Derby v Chelsea Capital One Cup Betting Preview
Jose Mourinho’s men will be expected to close in on some silverware by making their way through to the semi finals of the Capital One Cup at the expense of promotion-chasing Championship side Derby. The Rams could well be taking on the likes of Chelsea in the English top flight next season but are they ready and poised to claim such a big scalp? Will home soil offer them any solace against the outfight favourite to get their hands on the Cup.
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Derby v Chelsea Betting Tips
Derby are looking ahead to a potential place in the Premier League next season, and no better way to test yourself than by going up against the best in the country? The Rams suffered a defeat on the weekend in the Championship, losing away at Middlesbrough, and perhaps they had one eye on this one. In order to set up their big tie against Chelsea, Derby beat Carlisle, Charlton, Reading and Fulham along the way, and in three of those four matches they managed to bank a clean sheet. Clearly in taking on Premier League leaders Chelsea, this is going to be a massive step up in level of opposition.
The Rams don’t have a great run of form going against Chelsea as they have lost seven and won none of their last eight matches against the Blues in all competition. They met as recently as the third round of the FA Cup last season, and Chelsea banked an away win thanks to goals from John Obi Mikel and Oscar. That was the third time in their last four home matches against Chelsea in which the Rams failed to score. They have lost their last two home games against the Blues by a 2-0 scoreline. A Chelsea 2-0 Correct Score is trading at a price of 6/1 with online bookmaker Paddy Power. Derby’s hot shot up front is Chris Martin who is 3/1 shot in the anytime goalscorer market for this one.
After their first defeat of the season against Newcastle, Chelsea quickly got back to winning ways as they took a somewhat uninspiring home win over Hull in the Premier League on the weekend. A win is a win though, and Chelsea have won 14 and lost none of their last 16 League Cup games against lower ranked sides; a run that goes back to 1999. So they will clearly make an appealing banker during the weekend in the Capital One Cup quarter finals. Didier Drogba and Loic Remy are decent even money quotes on the anytime goalscorer market, because they will probably get some action in the game, while Diego Costa is an 8/11 price.
Chelsea have fired off twelve goals in their last four matches against the Rams in all competitions, and you would imagine that they will have the class in depth to find a way through this tie. While Derby do have good home form this season, having won eight and lost just one of their twelve games played there, trying to crack Chelsea is a whole different matter. There could be a case made for backing both teams to score, because Chelsea conceded against Bolton and Shrewsbury on their way to the quarter finals.
Derby v Chelsea Betting Odds
Chelsea 1/2, Draw 3/1, Derby 6/1
Derby v Chelsea Predictions
The Blues should find a way to win this one, because they are pretty reliable and efficient at tasks like this, and it is why they are such a good cup team. They have faced tougher road trips than this, and it still worth backing them to pick up the win, but with both teams getting on the scoresheet.
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