Chelsea vs Leeds Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 4th March 2023

Chelsea enjoy home advantage, when visitors Leeds swing by this coming Saturday for a Premier League clash.

Chelsea are number 10 in the table on 31 points after 24 matches. Leeds rank as number 17 with 22 points after 24 matches played.

The season has so far failed to deliver anything near what Chelsea initially had their sights on. They will be hoping their upcoming clash against Leeds can ignite an upward trend.

Chelsea have a hard time getting on the scoreboard these days, as they managed a poorly six goals in their previous ten matches. That is an average of 0.6 goals per game, in which they conceded eight goals, or 0.8 goals per game. Furthermore, they fought their way to four clean sheets in this run.

Leeds travel to their next Premier League match, averaging a lowly 0.7 goals per game in their last ten matches. They scored a disappointing total of seven goals, while also conceding 13 goals. That amounts to an average of 1.3 per game, in which they kept their opponents from scoring three times.

Chelsea were defeated by 3-0 in their last encounter with Leeds, but did win the reverse match 3-0, though.

Chelsea vs Leeds Prediction

Chelsea Form

Chelsea have had to endure a tough spell in their last three matches, from which they have nothing to show. They were beaten 1-0 by B. Dortmund, before Southampton ran out 0-1 winners. A third defeat on the trot followed against Tottenham, who came out 2-0 winners. Chelsea claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the Premier League. They also drew one and lost three, scored three goals and conceded three.

Leeds Form

It is all or nothing with Leeds following one win in their previous three outings. They first went down 1-0 in an encounter with Everton to which, they replied by beating Southampton1-0. Their latest encounter once again had them on the losing side, when they lost 2-0 against Fulham. Leeds came through their last six away games in the Premier League without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew two and lost four in which, they were outscored by ten goals to six.

You don't look for Chelsea or Leeds, to provide with a lot of entertainment currently, as both are playing mostly tight matches with few goals. The value-bet lies with under 2.5 goals this coming Saturday.

Chelsea took 26 points from their last 13 encounters with teams from the bottom half of the Premier League table. This amounts to eight wins after scoring 18 times and conceding 11. Leeds claimed two wins and nine points from their last 12 encounters with teams in the top half of the Premier League, while scoring 15 goals to 22 against. Chelsea are looking at a record of eight wins, seven draws and nine defeats in the Premier League this season. Leeds are looking at five wins, seven draws and 12 defeats in the Premier League.

Chelsea vs Leeds Squads

Chelsea Squad

Graham Potter will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Leeds from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season):

Edouard Mendy (0/9), Gabriel Slonina (0/0), Kepa Arrizabalaga (0/16), Marcus Bettinelli (0/0), Ben Chilwell (1/13), Benoit Badiashile (0/5), Cesar Azpilicueta (0/19), Kalidou Koulibaly (2/16), Marc Cucurella (0/20), Reece James (1/11), Thiago Silva (0/21), Trevoh Chalobah (0/13), Wesley Fofana (0/6), Andrey Santos (0/0), Carney Chukwuemeka (0/0), Christian Pulisic (1/16), Conor Gallagher (1/21), Denis Zakaria (0/5), Enzo Fernandez (0/4), Hakim Ziyech (0/13), Kai Havertz (5/23), Lewis Hall (0/5), Mason Mount (3/23), Mateo Kovacic (0/16), Mykhaylo Mudryk (0/0), N'Golo Kanté (0/0), Noni Madueke (0/0), Ruben Loftus-Cheek (0/16), Armando Broja (1/12), David Datro Fofana (0/0), Joao Felix (1/4), Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (1/12), Raheem Sterling (4/18).

Leeds Squad

Below is the full team squad of Leeds. The manager Gracia will pick his starting XI against Chelsea from these players:

Illan Meslier (0/24), Joel Robles (0/0), Kristoffer Klaesson (0/0), Junior Firpo (1/8), Leo Hjelde (0/0), Liam Cooper (1/13), Luke Ayling (0/17), Maximilian Woeber (0/7), Pascal Struijk (2/20), Rasmus Nissen (0/15), Robin Koch (0/23), Adam Forshaw (0/5), Brenden Aaronson (1/23), Crysencio Summerville (4/17), Jack Harrison (1/22), Marc Roca (1/21), Stuart Dallas (0/0), Tyler Adams (0/22), Weston McKennie (0/5), Georginio Rutter (0/5), Lee Erwin (0/0), Luis Sinisterra (2/12), Patrick Bamford (1/17), Rodrigo (10/18), Sam Greenwood (1/14), Wilfried Gnonto (2/13).

Chelsea vs Leeds Team News

The injured and absent list looks to be stretched wide for Chelsea, as they prepare to meet Leeds, since ten could be missing.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Edouard Mendy, Raheem Sterling, Christian Pulisic, Armando Broja, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Ben Chilwell, Reece James, Wesley Fofana and N'Golo Kanté are all absent from the Chelsea squad that faces Leeds at Stamford Bridge.

Leeds face a list of five absentees from the squad ahead of their next match on Saturday against Chelsea. Tyler Adams is ineligible for selection in the Leeds squad, as he is suspended.

Adam Forshaw, Patrick Bamford, Luis Sinisterra and Stuart Dallas all face a spell on the sidelines for Leeds due to various injuries.

Chelsea vs Leeds Lineups

Chelsea vs Leeds H2H

Leeds celebrated a 3-0 win in their most recent meeting with their upcoming opponent. Are we in for something similar at Stamford Bridge this coming Saturday? Chelsea were a little more successful than Leeds in recent meetings, and go into their next encounter with a 6-2-2 advantage. Naturally, betting on Chelsea has more often than not proved the profitable way to go. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 8/13.

Chelsea vs Leeds Results

Punters probably shouldn't go looking for both teams to score, when Leeds come visiting Chelsea. At least one team managed to keep a clean sheet six times in their last ten matches. Odds on both teams not to score are best priced at 10/11 with the bookies.

Chelsea vs Leeds Betting Tips

Despite scoring just once in six Premier League games, Chelsea hope Kai Havertz adds to his collection of goals sooner rather than later. Meanwhile, Leeds put their faith in Junior Firpo to handle the home side defence and double up on his recent strike rate of one goal in six Premier League games.

Chelsea scored the first goal of the game in only four of their 10 previous matches played at Stamford Bridge. Leeds scored first in three of their last 10 outings away from home.

Chelsea managed an average of 1.6 goals in the past ten encounters against Leeds, who scored 1.1 goals on average. Over 2.5 goals happened five times, while both teams scored four times. Over 2.5 goals happened in two of Chelsea’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.3 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Leeds's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.2 goals in these matches.