The London club seriously expected to compete for the championship medals this season. The team strengthened its roster quite well in the summer and successfully started in the Premier League. However, the competition in the current championship is very strong and Chelsea failed to keep up with the high pace. In mid-December the “pensioners” were covered by a crisis, from which Frank Lampard did not manage to withdraw the team. The black streak began for the London club with a defeat to Everton (0:1), followed by a failure in the match with Wolverhampton, in which the wolves, losing with a score of 0:1, managed to win a strong-willed victory with a score of 2:1. In general, in the last eight rounds Chelsea have won only twice: they have defeated West Ham (3:0) in their home arena, as well as Fulham (1:0) with great difficulty. During this period the Londoners suffered five defeats, which could not but affect the team’s standings. Chelsea moved up to ninth place, being five points behind the top four. The club’s management suffered from Frank Lampard’s failures, but after the defeat in the last round from Leicester they said goodbye to the young mentor. In total, he played 84 official matches with the team, as a head coach. His win rate with the team was 52.4%, thats the worst indicator in the last nine years. During this period seven coaches have worked with Chelsea. There are practically no personnel losses by Chelsea. Only N’Golo Kante is injured.
Just like its current rival, Lazio faced difficulties playing on two fronts at the start of the season, due to which Simone Inzaghi’s team is currently on the seventh line in the table. At the same time, the task of getting into the top four remains quite solvable. Juventus has only two points more, but the old lady still has a game in hand. The third Roma has three points. Recently, Lazio has gained excellent shape. After the defeat 2:3 from Milan and the loss of points in the match with Genoa (1:1) in the 15th round, the Eagles did not allow themselves to do anything like that. In the last round the Romans defeated Sassuolo with a score of 2:1 in a difficult match, thus gaining their fifth victory in a row in all tournaments and seriously increased their chances of finishing in the top four. More 90% accurate football predictions can be obtained from the link provided.
