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Chelsea and Stoke play at Stamford Bridge in a 19 th round of the Barclays Premier League. The history of direct bouts played at this stadium favors the home team, who in the last 6 matches won 5 and drew 1. However, in the last clash at this stadium by the Barclays Premier League on 05-03-2016, the game ended in a draw By (1-1). The goals of the match were scored by B. Traore (39 ‘) for Chelsea and by M. Diouf (85′) for Stoke. The home / off condition deserves special attention, since although this is a match between 1st and 13th of the overall standings, this is in fact a confrontation between the 1st place in home games and the 6th as a visitor.
Chelsea
The home team is currently in 1st place with 46 points, after 15 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses. In the penultimate match, he won away to Crystal Palace by (0-1). In the last match, won at home to Bournemouth by (3-0). This is a team little affected by the home factor, that is, it achieves practically the same points at home and away, having won 24 points in its stadium, with 24 goals scored and 4 conceded, against 22 points out, where it scored 14 goals and Suffered 7. For the championship, Chelsea conquered 24 points out of 27, after 8 wins and 1 loss in their last 9 games at their stadium.
In this competition, he won the last 12 games he played. The defense has been in good shape and has only conceded goals in 2 of the last 10 games, and their attack has been marked with great regularity, since it has always scored at least one goal in the last 10 games in this competition. In his games at home there is a tendency towards goals, since 8 of his last 9 games by the competition finished with More of 2.5 goals. In 18 games in this competition, he suffered the first goal 5 times but managed to turn the score in 3.
Chelsea enter this motivated round after a 3-0 win at home to Bournemouth: Peter and Hazard scored the winning goals. The home team usually plays in a tactical system in 5-2-3, favoring quick transitions, especially through the sidelines, with the three most advanced men being Peter, Hazard and Willian. The Chelsea manager will not be able to count on Terry for this Premier League round for being injured.
Stoke
After 5 wins, 6 draws and 7 losses, the visiting team is in 13th place, having won 21 points. In the last match, they lost to Liverpool 4-1, after their previous match drew at home in a game against Leicester City by (2-2). This is a team little affected by the house factor, since it has achieved similar results at home and abroad. In the championship, Stoke won 9 points out of 27 after 2 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses in their last 9 away games. His attack has scored regularly, as he has managed to achieve in 8 of the last 10 games in this competition. In their away games there is a tendency towards few goals, since 6 of their last 9 games by the competition finished with Less than 2.5 goals. In 18 games in this competition, he suffered the first goal 8 times and never managed to turn the score. In the last 11 away games for all competitions there has been 1 period that stands out: suffered 6 of his 15 goals between minutes (61’-75 ‘).
Stoke City enter this unmotivated round after a 4-1 away away defeat at Liverpool. The visiting team tends to play in a 5-3-2 tactical system, favoring quick transitions, especially through the sidelines. One of the strong points of the visiting team is the way they manage to achieve the free-kicks. It is worth noting that Stoke presents many difficulties in the opportunities it manages to create. The coach of Stoke will not be able to count on Cameron, Butland and Ireland for being injured. Arnautovic will also be out for being suspended.
Prediction: over 2.5 goals @ 1.75