Premier League Week 26
Saturday, February 25 – Stamford Bridge
Chelsea were held to a 1-1 draw in their last game at Burley in round 25. Despite this result, they currently sit in 1st place, 8 points above Manchester City. From the twelve games that Chelsea have played on their turf this season, they have won eleven and lost just once. If we just talk about their home matches, Chelsea have the record for the best attacking squad with 33 goals scored in 12 rounds. They have won seven times by at least a two goal margin at Stamford Bridge and they’ve kept seven clean sheets. Last Saturday they beat Wolverhampton in the FA Cup, and they now face Manchester United in the quarter finals, as they hope to land the prestigious league and cup double.
If you were asking a few weeks ago, then the ideal bet for this fixture would be Chelsea to win to nil. But the Swans have won three of their last four Premier League matches, scoring eight goals in the process and they moved away from the danger zone. Let’s remember that they pulled off one of the biggest upsets of the season winning 3-2 at Liverpool a few weeks ago. Nine of twelve of Swansea’s away have gone over 2.5 goals and they contributed in most of them by scoring themselves. If we are talking about their last three encounters with Chelsea, then Swansea also look good; winning once and drawing twice. Swansea have every reason to believe that they can return home with a positive result from Stamford Bridge. They are only four points above the relegation zone, so they will need to play at their maximum level and take points from every game.
Chelsea Manager Antonio Conte is expected to make some changes and bring back the key players that were rested in last week’s FA Cup fixture. Given the recent improved shape of the Swans, Chelsea face a difficult match, but if they are a hundred percent focused and they don’t take the game lightly they will surely win another three points and continue their march towards another title. The winners market doesn’t bring much value, with Chelsea priced at 1.25 with Bet365. So our best pick for the game is on the goals market among the majority of our green listed bookmakers. This time we will follow the trend because Chelsea are a goal-scoring machine on their own turf and they can cover the over 2.5 themselves.
Best pick for the match: Chelsea to win and over 2.5 match goals at 1.75 with Bet365
Extra pick: Chelsea to score over 2.5 goals at 2.2 with BetVictor
Other Notable Odds (as provided by 888Sports):
Chelsea V Swansea City
Chelsea to win 5/1
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