Based on last 50 matches in "England. Premier League", up to 12/26/2019
To build a prediction for the Chelsea - Southampton match, scheduled for 26 December 2019, several key factors could influence the outcome. Chelsea have played 50 matches, in which they won 26 of them, drew 10 times and lost 14 matches. Southampton, having played 50 matches, won 13 times, drew 13 matches and lost 24 defeats. In the league, Chelsea average 1.6 goals scored per game and 1.2 conceded. Southampton average 1.2 scored and 1.9 conceded. These sides last met on 5 October 2019 at Southampton's ground, where the away side proved stronger.
Pre-Match Facts
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Motivation
In 6 last home matches involving Chelsea, a draw was recorded in the first half.
1st Half - X2.69
Chelsea does not concedeat home in 12 out of 22 last matches.
IT2U (0.5)2.31
Chelsea scores over 2 goals against Southampton in 4 out of 6 last matches.
IT1O (2.5)2.31
In 4 out of 7 last matches of Chelsea and Southampton against each other, Chelsea wins by more than 1 goal.
H1 (-1.5)2.144
In 7 out of 8 last matches involving Southampton, both teams scored.
Both Teams To Score - Yes1.78
In 6 last matches where Southampton played away, both teams scored.
Both Teams To Score - Yes1.78
In 5 out of last 7 home matches, Chelsea won the second half.
2nd Half - W11.77
In 6 out of 8 last matches, Chelsea won the second half against Southampton.
2nd Half - W11.77
In 11 out of 13 last matches involving Southampton, over over 2 goals were scored.
TO (2.5)1.61
Southampton scoresaway in 8 matches straight.
IT2O (0.5)1.61
Injuries & suspensions
The home side will be without a first-team player - midfielder Матео Ковачич. The squad is also missing several rotation players, with one more player a doubt. The away side will be missing several players from the rotation. One more Southampton player is a doubt for this match.
Referee statistics
The referee for this match is Джонатан Мосс (England). Over the last 100 matches, he has shown 361 yellow cards (averaging 3.6 per match) and 11 red cards (averaging 0.1 per match), so he cannot be considered overly strict. He has awarded a penalty in 11% of matches (11 out of 100).