Southampton / Chelsea: prediction and betting odds 2.00
Southampton
In the last tournament of the championship of England, today’s hosts managed to please the content and performance, which ultimately gives hope for the new football year. The start of the new English League Cup championship brought a confident victory over Cambridge United (3:0), which gives the right to play at the 1/16 final stage of this draw.
In the Premier League tournament, Southampton finished only 15th, which could be the starting point for this football year. In four rounds, Ralph Hasenhüttl’s wards lost twice, parted ways with Leeds (2: 2) and achieved unexpected success on the road in a duel with Leicester (3: 0). These results correspond to the 13th position in the Premier League standings.
Perro and Livramento, who has a knee injury, will not be able to play today.
Chelsea
In the past championship, Chelsea did not hold the title of the winner of the Champions League, while this year they changed owners, which affected the results of the club. However, the Londoners made it to the playoffs, where they knocked Lille out of the draw, after which they could not resist in a duel with Real Madrid.
Twice in the past year, the team reached the final of the domestic cups, but lost twice in the penalty shootout, and twice lost to Liverpool. For 38 rounds of the Premier League, Thomas Tuchel’s wards have chalked up 21 wins and 11 peaceful outcomes, which correspond to 74 points and third position in the standings.
The start of the new Premier League tournament is ambiguous – the capital lost tournament points with Leeds United, while celebrating success twice with Everton (1:0) and Leicester (2:1). Before today’s match, the “pensioners” are in sixth position, while the gap from the leader is as much as five points.
Alonso, Gallagher and Kante, who has a hip injury, will not be able to play today.
Our football bets:
- Goals in both halves – yes (odds 1.60)
- Exact score: 0:2 (odds 9.08)
- Corners: total “over 9.5” (odds 1.69)
- Chelsea win + total “under 2.5” (odds 5.71)
- Penalty in match – no (odds 1.38)
Betting odds taken from the Pinnacle website
Football Southampton / Chelsea prediction
In this match, we will give preference to guests who are head and shoulders more powerful in all lines, while being able to take control of the ball and impose their football on any opponent. Southampton got off to a good start, while Chelsea have some playing problems and a lack of experienced and technical players. Moreover, representatives of London won in the last two head-to-head duels.
Our forecast is a handicap (-1) for Chelsea and we bet on it with a coefficient of 2.00
