SWANSEA VS CHELSEA PREVIEW & PREDICTION
Swansea City and Chelsea meet at Liberty Stadium, in a match for the 36 th round of the Premier League. Chelsea won at home (1-0) the last time they met in this edition of the league, on 11-29-2017. In this stadium, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the visiting team, which records 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss in the last 4 matches. However, the last time these two teams played a match at this stadium was on 11-09-2016, for the Premier League, which ended in a draw by (2-2). The goals of the match were scored by G. Sigurðsson (59 ‘) and L. Fer (62’), for Swansea City, and Diego Costa (18 ‘and 81′), for Chelsea. In this game the home factor may be decisive, since both teams present considerable differences in the results achieved at home and as a visitor.
Swansea City:
The home team is currently in the 17 th position of the league, with 33 points won, after 8 wins, 9 draws and 17 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied in a home match against Everton, by (1-1). In the last match, they lost in an away match against Manchester City, by (5-0). 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 1 win, 7 draws and 7 losses in away matches; against 8 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses at their stadium. For the league, Swansea City won 18 points out of 30 possible points, after 5 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses in the last 10 home matches. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-1 (6 out of 16 matches). The team has conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, so they have not displayed great defensive solidity, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches for this competition there is a tendency for few goals, since 10 of the last 16 matches have ended with Under 2,5 goals. In 34 matches in this competition, he only managed 2 comebacks in the 20 games in which he suffered the first goal. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 16 home matches for this competition: they have suffered 8 of their 20 goals between minutes (76’-90 ‘).
The Swansea is a club that never managed to conquer the English Championship, having as the greatest conquest of its history the title of the Ligue 1 (third division) of the 2007/08 season, in addition to the title of Ligue 2 (fourth division), in the 1999/00 season. In the current season, the team is fighting to get away from the last positions of the English Championship, being currently four points ahead of the first team in the relegation zone, Southampton. In the last four games played at home by the English Championship, in addition to not having any defeat of Swansea, in three of them they scored more than 1.5 goals. We believe that in this match, despite playing against a team at the top of the table, Swansea will maintain that pattern and will make another intense game, with several goals.
Chelsea:
After 19 wins, 6 draws and 9 losses, the away team is currently in the 5 th position, with 63 points won. In the last match, they have won in an away match against Burnley, by (1-2), after in the previous match they have won in a match against Southampton, by (2-3). 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 4 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses in away matches, with 19 goals scored and 21 conceded; against 8 wins, 5 draws and 2 losses at their stadium, with 27 goals scored and 11 conceded. The team comes to this match after a home victory over Southampton by (2-0). For the championship, Chelsea won 14 points out of 30 possible, after 4 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses in the last 10 home matches. They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 9 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their away matches there is a tendency for goals, since 12 of the last 17 matches for this competition have ended with Over 2,5 goals. In 34 matches in this competition, they only got 2 comebacks in the 11 games in which they suffered the first goal.
Chelsea is a great club, winner in six seasons of the English championship. The last title was in the last season, in 2016/17, so it has a very recent success story. It is a very well qualified team technically and has quality players, who can define the game at any time. Chelsea is very strong in shots from a distance, attacks together, has good plays by the sides and many opportunities with their players who have a lot of individual ability. In their last away games, despite having oscillated between victories, draws and defeats, it usually provides games with several goals. In six of the last seven away games there were more than 1.5 goals.
PREDICTION: Chelsea to win @ 1.52
