with 7 goals in all competitions. For this game the away coach can count on all his players.

Confirmed Lineup: Alex McCarthy, Cédric Soares, Ryan Bertrand, Jan Bednarek, Maya Yoshida, Wesley Hoedt, Mario Lemina, Oriol Romeu, Pierre-Emile Højbjerg, Shane Long, Charlie Austin.

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The tip and bet suggestion for the Chelsea vs Southampton match, on 22 April 2018, of the preview written by the editors of Online Betting Academy, goes to: Over 2,5 goals ⇒ bet available on williamhill.

The Chelsea vs Southampton on 22 April 2018 will be played at London, Wembley Stadium.

The most voted bet by tipsters at Online Betting Academy, for the Chelsea Southampton match, on the "match odds" market, was a win by Chelsea at with 96% of the tips.

 

FA Cup - 2017/2018

  • 100% 884 / 884 Games

  • Home team wins 47.4%
  • Draws 16.74%
  • Away team wins 35.86%
  • Over 1.5 84.16%
  • Over 2.5 63.12%
  • Over 3.5 43.89%
  • Goals 2982
  • Goals /match 3.37
  • Goals /match home 1.82
  • Goals /match away 1.55
  • Both teams score 58.14%
  • Goals after 80' 3.09%
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