Chelsea vs. West Ham United Match preview
West Ham takes a trip to Stamford Bridge on Monday night to face Chelsea in their next Premier League match in what could be expected to be an electric London derby.
The pair will play without fans at the Bridge, therefore Frank Lampard and David Moyes’ sides will aim at putting on a showdown despite that to earn important points in the west of the capital.
The Blues are in inconsistent form heading into this match after getting disappointing results in two consecutive games; losing 1-0 away to Everton and 2-1 against Wolves in the domestic League.
Chelsea sits in 7th place just one point ahead of the visitors after 13 games.
On the other hand, West Ham were held to a disappointing 1-1 draw to Crystal Palace ten men side. Hummers are 8th placed with 21 points having played the same number of matches.
Match Facts
- Chelsea has registered five wins, drawn twice, and lost twice in their last nine matches in all competitions this season.
- The Blues have registered three clean sheets in the last nine matches in all competitions this season.
- West Ham United has registered three clean-sheets in the last ten Premier League matches this season.
- The Hummers have featured in 13 Premier League matches, won six times, drawn thrice, and lost four times this season.
- The Blues have registered three home wins in the five played games in all competitions this season.
- Chelsea FC has registered three away wins in the five Premier League matches this season.
Chelsea vs. West Ham United Head to Head
The last time the Blues won against the visitors was back in 2019 in Premier League, the match that ended 2-0. In the previous encounter, West Ham United overcame the determined Chelsea 3-2.
Chelsea FC Team News
Callum Hudson-Odoi and Hakim Ziyech have been sidelined with hamstring problems and will face late fitness tests ahead of the match but they joined others in full training for the first time on Friday.
Their availability will be determined by the head coach Lampard to see whether they will be ready.
West Ham United Team News
Antonio – who signed a new contract on Friday – is battling to recover from the hamstring injury which has kept him out of the last three matches, and Balbuena didn’t feature on Wednesday’s 1-1 draw against Palace due to a minor knock.
Arthur Masuaku is out following knee surgery.
Chelsea FC vs. West Ham United Prediction
The Chelsea squad is expected to beat West Ham, but their recent form suggests they are there for the challenge – and the Hammers have beaten Chelsea in their previous two league meetings. Lampard will want a serious response and the hosts could easily turn in a big win, but Moyes’ men will not take chances and is determined to coming away with at least a point
Our topbets pundit is predicting a home win and Betway is backing the results with 1.49 odds while 1XBet is giving 1.515 Odds.
Goals – Over 2.5
These two teams have occasionally produced more than two goals in their previous encounters; therefore chances of scoring more than two goals are likely to be recorded.
We expect more goals to be registered in this match therefore over 2.5 markets ascertained by our pundits
Betway are backing the goals with 1.55 while 1XBet is placing odds at 1.63.
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