Chelsea vs Fulham Match Prediction

Chelsea vs Fulham Match Prediction

No more than one goal scored in nine of the last ten head-to-head meetings in the Premier League in the first half. Chelsea beat Fulham in the second half in five of their last six head-to-head meetings. Fulham have drawn seven of their last ten away games.

Chelsea

Chelsea are having a tough time this season. However, the team of Thomas Tuchel mostly copes with current tasks. Not so long ago, the retirees beat Manchester City with the score 1:0 in the League Cup final and won the trophy. After that, the London club ended in a draw with Brighton (0:0) and won a very important tournament victory over West Ham (1:0).

This week, Chelsea played their first Champions League semi-final against Real Madrid and achieved an acceptable result at the Santiago Bernabeu, which is a 1:1 draw. The return match will be played next Wednesday, so the squad may be slightly reformatted.

Thanks to the victory over West Ham in the last round, Thomas Tuchel's charges secured the fourth position in the Premier League. The “pensioners” now have 58 points. They are three points ahead of the Hammers and four behind the third Leicester.

Under Tuchel, Chelsea have generally played well at home, but the team has been so-so lately. In four previous meetings at home, the London club beat only Everton (2:0), ended in a 0:0 draw with Manchester United and Brighton and also unexpectedly lost loudly to West Bromwich (2:5). In general, in terms of playing at home, the “pensioners” are now the fifth best in the Premier League. They won seven of the 16 league games in their home arena, there was a draw in six games and Chelsea lost three times.

Hosts have no personnel losses in the squad.

Fulham

For Fulham, this is a difficult period in the league. Scott Parker's team is now in 18th place in the standings and is one of the contenders for demotion. The “summer residents” are six points behind the saving 17th position. The chances of salvation are not yet lost, but in the remaining rounds they need to act almost flawlessly.

For the five previous matches in the championship, the “summer residents” have earned only one point. Just in the match of the last round, they drew with Arsenal (1:1) and missed the victory on 90 + 7 minutes. Prior to this draw, Fulham lost to Manchester City (0:3), Leeds (1:2), Aston Villa (1:2) and Wolverhampton (0:1).

Of these matches, the Londoners lost only to the Villans on the road. Although, in general, on the fields of rivals “summer residents” often managed to cling for points. In their last ten away games in the Premier League, Fulham have lost only once, won two wins and tied seven more times.

Not eligible to play against Chelsea Ruben Loftus-Chick. Goalkeeper Marek Rodak and defender Terence Kongolo will miss the match due to injuries. So, what is the soccer bet prediction for today?

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