Chelsea vs Southampton 02.10.2021

Southampton has been a thorny opponent for Chelsea in previous years, and they will be confident following a point against Manchester City a few weeks ago. This is after Chelsea losing to Man City and Juventus. They actually drew 1-1 in their last clash.

It may be a tense afternoon at Stamford Bridge, but it’s difficult to look beyond the Blues. The blues will definitely be looking to redeem themselves. It is for this reason, we are backing Chelsea to win and Lukaku to score a goal.

Main tip: Lukaku to Score Anytime (go to tip details)

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Head-to-Head stats Chelsea vs Southampton

We look at the last 32 matches between these teams:

• Chelsea have 18 wins. Southampton have 5 wins, while 9 matches were drawn
• On average, these matches scored 3.06 goals per match
• The last time they met they drew 1-1

Latest results Chelsea

• 3 wins, and 2 losses in their last 5 games
• 5 goals scored in the last 5 matches. Average of 1.00 goals per match
• In their last PL match, they lost 0-1 to Manchester City

Latest results Southampton

• 1 win, 3 draws and 1 loss in their last 5 games in all competitions
• 5 goals scored in their last 5 matches. Average of 1.00 goals per match
• They lost 0-1 away at Wolves in their last League game

Premier League Table Standings and Latest Results

Chelsea: rank 3rd – 6 matches – 4 wins – 1 draws – 1 losses – 13 points
Form Guide (most recent first): L-L-W-W-W

Southampton: rank 16th – 6 matches – 0 wins – 4 draws – 2 loss – 4 points
Form Guide (most recent first): L-W-D-D-D

Possible squad Chelsea

Chelsea: Mendy; Christensen, Rudiger, Azpilicueta ; James; Kante, Alonso; Kovacic, Jorginho; Lukaku, Havertz

Out: Mount (Knock), Pulisic (Ankle)

Coach: Thomas Tuchel

Possible squad Southampton

Southampton: McCarthy; Perraud, Salisu, Stephens, Livramento; Djenepo, Romeu, Ward-Prowse, Walcott; Armstrong, Adams

Out: Smallbone (Knee Injury)

Coach: Hasenhuttl Ralph

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Our tip(s) and odds in detail

According to the statistics above and the odds of the bookmakers, we suggest the following:

1) Bet on Lukaku to Score Anytime

Melbet offers very competitive odds for the bet “Lukaku to Score Anytime”
The odd of 1.73 means that the bookmakers are calculating with a likelihood of approx. 58% chance that Lukaku will score at least a goal in this match.

Odds comparison for Lukaku to Score Anytime

Melbet – odd 1.73
Helabet – odd 1.71

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2) Bet on Chelsea Win

• Chelsea have won 18 times in their last 32 matches while Southampton has only won 5 times

Odds for this bet

1Xbet offers competitive odds for “Chelsea Win”

The odd of 1.41 means that the bookmakers are calculating with a likelihood of approx. 71% chance that Chelsea will emerge the winners in this match.

Odds comparisons for Chelsea Win

1Xbet – odd 1.41
Bet365 – odd 1.36
Betmojo – odd 1.36