Tuchel’s impressive start at Chelsea continued as Chelsea defeated Sheffield 2-1 over the weekend. They now face Championship side Barnsley on Thursday night in the FA cup fifth round fixture who have been in poor form and sit twelfth on the second division table.
Our betting predictions for Barsnley vs Chelsea match are:
Barsnley vs Chelsea Betting Tips
Safe Bets
Chelsea have been solid defensively under Tuchel conceding only one goal in four matches. Therefore their defence should have too much quality for a weak Barnsley side and hence betting on both teams to not score in the match at odds of 1.80 is a safe way to earn almost double returns.
Chelsea have been lethal in attack after Tuchel’s arrival and hence betting on both teams to earn over 1 corner in each half at odds of 4/1 is another safe bet giving high returns.
Alex Mowatt has been regular starter for Barnsley and a key man in defence, while Tuchel will be looking to rest Kovacic and Jorginho as the top four race in the league intensifies. Hence we expect Kante to hold the midfield and betting on Mowatt to win over two tackles and Kante to win to three tackles at odds of 9/2 is a good bet.
Quick Rich
We expect Chelsea to keep a clean sheet and get more chances hence betting on a combination of Chelsea to win to nil, Barnsley to get over 1 card and Chelsea to have over five corners at odds of 6/1 gives high returns at minimal risk.
Chelsea should have too much quality for Barnsley and though Tuchel will look to rest some of his first team players, Chelsea should dominate the match due to their strong bench. Hence we predict the exact score to be Chelsea 2-0 Barnsley at enhanced odds of 7.50.
Win/Lose/Draw
Chelsea are clear favourites to qualify for the quarter finals of the FA cup and Barnsley will need to pull of a shock result to qualify. Chelsea have won their last three games and should win this game comfortably at odds of 1.30.
Bet During the Match
If Tammy Abraham starts the match in attack for Chelsea, betting on him to get two or more goals at odds of 6.00 is one of the best bets of the match.
Chelsea overall form: WDWWW
Barnsley overall form: LLWDD
