Southampton vs Chelsea Prediction, Lineups & Odds

Saints Should Be Able to Cover the Line

Let’s try Southampton +1.5 on the Asian Handicap when they clash with Chelsea. There’s plenty of value at 1.98 considering we can afford the home team to lose by one goal and still benefit with our bet.

Southampton 1-0 Winners When Teams Last Met

Southampton drew away from home in their last game. A 1-1 scoreline was played out against Brighton at The American Express Community Stadium. The South Coast side recorded two shots on target and had 49% possession, while Flynn Downes bagged the only goal.

Chelsea made it back-to-back wins after a 3-0 home success over Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge. Enzo Maresca's men racked up eight shots on goal and enjoyed 64% possession, with Nicolas Jackson, Enzo Fernandez and Cole Palmer finding the net.

Southampton have claimed victories in the last two clashes against Chelsea. At St. Mary's Stadium, the scoreline was 2-1 and then we saw 1-0 at Stamford Bridge. Looking back to the previous 10 H2H meetings, there has been three draws. Chelsea have won four games and Southampton three.

Premier League		G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	GD	P
6	Chelsea	33	16	9	8	58	40	18	58:40	57
20	Southampton	33	2	5	26	24	78	-54	24:78	11

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1 win, 7 losses and 2 draws, averaging 0.9 goals from 3.0 shots on goal and 8.5 attempts. Southampton have had 50.7% possession, 468.9 passes and 3.9 corners per game. On average, they have conceded 2.0 goals from 6.5 shots on goal and 19.0 attempts, while the opposition have been awarded 7.8 corners.

Adam Armstrong and Cameron Archer lead the way with 2 goals, while Flynn Downes has 1. Adam Armstrong, Yukinari Sugawara and Kyle Walker-Peters are tied for the most assists on 1, with goalie Aaron Ramsdale managing 1 clean sheets.

Chelsea have won 6, lost 1 and drawn 3, with an average of 1.9 goals from 5.3 shots on goal and 14.9 attempts. There’s been an average of 56.3% possession, 505.6 passes, 6.3 corners awarded and 3.5 corners against, while they’ve conceded 0.9 goals from 4.7 shots on goal and 12.1 attempts.

Cole Palmer is top of the team’s scoring charts with 7, Nicolas Jackson is on 6 and Enzo Fernandez on 2. Jadon Sancho has been chief assist maker on 3, with Robert Sanchez recording 3 clean sheets in the previous 10 games.

Confirmed Lineups

Southampton confirmed lineup (3-2-4-1): Joe Lumley (GK), Nathan Wood, Jack Stephens, Kyle Walker-Peters, James Bree, Ryan Manning, Adam Armstrong, Joe Aribo, Mateus Fernandes, Ryan Fraser, Cameron Archer.

Chelsea confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Filip Joergensen (GK), Malo Gusto, Axel Disasi, Tosin Adarabioyo, Marc Cucurella, Moises Caicedo, Enzo Fernandez, Noni Madueke, Cole Palmer, Joao Felix, Christopher Nkunku.

Expert Premier League Analysis

A good deal of research goes into our football picks. We start by studying the latest form and getting a handle on injuries. The key stats can then be used as the missing piece of the jigsaw.

Key Southampton vs Chelsea league stats:

• The +1.5 line has been covered by Southampton in 5 of their last 6 games at home.
• The +1.5 line has been covered by Southampton in 4 of their last 5 games.
• The +1.5 line has been covered by Southampton in 4 consecutive games at home.
• The -1.5 line hasn’t been covered by Chelsea in 13 of their last 16 games on the road.
• The -1.5 line hasn’t been covered by Chelsea in 8 of their last 10 games on the road.
• The -1.5 line hasn’t been covered by Chelsea in 3 consecutive games on the road.
• The -1.5 line hasn’t been covered by Chelsea in 2 consecutive games against Southampton.

Southampton vs Chelsea Prediction

Southampton look like a great bet on the Asian Handicap. We can take them at +1.5 at odds of 1.98 and expect the underdogs to put on a strong showing when it comes to this Premier League encounter.

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Southampton +1.5 Probability

According to the odds, there’s a 50.5% likelihood of our pick winning. Our experts think there’s a stronger chance of success and calculate the probability to be 55-60%. It’s the reason why we are recommending this bet.

Our Pick

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Correct Score Prediction

Southampton 1 - 2 Chelsea

Chelsea can be backed to win 2-1 when it comes to the correct score. We’ll go for the 8.00 that this happens and hopefully we’ll get a good run for our money.

Southampton vs Chelsea Odds

The bookies are taking no chances with their betting odds of 1.30 about Chelsea which reflects they have a 77% chance of winning this Premier League encounter. Southampton are trading at a bigger price than their opponents and they can be backed at 8.50.

The Total Goals market reveals that Over 2.5 Goals is the current betting favourite. An alternative angle is a Both Teams to Score bet and Yes has been chalked up at 1.62.

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