Chelsea and Hull City meet at Stamford Bridge, in a match for this phase of the FA Cup (5th Round). The history of direct confrontations played in this stadium is favorable to the home team, which in the last 3 matches won 3. Indeed, the last time these two teams played a match in this stadium, on 01-22-2017, for the Premier League, Chelsea won by (2-0). Diego Costa (45 ‘) and G. Cahill (81′) scored Chelsea’s goals. Attention to the home factor, since Chelsea usually conquer different results at home and abroad.

The home team reaches this phase of the FA Cup (5th Round) after having played previous qualifiers with: Newcastle United and Norwich City. This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 6 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses in away matches; against 10 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss at their stadium. The team comes to this match after a home victory over West Bromwich Albion by (3-0). In the last 10 home matches for all competitions, Chelsea have won 7, tied 2 and lost 1.

Chelsea come to this game with a win over West Bromwich, 3-0, returning to the triumphs after two consecutive defeats in the championship. It should be noted that the moment of form of the London team is not the best, adding only three wins in the last ten games played. In this game against his fans, coach Antonio Conte must keep the team in 3-4-2-1, favoring defensive organization and counterattacks by the flanks. The Eden Hazard end is the best Chelsea marker in several competitions, with 15 goals scored. In addition to the quality of this player, we highlight the positioning of midfielder Kante. For this game the coach of the home team can not count on Giroud, Barkley and Marcos Alonso, all with physical problems.

The visiting team reaches this phase of the FA Cup (5th Round) after having played previous rounds with: Nottingham Forest and Blackburn Rovers. This is a team that usually shows similar results, at home and abroad. It is usually not affected by the home team, since in the last 30 matches they register 3 wins, 4 draws and 8 losses in away matches; against 4 wins, 6 draws and 5 losses at their stadium. In the last match that they played, for the Championship, they won against Nottingham Forest by (0-2). In the last 10 away matches Hull City has won 2, tied 2 and lost 6. In 15 matches, they suffered the first goal 5 times and only managed 1 comeback. In the last 19 home matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 5 of their 13 goals between minutes (16’-30 ‘).

Hull City arrives at this game motivated, after having won away from home to Nottingham Forest, by 0-2, returning to the triumphs after two consecutive matches without beating. In this away game, coach Nigel Adkins must play in 4-2-3-1, privileging possession of the ball and organized attacks, especially through the right flank: Harry Wilson is very fast and competent in transporting the ball. ball towards the attack. On the other hand, the player acting on the right, Welshman Jarrod Bowen, is the best marker of Hull City in several competitions, with 13 goals scored. For this game the visiting coach is forced to leave out Weir, Henriksen, Odubajo, Hernández and Mazuch, all injured.

PREDICTION: Both teams to score / NO @ 1.67