Chelsea vs Southampton Prediction: an Easy Win for the Hosts?

Prediction for the EPL Chelsea vs Southampton match, which will take place on February 18th. The visitors can not leave the bottom of the standings. Should we expect an easy win for the hosts? Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Graham Potter has yet to make the most of his expensive wards. After the transfer boom, the Aristocrats have already had three meetings. The results leave much to be desired. First, Chelsea and Fulham played a dull draw at Stamford Bridge. In the subsequent encounter, Chelsea's rival was West Ham. That was more interesting - the teams scored numerous goals against each other but failed to decide the winner. The Londoners sit on the tenth line in the EPL standings.

This week, Chelsea had a tough match against Borussia Dortmund in the UCL last 16. Potter's team failed to score. Moreover, the Aristocrats left the field without a productive performance for the third time in the previous five meetings in all competitions. The result was a 0:1 defeat in the first game.

The Southampton management continues to look for solutions to save this disappointing season. After the resignation of Ralph Hasenhüttl, Nathan Jones joined the club. His Luton Town played pretty well in the Championships and even was a contender for the EPL. The specialist could not cope with the pressure and level of the strongest English league and worked only for a few months.

At the moment, Southampton hopelessly occupies last place, three points behind the relegation zone, Everton and Wolverhampton. There are rumors that Jesse Marsh, who was recently fired from Leeds United, will be their new coach.

We expect a tense match between teams that can't find their style and play well sometimes. Often these teams play very nervously, make mistakes, foul, and get yellow cards. Chelsea is the favorite for the next game, but they still need to recover from their midweek clash with Borussia Dortmund. Southampton will have opportunities to seal a draw, and the statistics of draws in Chelsea's matches may come in handy here.