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Chelsea and Hull City meet at Stamford Bridge in a 22nd round match of the Barclays Premier League. The record of recent direct clashes favors the home team, which in the last 5 matches has won 5. The last direct confrontation between these two teams, on 10-10-2016, ended with Chelsea winning by (0-2). In this match the house factor could play a decisive role as Hull City has shown differences in performance in their games at home and as a visitor.
Chelsea
After 17 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses, the home team is in 1st place, having won 52 points. In the last match, they beat Leicester City by 0-3, after losing 2-0 to Tottenham in the last game. This is a little affected by the home factor, that is, presents similar results at home and away, since in the last 30 matches has 10 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses as a visitor, with 27 goals scored and 16 goals against 12 wins , 2 draws and 1 home defeat, with 39 goals scored and 12 conceded. In the last 10 home games for the league, Chelsea have 9 wins and 1 loss, having won 27 points out of 30.
In this competition, he won the last 7 games he played in his stadium. His attack has marked regularly, since he has managed to achieve in 9 of the last 10 games in this competition. In his home games there is a tendency towards goals, since 9 of his last 10 games by the competition finished with More of 2.5 goals. In 21 games in this competition, he suffered the first goal 6 times but managed to turn the score in 3.
Chelsea have been making a brilliant season in the Premier League and are leading the competition with an excellent 83% of the points played so far and it is worth mentioning that they already have 7 points ahead of Tottenham and Liverpool, second and third respectively. The team scored 45 goals, being the third best attack of the competition, and conceded 15 goals, having the second defense less leaked and these excellent balance between the offensive and defensive systems helps to explain the great current campaign. Playing at home, as his match on Sunday, Chelsea have 90% and averages of 2.80 goals scored and 0.60 goals conceded, which shows the great strength acting in front of their fans. In general, the team usually scores more in the second half, with 28 of the 45 goals taking place in the second stage, especially between 60 and 75 minutes and between 75 and 90 minutes where 10 goals were scored in each of these periods. The highlight of the team is striker Diego Costa who is the top scorer of the English Championship, however the player is doubtful for the match due to back injury.
Hull City
After 4 wins, 4 draws and 13 losses, the visiting team is in 18th place, having won 16 points. In the last match, they beat Bournemouth 3-1 at home, having lost 3-1 in their last match against West Bromwich. This is a team affected by the home factor, stronger when played with the support of their fans, since in the last 30 games has recorded 4 wins, 1 draw and 10 losses as a visitor, with a total of 14 goals scored and 31 conceded. Already inside the home, he won 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 losses, with a total of 17 goals scored and 23 conceded. In the league, Hull City had 4 points out of 30, after 1 win, 1 draw and 8 losses in their last 10 away games.
In this competition, he lost his last 8 games as a visitor and did not win any of the last 9 that he played as a visitor. In the matches played out in the league, the most frequent result at the end of the first 45 ‘was 0-0, which occurred in 5 of his 11 matches. The team has not been very strong defensively, as it has always suffered goals in the last 10 games that played in this competition. This is a team that scored few times first and they only managed to open the scoring in 5 of their last 21 games in the Barclays Premier League, of those 5 reached the break in lead in 3 and won in the late 90 ‘in 2. In 21 games In this competition, only managed 2 turns on the scoreboard in the 16 games in which he suffered the first goal.
Hull City has been poorly represented in the English Premier League and is among the last placed to take advantage of only 25% of the points so far but is tied for points with Crystal Palace, the first team outside the relegation zone, and seeks to score In the next match to try to get away from the bottom of the qualifying table.
Prediction: Chelsea at Half Time @ 1.60