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Preview & Prediction: Chelsea Vs Everton

Chelsea completed an amazing week for its supporters by defeating Leicester for the third week in a row. Previous to their victory at King Power Stadium, the Blues defeated Leeds in the Premier League before knocking out Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League.

In comparison to prior weeks, Graham Potter and his players are undoubtedly upset that there is no midweek match to allow momentum to continue to develop. Instead, Chelsea will play Everton at Stamford Bridge on Saturday, where they will aim to add three more points to their tally.

Chelsea are a dangerous beast right now, according to former Arsenal defender Paul Merson. Chelsea is on a three-game winning streak and will face Everton in the Premier League on March 18.

Merson, writing for Sky Sports, described Chelsea as a dangerous beast, adding that they have some wonderful players who are now clicking. He also lauded Kai Havertz, who scored with a beautiful flip in Chelsea’s 3-1 victory over Leicester City.

“Chelsea are a dangerous animal, they’ve got some unbelievable players and they just need to click – at times against Leicester they did. Bad teams don’t score the goals like they did, two of them were unbelievable. Kai Havertz’s flick has to go down as one of the goals of the season, you’re not seeing that on a Sunday morning,” explained Merson.

Chelsea manager Graham Potter, according to the former full-back, has moved to a back-three and it is working for them. The Englishman believes Chelsea has a decent chance of progressing in the UEFA Champions League, noting that, aside from Bayern Munich and Manchester City, few teams would want to play the Blues.

Key Insights

– Chelsea have won 15 out of 36 meetings with Everton, while Everton have won only 10.
– In their last meeting, Chelsea won 5-0 against Everton.
– Chelsea have an average home form while Everton are performing poorly away.
– Previous matches between Chelsea and Everton have averaged 2.44 goals, while BTTS has happened 44% of the time.
– Chelsea have averaged 1.75 Points Per Game at home matches, and Everton has only 0.62 Points Per Game at away matches in the current Premier League season.

Match Prediction

– Chelsea is expected to dominate the possession and play with width.
– Everton might play defensively and go for long balls, especially to utilize their strength of stealing the ball from the opposition.
– Chelsea is likely to create more long shot opportunities and protect the lead strongly.
– Everton may attempt crosses often and target set pieces, exploiting Chelsea’s weakness in defending them.
– Finishing scoring chances could be an issue for both the teams.
– Both teams may struggle with avoiding offside.
– Chelsea’s weakness in stopping opponents from creating chances and Everton’s weakness in avoiding individual errors are unlikely to be major factors in this match.
– Both teams play aggressively and could engage in aerial duels.

Chelsea are expected to frequently intercept possession from the opposing team and dominate ball possession as well. There is a high probability of many yellow or red cards being shown during the match, with Everton likely to be shown a significant number of them.

Based on the data and facts available, Chelsea has the upper hand in their match against Everton. With a strong record of 15 wins out of 36 matches against Everton, and an average of 1.75 points per game in their home matches this season, Chelsea’s form seems promising. Meanwhile, Everton has only managed an average of 0.62 points per game in their away matches this season. Though past matches between these two teams have yielded an average of 2.44 goals with some BTTS, we predict a comfortable win for Chelsea with a score of 3-1.

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