Chelsea vs Fulham Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 13th January 2024

Fulham travel to Stamford Bridge for a renewal of the rivalry with Chelsea, as another derby looms in the Premier League. Who gets the upper hand? The answer arrives on Saturday.

Ranked as number 10 in the Premier League standings, Chelsea, have so far collected 28 points this season, while Fulham collected 24 points. This puts them up as number 13 after 20 rounds.

Both Chelsea and Fulham came through their most recent matches empty-handed and will be eager to avoid getting defeated once again. Who'll draw first blood at Stamford Bridge? We'll find out this coming Saturday.

Chelsea scored 2.1 goals on average in their past ten matches, hitting the target 21 times. They conceded 20 goals, an average of two, and pulled off one clean sheet.

Fulham scored 19 goals, conceded 19 and managed two clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Chelsea celebrated a 0-2 win in their most recent meeting with their Fulham. Are we in for something similar at Stamford Bridge on Saturday, or does the latter have something else in store?

Chelsea vs Fulham Prediction

Chelsea Form

Chelsea are looking to bounce back from a recent setback and get back to winning ways. In their last three matches, they first took out Luton by 2-3, before beating Preston by 4-0. The winning streak came to an end against Middlesbrough, who ran out 1-0 winners. Chelsea won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the Premier League, while also drawing two. They suffered one defeats, while they scored 13 and conceded 11 goals.

Fulham Form

In the last three matches, Fulham beat Arsenal 2-1, won 1-0 against Rotherham, and lost 2-1 against Liverpool. Fulham didn't manage a single away win in their last six Premier League matches, but managed one draws, while suffering five defeats. They conceded 16 and scored five goals themselves.

Neither Chelsea nor Fulham have been prolific at keeping their opponents at bay in their latest encounters, making both teams to score out choice on bet this coming Saturday.

Chelsea recorded 12 points following four wins from their last seven games against teams placed among the bottom six. They scored 12 goals, but also conceded eight. Fulham won two matches and picked up eight points from their last 11 encounters with teams in the top half of the Premier League. They scored 15 goals and conceded 24. Chelsea have a record of eight wins, four draws and eight defeats in the Premier League this season. Fulham have seven wins, three draws and ten defeats in the Premier League.

Chelsea vs Fulham Squads

Chelsea Squad

The 51-year-old Chelsea manager, Mauricio Pochettino, will select the lineup against Fulham from these players (the statistics in the brackets refer to scored goals and games played in the Premier League this season):

Djordje Petrovic (0/5), Marcus Bettinelli (0/0), Robert Sanchez (0/16), Axel Disasi (1/18), Ben Chilwell (0/6), Benoit Badiashile (0/6), Ian Maatsen (0/12), Levi Colwill (1/19), Malang Sarr (0/0), Malo Gusto (0/13), Marc Cucurella (0/9), Reece James (0/8), Thiago Silva (1/19), Trevoh Chalobah (0/0), Wesley Fofana (0/0), Andrey Santos (0/0), Carney Chukwuemeka (1/2), Cole Palmer (8/17), Conor Gallagher (0/19), Deivid de Souza (0/1), Enzo Fernandez (2/17), Lesley Ugochukwu (0/10), Moises Caicedo (0/17), Mykhaylo Mudryk (3/17), Noni Madueke (2/9), Romeo Lavia (0/1), Armando Broja (1/12), Christopher Nkunku (1/3), Nicolas Jackson (7/19), Raheem Sterling (5/18).

Fulham Squad

Here is the full team squad of Fulham. The 46 year-old Marco Silva will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Bernd Leno (0/20), Marek Rodak (0/0), Steven-Andreas Benda (0/0), Antonee Robinson (0/19), Calvin Bassey (0/15), Fode Ballo-Toure (0/4), Issa Diop (0/10), Kenny Tete (1/8), Tim Ream (1/13), Timothy Castagne (0/17), Tosin Adarabioyo (1/8), Andreas Pereira (1/20), Harrison Reed (0/17), Harry Wilson (2/20), Joao Palhinha (2/17), Sasa Lukic (0/11), Tom Cairney (1/18), Tyrese Francois (0/0), Adama Traore (0/4), Alex Iwobi (3/18), Bobby Reid (4/18), Raul Jimenez (5/17), Rodrigo Muniz (0/8), Vinicius (2/13), Willian (4/16).

Chelsea vs Fulham Team News

Chelsea are sweating on the fitness of no less than ten players before their match on Saturday. Nicolas Jackson gets a day off from the Chelsea squad, as he serves out a suspension.

Christopher Nkunku, Romeo Lavia, Lesley Ugochukwu, Marc Cucurella, Robert Sanchez, Reece James, Ben Chilwell, Carney Chukwuemeka, Trevoh Chalobah and Wesley Fofana nurses various injuries and won't take part for Chelsea against Fulham at Stamford Bridge.

Fulham are looking at six players missing out on their match this coming Saturday at Stamford Bridge. Alex Iwobi, Calvin Bassey, Fode Ballo-Toure and Calvin Bassey racked up too many penalty points and won't be in the Fulham travelling party for their next match.

Names like Tim Ream and Adama Traore most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Chelsea.

Chelsea vs Fulham Lineups

Chelsea vs Fulham H2H

The last time the pair played each other, Chelsea came out the other side as 0-2 winners and surely won't mind a repeat of that result. Chelsea generally have the upper hand against Fulham, offering a fine 8-1-1 winning record before their next encounter. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 8/13.

Chelsea vs Fulham Results

Both teams to score only came out three times in the previous ten games between Fulham and Chelsea. Odds on both teams not to score are best priced at 11/10 with the bookies.

Chelsea vs Fulham Betting Tips

It is difficult to look past Raul Jimenez, when searching for a goalscorer, as he is seems in wonderful shape. He hit the target four times in recent Premier League matches for Fulham, with a total for the season saying five goals scored in this Premier League campaign. With four goals lately for The Blues in the Premier League, Cole Palmer is also a player to look out for.

Chelsea collected six wins, drew three and lost one in the 10 most games across all tournaments at Stamford Bridge. Fulham won one of their previous 10 away, drew three and lost six times. Chelsea claimed four wins without allowing a goal against in their last 10 games on home soil.

Less than three came out four times in the past ten encounters between Fulham and Chelsea, as both teams not to score was a winning bet seven times. Chelsea performed 1.8 goals on average, whereas Fulham averaged 0.4 goals. In their last ten matches across all tournaments, Chelsea saw six of them finish with more than 2.5 goals, with themselves scoring an average of 1.7 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Fulham, who scored 1.8 times on average in these matches.