Chelsea host Leicester this afternoon as the home side look to climb up to 4th with what should be a likely victory. The Foxes are rooted in 19th place and have just one win in their last 13 Premier League games, relegation looks even more likely as each game without a win passes. Cole Palmer is in a poor run of form at the moment without a goal or assist in his last six league matches but he is still putting himself in threatening positions and against a poor Leicester side, he will expect his luck to change.
Today’s Tip
We’ve put together a bet builder that looks like a banker! Our bet builder is Chelsea to win, Over 2.5 Match Goals and Palmer 1+ SOT at 1.75.
As stated earlier, Leicester have been pretty woeful this season. After what seemed to be a harsh sacking of Steve Cooper, Ruud Van Nitselrooy took over in late November and has failed to find his feet at the club. The Dutchman has won twice and drawn just once since his time at the club leaving Leicester no better off than before he was appointed. Chelsea should have too much quality and star power for them even with the current injuries they have. Another worrying sign for Leicester is the lack of goals recently, in their last nine league games they have only scored three goals and that was on two occasions so Foxes’ fans haven’t had a lot to cheer about.
Expect Goals
We should expect to see a high scoring game here even if the Foxes don’t get on the scoresheet. Chelsea have the 2nd highest expected goal stats in the league at 1.97 a game on average. On the other hand, Leicester concede 1.88 xG on average and have seen over 2.5 match goals in 11 of their 13 away games this season. Chelsea have seen at least 3+ goals in 67% of all league games this season and are the 4th highest scorers in the league.
The last part of our bet builder is Palmer to have 1+ SOT. Even though Palmer is in poor form by his usual high standards, he still managed a shot on target at Stamford Bridge on each occasion this season, 13 in a row! In fact he has seen 3+ SOT at home in four of his last seven league games at home, priced at 3.00 that holds good value for those who like a punt.
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