LiontipsChelsea vs Crystal Palace. Prediction and Betting Tips for English Premier League (August 14, 2021).
Command Analysis
Chelsea finished the 2020/2021 season of the Premier League on the 4th line of the standings. The Blues won 19 games out of 38, and also got 10 draws. Altogether that brought 67 points. Chelsea got the second best result in defense, conceding less than a goal per game on average.
In the last five rounds, the Blues lost twice and won three games: over Leicester (2:1), Fulham (2:0), and Manchester City (2:1). But the biggest achievement of the previous season was the victory in the Champions League. After a confident performance at the group stage of the tournament, Chelsea knocked out Atletico, Porto and Real Madrid. In the final game, Thomas Tuchel's charges defeated Man City.
Last week, Chelsea won the UEFA Super Cup, beating Villarreal in the penalty shootout (2:1)
Chelsea's biggest transfer was the signing of Romelu Lukaku from Inter Milan (115 mln).
Hakim Ziyech suffered a shoulder injury against Villarreal and won't be able to play.
Crystal Palacehad an ambiguous 2020/2021 season. On the one hand, the Glaziers didn't show any impressive results and conceded more than almost every team in the Premier League. But on the other hand, sometimes they played really beautiful football. Crystal Palace won 12 out of 38 games and drew 8 times, finishing on the 14th line with 44 points.
In the last five rounds, the Eagles defeated Sheffield United (2:0) and Aston Villa (3:2) and lost the other three matches.
The Glaziers enter the new season with a new coach - in July Patrick Viera took over the management of the club.Marc Guehi joined the team from Chelsea (23.34 mln), Joachim Anderson - from Lyon (17.5 mln), and Michael Olise from Reading (9.3 mln).
Patrick Vieira will be unable to call upon the services of Eze, Ferguson, and Olise, with all three players nursing injuries.
Trends
СтавкаCorrect score 2:1
Both teams have scored and conceded in their last three games.
СтавкаCorners: total under 9.5
This bet played in 2 of Chelsea's last 3 games.
СтавкаGoals in both halves - yes
The teams scored in both halves in 3 of Crystal Palace's last 4 games.
СтавкаYellow cards: total under 3
This bet played in the last two games of Chelsea.
Tip and bets
Chelsea have an advantage in class and in the head-to-had: they won 12 out of 16 games between the teams. The Blues are also in good mood after winning the Super Cup. We believe that only a miracle can let the guests earn points.
Our prediction - Asian handicap (-1.5) to Chelsea.
We expect open attacking football from both teams and many scoring chances. This is a good chance to bet on total over.
Second wager - total over 2.5 goals.
