Chelsea vs West Ham United betting preview: Visitors should struggle at Stamford Bridge

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Competition: England Premier League
Competition: Mon 21.December
Match begins: 20:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stamford Bridge (41798 seats)

Chelsea perform at a high level so far being 6th in the table. West Ham United can look both up and down from their 7th position.

Insights:
  • Chelsea has the most scored goals in the second half (18) in Premier League
  • West Ham United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.

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Chelsea form and stats

The story so far in the Premier League for Chelsea at their home stadium (Stamford Bridge) is 3 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat.

Chelsea faced defeat in their previous match, away at Wolverhampton Wanderers (1-2). Heartbreak before that as Chelsea lost 0-1 at Everton's place.

Heartbreak for Chelsea in their last match as Wolverhampton Wanderers's P. Neto scored the winning goal deep into overtime.

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (14 in 6 games), Chelsea's attacking play is working. Chelsea's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 7 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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West Ham United form and stats

Playing away, West Ham United have won 3 games, drawn 1 and suffered 2 defeats in the Premier League this season. Winning streaks in away matches are not that common, but West Ham are close to a proper streak after winning their two previous away games.

West Ham United delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Crystal Palace (placed 12th) in their previous match; a Premier League game. Preceding that game was the away victory against Leeds United with the score of 2-1.

West Ham has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 11 goals from 6 games. West Ham have conceded 8 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Chelsea victories, three draws and four West Ham United wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

ChelseaK. Zouma
K. Zouma
4 goals
ChelseaT. Werner
T. Werner
4 goals
West Ham UnitedJ. Bowen
J. Bowen
4 goals

Chelsea missing players

West Ham United missing players

Chelsea West Ham United
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
13 6 2 Played P 3 6 13
6 3 2 Won W 1 3 6
4 2 0 Drew D 1 1 3
3 1 0 Lost L 1 2 4
26 14 7 Scored S 7 11 21
14 7 1 Conceded C 5 8 16
85% 83% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
77% 83% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 83% 85%
62% 67% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 83% 62%
46% 67% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 17% 23%
23% 33% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 17% 8%
46% 50% 50% BTTS BTTS 67% 67% 62%
38% 33% 50% Clean Sheets C S 33% 33% 31%
31% 33% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 8%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.2 1.2 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.7 1.8 1.4
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
13.9 14.8 20 Shots (avg) S ( 10 13 11.7
5.5 6 8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 4.5 4
37% 39% 44% Goal Efficiency G E 58% 41% 40%
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • Chelsea has the most scored goals in the second half (18) in Premier League
  • Chelsea have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • West Ham United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • West Ham United have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • West Ham United 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 13 8 4 1 29 19 7 7 0 0 20 7 6 1 4 1 9 12 10 28
2 Tottenham Hotspur 13 7 4 2 25 12 6 3 2 1 10 6 7 4 2 1 15 6 13 25
3 Southampton 13 7 3 3 25 18 6 4 0 2 13 8 7 3 3 1 12 10 7 24
4 Leicester City 13 8 0 5 24 17 7 3 0 4 9 10 6 5 0 1 15 7 7 24
5 Everton 13 7 2 4 23 18 6 3 1 2 13 10 7 4 1 2 10 8 5 23
6 Chelsea 13 6 4 3 26 14 6 3 2 1 14 7 7 3 2 2 12 7 12 22
7 West Ham United 13 6 3 4 21 16 7 3 2 2 10 8 6 3 1 2 11 8 5 21
8 Manchester City 12 5 5 2 18 12 6 3 2 1 12 7 6 2 3 1 6 5 6 20
9 Manchester United 11 6 2 3 19 17 6 1 2 3 3 10 5 5 0 0 16 7 2 20
10 Wolverhampton Wanderers 13 6 2 5 13 17 7 3 2 2 8 7 6 3 0 3 5 10 -4 20
11 Aston Villa 10 6 0 4 21 13 5 2 0 3 12 11 5 4 0 1 9 2 8 18
12 Crystal Palace 13 5 3 5 19 18 6 2 2 2 8 7 7 3 1 3 11 11 1 18
13 Leeds United 13 5 2 6 22 24 7 2 2 3 12 13 6 3 0 3 10 11 -2 17
14 Newcastle United 12 5 2 5 16 21 6 3 0 3 8 12 6 2 2 2 8 9 -5 17
15 Arsenal 13 4 2 7 11 16 7 2 1 4 6 10 6 2 1 3 5 6 -5 14
16 Brighton & Hove Albion 13 2 5 6 15 21 6 0 3 3 6 10 7 2 2 3 9 11 -6 11
17 Fulham 13 2 3 8 12 22 7 1 2 4 6 12 6 1 1 4 6 10 -10 9
18 Burnley 11 2 3 6 6 18 5 1 1 3 2 6 6 1 2 3 4 12 -12 9
19 West Bromwich Albion 13 1 4 8 10 26 6 1 2 3 5 12 7 0 2 5 5 14 -16 7
20 Sheffield United 12 0 1 11 5 21 6 0 1 5 2 8 6 0 0 6 3 13 -16 1

Read more about Premier League

The English Premier League is the top level of the English football league pyramid. 20 teams play 38 fixtures each to see who tops the Premier League table. The Premier League is the most watched sports league in the world. Seasons run from August to May with most games on Saturdays and Sundays.