It’s a battle of the two previous Champions at Stamford Bridge as Chelsea welcome Leicester to Stamford Bridge for their first Premier League home match of 2018. Chelsea look too far behind Manchester City in the title race to sustain a challenge whilst Leicester look to be in a transitional phase under Claude Puel this campaign.
English Premier League – Chelsea v Leicester City – Stamford Bridge – Saturday 13th January 2018 – 16:00 UK Time
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Draw Best Odd of: 11/2 at Unibet |
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Chelsea
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Chelsea have are in the midst of a remarkable 7 game unbeaten run in all competitions but still find themselves 16 points behind Manchester City following a pain-staking 2-2 draw with Arsenal last time out. The Blues are currently 3rd in the table, 1 point behind Manchester United in second and their priority currently will be guaranteeing Champions League football next term. Alvaro Morata has struggled in recent weeks and remains on 12 goals in all competitions this season for the Blues.
Leicester City
Claude Puel has steadied the ship at the King Power and the Foxes currently sit in 8th place in the Premier League. They were in the midst of a 5-match streak without a win before their 3-0 thumping of Huddersfield on New Year’s Day and they will be hoping to keep the momentum going as they venture in to 2018. Jamie Vardy continues to top the scoring charts for the Foxes with 10 goals this term in all competitions.
Head to Head
Chelsea hold a comprehensive 55:25 lead in the head to head records between the sides with another 30 games between the teams ending as draws. Chelsea have won the last 4 meetings in all competitions between the sides – including a 2-1 win over the Foxes at the King Power in the Premier League back in September.
Chelsea v Leicester City – Betting Odds and Predictions
Leicester have scored in their last 5 games in the Premier League and will have a go at Chelsea.
Both teams to score – YES – is super value at 11/10 with Betfair.
Eden Hazard scored last time out against Arsenal and is integral to all that Chelsea do in forward areas.
Eden Hazard to score anytime is a great bet at 22/19 with Unibet.
Jamie Vardy has a habit of scoring in big games and his pace could cause Chelsea problems.
Jamie Vardy to score anytime looks an unbelievably good bet at 31/10 with 888 Sport.
Chelsea shouldn’t have any issues over the 90 minutes and their free-flowing football should be too much for the Foxes.
Chelsea to win the match looks a banker bet at 3/10 with Skybet.
Score Prediction
Chelsea 3 – 1 Leicester City – 11/1 with Coral.
Top Betting Tip Chelsea v Leicester City
Leicester will be prepared to play football against Chelsea – which could end up being detrimental against a strong Blues side. Chelsea to win the game and both teams to score in the match is good value at 15/8 with Ladbrokes.