Chelsea v Burnley Betting Preview – Premier League 12th August 3.00pm
A comfortable looking opener for Chelsea in their Premier League title defence campaign. The Blues bagged a 3-0 win over the Clarets at the Bridge last season and they will be expected to win this one just as comfortably. It remains to be seen if Chelsea have enough depth to handle the Premier League and the Champions League this season, but they will be expected to open with a victory in this one in front of their home fans.
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Chelsea v Burnley Betting Tips
It is hard to know what to make of Chelsea’s summer. They have made some changes, but they really haven’t added anything to their squad. There have basically been swaps of Diego Costa for Alvaro Morata and Nemanja Matic for Tiemoue Bakayoko. So of concern is the fact that they haven’t added any extra depth and with Champions League football this season, that could end up being quite telling. Plus boss Antonio Conte seems to be a difference of opinion with the board because he wants to sign more players, and he didn’t want to sell off Matic. So all is not quite right but the Blues are favourites here at home in their opener. Chelsea have either won 3-0 or drawn 1-1 in their last four home games against Burnley. In the Coral correct score market, a 3-0 option on the Blues is a fairly short 13/2 price. They are the champions and when they get going, they are still going to be hard to stop. Eden Hazard is still out injured and they missed him at Wembley in the Community Shield.
Michy Batshuayi and Alvaro Morata who are joint 8/11 anytime goalscorer favourites for this one. Burnley sold striker Andre Gray to Watford just before the start of the season so that is a bit of a blow for them and it’s hard to see them getting much change out of the Blues in this one. They are the side with the lowest budget in the Premier League and replacing Gray is going to be tough. Plus they have also lost Michael Keane, their star defender over the summer. Last season Burnley posted a bit of a shocking W1 D4 L14 record away from home in the Premier League and there’s really nothing about their pre-season which suggests that they are going to come out swinging. You can go over 2.5 goals at Coral for a price of 4/6 but Chelsea are likely to get there on their own. Chelsea to win to nil is a solid 4/5 punt with Coral for this one.
Chelsea v Burnley Betting Odds
Chelsea 2/9, Draw 5/1, Burnley 11/1
Chelsea v Burnley Predictions
Chelsea to win: The Clarets were very poor on the road last season and will likely fall to the quality that Chelsea have to offer. There is probably going to be value and appeal in Chelsea to win to nil in this home opener for them.
