After an impressive four-nil win against Europa league champions Sevilla, Chelsea face a tough test against newly promoted side Leeds United at Stamford Bridge on Saturday night. Chelsea have been impressive over the past few weeks winning seven of their last eight games, while Leeds have performed poorly winning only three of their last eight games.
Our betting predictions for Chelsea FC vs Leeds United match are:
Chelsea FC v Leeds United Betting Tips
Safe Bets
• Leeds are one of the highest pressing sides in the league and have scored in eight of their ten league games this season, netting against top sides like Manchester City, Liverpool and Leicester. Even though Chelsea have been solid defensively, with fatigue coming into play we except them to win the game, but without a clean sheet. Hence one of the safest bets of the match is both teams to score at odds of 1.65 (betway).
• Timo Werner has been impressive this season and as he hasn’t scored in the last four matches, he will be looking to make a comeback and lead Chelsea to victory. With him being Chelsea’s first choice penalty taker, betting on him to be on the scoresheet at odds of 1.95 (betway) is a good way to double your investment.
• In ten premier league games this season, Leeds United’s central striker, Patrick Bamford has taken thirty three shots and scored seven goals. He is expected to lead the attack against Chelsea too and therefore another good bet is on him to have more than three shots on target at odds of 2.50 (WilliamHill).
Quick Rich
• Tammy Abraham has performed well in the last few weeks and will look to continue his scoring streak to maintain his position in the first team first team after Giroud’s exceptional performances in the last two Champions league matches. Therefore betting on a combination of Abraham and Werner both to score at odds of 4.50 (betway) gives good returns.
• Though Chelsea have dominated in the league this season after a rocky start ,the title race has started picking up pace and with two matches every week, fatigue will come into play. Therefore we expect this to be close match, ending with a scoreline of Chelsea 3-1 Leeds at odds of 11.00(WilliamHill) or Chelsea 2-1 Leeds at odds of 8.00 (betway)..
Win/Lose/Draw
Chelsea are third on the premier league table and could on top for awhile with a win against Leeds. They are favourites to win the game against a resilient but out of form Leeds side, which at odds of 1.53(betway) gives decent returns.
Bet During the Match
In the last 120 minutes which Giroud has played he has scored 5 goals and shown us why he is one of the top strikers in Europe. However Abraham has cemented his starting position in Lampard’s system which has reduced Giroud’s playing time. If Giroud starts the match or is substituted before the 60th minute, we suggest betting on him to be on the scoresheet at odds of 2.15 (betway).
Leeds United Form: WLLDW
Chelsea Form: DWWWD
