A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The home fans are optimistic that the difference between 4th and 17th place in the table will show on the pitch.
These are busy days for the home team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Premier League. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Tottenham Hotspur.
Chelsea form and stats
Chelsea have played 9 Premier League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-2-3 (wins-draws-losses).
A good away victory last time out for Chelsea, who won 2-0 against Tottenham Hotspur (placed 7th). Preceding that match was the home game against AFC Bournemouth that was lost 0-1.
The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Chelsea home games with this odds we find 13 games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in 9 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat. Looking at the victories, 5 matches were won by at least two goals.
The manager F. Lampard will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Arsenal in only three days.
Chelsea are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 11 goals in 9 games. Chelsea are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stamford Bridge in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 8 from 9 matches.
Southampton form and stats
3 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Southampton playing as the away team in the Premier League this season.
It's the second away game in a row for Southampton, but there's smiles all around after the 3-1 victory versus Aston Villa (placed 18th) in the Premier League last time out. A loss against West Ham United was the result prior to that, in a home game.
You'll want to know how Southampton managed when outsiders such as today. Our database found three similar matches resulting in 0 away wins, 1 draw and 2 home wins.
A quick return to home after this game, as Southampton are hosting Crystal Palace in the Premier League only two days away.
Southampton are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 12 away goals from 9 games (in the league). Southampton have conceded 13 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Southampton - Chelsea 1-4 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 8 Chelsea victories, 1 draw and 1 Southampton win. 6 of these games ended with three goals or more, 4 matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  T. Abraham 11 goals |   D. Ings 11 goals |  C. Pulisic 5 goals |
Chelsea missing players
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| Chelsea | Southampton | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 18 |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 33 | 11 | 2 | Scored | S | 3 | 12 | 21 |
| 25 | 8 | 3 | Conceded | C | 3 | 13 | 37 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 83% | 67% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 89% | 89% |
| 61% | 33% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 67% | 72% |
| 39% | 11% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 22% | 28% |
| 22% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 61% | 44% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 67% | 72% |
| 22% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 22% | 11% |
| 17% | 22% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 11% | 17% |
| 6.1 | 7 | 9 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 3 | 5.8 | 5 |
| 3.3 | 3 | 4 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 10 | 6.9 | 6.4 |
| 1.7 | 1.6 | 1 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 304 | 163 | 61 | Total Shots | T S | 26 | 122 | 226 |
| 106 | 51 | 19 | Shots on Target | S O | 14 | 45 | 77 |
| 31% | 22% | 11% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 21% | 27% | 27% |
- Chelsea have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Chelsea haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Southampton 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 | Liverpool | 17 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 28 | 49 |
| 2 | Leicester City | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 41 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 9 | 27 | 39 |
| 3 | Manchester City | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 50 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 30 | 38 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 33 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 8 | 32 |
| 5 | Sheffield United | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 28 |
| 6 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 18 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 26 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 27 |
| 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 26 |
| 8 | Manchester United | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 25 |
| 9 | Newcastle United | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -6 | 25 |
| 10 | Burnley | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 29 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16 | -6 | 24 |
| 11 | Arsenal | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 24 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -3 | 23 |
| 12 | Crystal Palace | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -5 | 23 |
| 13 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -5 | 20 |
| 14 | AFC Bournemouth | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 12 | -6 | 19 |
| 15 | Everton | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 18 | -9 | 19 |
| 16 | West Ham United | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -9 | 19 |
| 17 | Southampton | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 37 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | -16 | 18 |
| 18 | Aston Villa | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 24 | 33 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 19 | -9 | 15 |
| 19 | Norwich City | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 37 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 15 | -18 | 12 |
| 20 | Watford | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 32 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 19 | -21 | 12 |
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