📏 Form Guide
Chelsea WWLWWD
Chelsea will play in this fixture following a 2-2 Champions League drawn result vs Qarabağ.
In that match, Chelsea managed 61% possession and 16 attempts on goal with 4 on target. For Chelsea, the goals were scored by Estêvão (16') and Alejandro Garnacho (53'). At the other end, Qarabag had 9 shots at goal with 3 of them on target. Leandro Andrade (29') and Marko Janković (39') scored for Qarabağ.
Fixtures featuring Chelsea have often been engaging affairs lately with high scoring the rule rather than the exception. Over their past six clashes, a grand total of 23 goals have been recorded for both sides combined (at an average of 3.83 goals per game) with 16 of those accredited to Chelsea. That sort of trend might not be carried forward into this next game, however.
Going into this encounter, Chelsea are unbeaten in the league by Wolverhampton Wanderers in their previous 2 matches.
Wolverhampton Wanderers DDLLLL 📉
Since being defeated in their last game at the hands of Fulham in Premier League competition, Wolves will be aiming to make amends here.
In that match, Wolverhampton Wanderers managed 36% possession and 5 attempts on goal with 2 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Wolverhampton Wanderers was Yerson Mosquera (75' Own goal). On the other side, Fulham had 19 attempts on goal with 6 on target. Ryan Sessegnon (9') and Harry Wilson (62') scored for Fulham.
Illustrating their predisposition for high-scoring matches, goals have been seen as many as 21 times in the last six games in which Wolverhampton Wanderers have sent out their troops, making it an average of 3.5 goals per clash. Opposition teams have hit 14 of those goals.
Coming into this fixture, Wolverhampton Wanderers are without an away win for the past 7 league matches.
↔️ Head to head
If we look at their past head to head duels going back to 08/04/2023, neither club has come out on top overall with Chelsea winning 3 of those games, Wolves 3 and 0 being draws in regulation time.
A lot of goals were also scored during this period, 29 overall which averages out at 4.83 goals per meeting.
ℹ️ Team News: Chelsea
The Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca does not have any fitness worries to speak of coming into this match owing to a fully healthy squad to choose from.
In our view, The Blues will probably use a 4-2-3-1 system for the game, handing starts to Robert Sanchez, Malo Gusto, Wesley Fofana, Trevoh Chalobah, Marc Cucurella, Enzo Fernandez, Moises Caicedo, Pedro Neto, Joao Pedro, Alejandro Garnacho and Liam Delap.
ℹ️ Team News: Wolves
With a completely healthy group available to select from, the Wolves manager does not have any fitness concerns to report ahead of this clash.
It’s our belief that Wolves seem likely to utilise a 5-3-2 formation, settling for Sam Johnstone, Santiago Bueno, Ladislav Krejci, Yerson Mosquera, Jackson Tchatchoua, Hugo Bueno, Marshall Munetsi, Andre, Joao Gomes, J. Strand Larsen and Tolu Arokodare.
✨ Prediction
One thing is for certain, Wolverhampton Wanderers will do well to break down a Chelsea outfit who have the capability to boss this game in attack, midfield and defence.
We think that it’s going to be a commanding 3-0 victory for Chelsea at the end of the 90 minutes.