Chelsea take on the visitors Southampton in the round 24 match of English Premier League. The match will be played on Saturday, February 18th at Stamford Bridge (London).
Chelsea are going through a difficult season. First, they changed their mentor - pretty quickly, after the first setbacks, they removed Thomas Tuchel. We decided to invite Graham Potter, although he had never worked with clubs of the giant scale before. As a result, after a short progress, the Blues again showed poor results under the current manager. Bowley decided to correct the situation through an active transfer campaign. In January, record money was spent in London in all of England and even the world. Well, what's the point if you still can't score and, accordingly, win? With “Liverpool” and “Fulham” there were zero draws at all. The Blues managed to score against West Ham – Joao Felix scored from the assist of another newcomer, Enzo Fernandez. But rather quickly, the Hammers were able to answer with their gaol, and in the end it all ended 1-1 – the result is rather in favor of Moyes' guys. Well, in the week Chelsea had to go to Dortmund, to start the Champions League playoffs with a duel with Borussia (Dortmund). It seems that the British looked decent there, they created just as many chances. But what's the point if João Felix and company didn't score, and Adeyemi successfully escaped to the counterattack after a corner at the German goal?
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Southampton are very seriously reminiscent of their next opponent, considering the lower level. Here the owner also changed, but just the appearance of Dragan Sholak on the St. Mary was perceived with optimism - he, unlike his predecessors, had enough money and ambitions to spend them. But like Chelsea, the team started the season poorly and Hasenhüttl shared Tuchel's fate. Here, too, they decided to bet on a young and promising British specialist. And, like Potter, Nathan Jones hasn't been able to justify the trust yet. Soton are good only in cup format. Including within the framework of the League Cup, it was possible to knock out Manchester City and reach the semi-finals, where they lost to Newcastle. And in another such tournament, it turned out to win against Blackpool. But what's the point if the team just fails in the Premier League? Since the end of November, there have been continuous defeats, with the exception of 2-1 at the field of another underdog, Everton. But even this did not benefit – after that there were defeats to Aston Villa and Brentford. The Saints managed to score against Wolverhampton, but the match still ended with 1-2 defeat.
Chelsea have solid statistics in fights with Southampton. But in August, the hosts were able to win 2-1 at Saint Mary. The Blues will naturally be the favorite of the clash – where and with whom to win, if not at home with the “saints”? But at the same time, the potential of the Potter team is greatly overestimated. We recommend betting on Southampton with a handicap of “+1.5 goals”.
Prediction for the match: Southampton to win with +1.5 handicap.
