Chelsea hosts Southampton in the EFL Cup 1/8 finals. The match will be played on Tuesday, October 26th at Stamford Bridge (London)
Chelsea has a busy schedule right now. Thomas Tuchel will probably rotate the lineup. Let me remind you that four days after the cup game, the Pensioners will face Newcastle in the Premier League. In the current League Cup draw, the Blues have played only one match against Aston Villa. In regulation time, the winner was not determined (1-1). Chelsea celebrated victory only in the penalty shootout. The Blues have won this trophy five times in their history. In the last four cup matches, they gained only one victory in regulation time (two draws and one loss). But at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea had a pretty decent record in the League Cup in the last 16 games: 11 victories, four draws, and one defeat.
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Southampton shows very mediocre performances in the Premier League (seven points earned in eight matches). I strongly doubt that Hasenhüttl and his charges are currently interested in any other tournament besides the championship. Be that as it may, the Saints have already gone through two rounds in the League Cup. They eliminated Newport County (0-8) and Sheffield United (2-2 and 2-4 in the penalty shootout). In the last nine matches in the League Cup, Southampton had the following indicators: four victories, three draws, and two defeats. In eight previous away games, the team suffered only one loss (four victories and three draws). In the last League Cup, Southampton only reached the second round, where it lost to Brentford (0-2).
Tuchel can count in such players as Werner, Havertz, Saul, Kovacic, Hudson-Odoi, Sarr, and Barkley. Most likely, many of them will appear in the upcoming match from the first minutes. I think these performers will have enough skill to beat the troubled Southampton with the support of their native stands. In my opinion, the Pensioners will attack more often than they do in the Premier League. Still, this is the Cup. There is no need to "play long" here. The result is needed here and now. I will bet on the hosts to win with a -1.0 handicap.
Prediction for the match: Chelsea to win with -1.0 handicap
