Chelsea U23 v West Ham United U23 betting guide: Not much separates the two teams

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Competition: England Premier League 2 Division One
Competition: Fri 11.March
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)

Match preview: 18 points split the squads until now, West Ham United U23 the sharpest side. Can Chelsea U23 upset the odds?

Insights:
  • Chelsea U23 have the most dropped points from leading position (21) in Premier League 2 Division One
  • West Ham United U23 have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

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Chelsea U23 form and stats

Chelsea U23 have collected 12 points from their Premier League 2 Division One home games so far after 3-3-4. Chelsea has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager Myers and the players.

The fans are hoping that Chelsea U23 will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 1-3 away loss in the match against Arsenal U23 (placed 2nd).

Preceding that match was a defeat to Manchester City U23 (0-1).

This is expected to be a close game, with Chelsea U23 perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Chelsea U23 as a small favourite), we find five games. Chelsea U23 has won one of these, drawn three and lost one.

The Chelsea fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 16 goals in 10 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 16 goals have been conceded. When Chelsea U23 hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Brighton U23, Blackburn Rovers U23, Leeds U23 and Derby County U23), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 2 of 3 times.

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West Ham United U23 form and stats

West Ham United U23 have only collected 8 points from their away games in the Premier League 2 Division One, after 2-2-5 (9 played). Three has not been a lucky number for West Ham United U23 as they have been defeated three times in a row since the Arsenal U23 match.

Ham play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-2 to Manchester City U23 (placed 1st).

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with West Ham United U23 playing away and similar expectations, we found seven relevant matches. Results were three West Ham United U23 wins, one draw and three defeats.

West Ham United U23 are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 16 times in 9 away games so far. Ham have conceded 22 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

The last head-to-head match ended West Ham United U23 - Chelsea U23 2-1, earlier this season. Last seven meetings with these sides: Chelsea U23 won four, West Ham United U23 triumphed in one and we saw two draws. three games with more than 2,5 goals, four matches with less than 2,5 goals.

Chelsea U23 missing players

West Ham United U23 missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Chelsea U23 West Ham United U23
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
18 10 3 Played P 3 9 19
4 3 0 Won W 0 2 11
5 3 0 Drew D 1 2 2
9 4 3 Lost L 2 5 6
28 16 2 Scored S 5 16 43
35 16 9 Conceded C 9 22 27
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
89% 80% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 84%
61% 40% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 78% 74%
50% 30% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 67% 47%
28% 30% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 33% 26%
78% 60% 67% BTTS BTTS 100% 89% 63%
11% 20% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 32%
11% 20% 33% Failed to Score F T 0% 11% 5%
 
6 6.6 6 Corners for (avg) C F 8 6.1 5.9
6.2 7.3 9 Corners against (avg) C A 7.7 6.1 5.3
1.4 1.4 1.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.2 1.9
2 2 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
11.1 12.4 13 Shots (avg) S ( 9.3 11.6 12.1
4.2 4.3 3.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.7 4.1 5.1
37% 37% 18% Goal Efficiency G E 62% 43% 45%
 
10.3 10 12 Shots against (avg) S A 12.7 11.7 9.5
4.8 4 6.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 7 5.3 3.7
Key stats in Premier League 2 Division One this season:
  • All of West Ham United U23's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Chelsea U23 have the most dropped points from leading position (21) in Premier League 2 Division One
  • Chelsea U23 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • West Ham United U23 have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • West Ham United U23 have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • West Ham United U23 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Manchester City U23 21 13 4 4 50 27 11 9 1 1 32 14 10 4 3 3 18 13 23 43
2 Arsenal U23 21 10 6 5 48 40 10 6 2 2 27 18 11 4 4 3 21 22 8 36
3 West Ham United U23 19 11 2 6 43 27 10 9 0 1 27 5 9 2 2 5 16 22 16 35
4 Crystal Palace U23 20 10 2 8 45 38 9 4 1 4 18 19 11 6 1 4 27 19 7 32
5 Manchester United U23 20 9 5 6 38 33 10 6 2 2 25 15 10 3 3 4 13 18 5 32
6 Tottenham U23 20 8 6 6 42 32 11 5 3 3 22 16 9 3 3 3 20 16 10 30
7 Leicester City U23 19 7 6 6 26 39 9 4 3 2 12 15 10 3 3 4 14 24 -13 27
8 Liverpool U23 20 7 5 8 28 33 9 3 4 2 12 11 11 4 1 6 16 22 -5 26
9 Everton U23 20 7 5 8 26 34 10 6 1 3 17 13 10 1 4 5 9 21 -8 26
10 Brighton U23 20 6 6 8 28 33 9 5 3 1 19 10 11 1 3 7 9 23 -5 24
11 Leeds U23 20 5 5 10 35 43 10 2 4 4 18 21 10 3 1 6 17 22 -8 20
12 Blackburn Rovers U23 19 4 7 8 35 45 9 2 4 3 23 20 10 2 3 5 12 25 -10 19
13 Chelsea U23 18 4 5 9 28 35 10 3 3 4 16 16 8 1 2 5 12 19 -7 17
14 Derby County U23 19 4 2 13 27 40 11 3 2 6 18 20 8 1 0 7 9 20 -13 14

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Manchester City U23 21 13 4 4 50 27 11 9 1 1 32 14 10 4 3 3 18 13 23 43
2 Arsenal U23 21 10 6 5 48 40 10 6 2 2 27 18 11 4 4 3 21 22 8 36
3 West Ham United U23 19 11 2 6 43 27 10 9 0 1 27 5 9 2 2 5 16 22 16 35
4 Crystal Palace U23 20 10 2 8 45 38 9 4 1 4 18 19 11 6 1 4 27 19 7 32
5 Manchester United U23 20 9 5 6 38 33 10 6 2 2 25 15 10 3 3 4 13 18 5 32
6 Tottenham U23 20 8 6 6 42 32 11 5 3 3 22 16 9 3 3 3 20 16 10 30
7 Leicester City U23 19 7 6 6 26 39 9 4 3 2 12 15 10 3 3 4 14 24 -13 27
8 Liverpool U23 20 7 5 8 28 33 9 3 4 2 12 11 11 4 1 6 16 22 -5 26
9 Everton U23 20 7 5 8 26 34 10 6 1 3 17 13 10 1 4 5 9 21 -8 26
10 Brighton U23 20 6 6 8 28 33 9 5 3 1 19 10 11 1 3 7 9 23 -5 24
11 Leeds U23 20 5 5 10 35 43 10 2 4 4 18 21 10 3 1 6 17 22 -8 20
12 Blackburn Rovers U23 19 4 7 8 35 45 9 2 4 3 23 20 10 2 3 5 12 25 -10 19
13 Chelsea U23 18 4 5 9 28 35 10 3 3 4 16 16 8 1 2 5 12 19 -7 17
14 Derby County U23 19 4 2 13 27 40 11 3 2 6 18 20 8 1 0 7 9 20 -13 14

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