Chelsea v Huddersfield Betting Tips – Premier League 9th May 7.45pm
Chelsea produced a home win over Liverpool on Sunday to keep their hopes of a top-four finish alive. A win here in midweek puts them level on points with Liverpool. They would still need Spurs or Liverpool to slip up though to finish in the Champions League spots. Huddersfield earned a surprise point at Man City on Sunday and they only need the one more to guarantee that they will be playing top flight football next term.
Chelsea News and Form
The Blues are on a four-match winning streak in the premier league now after having beaten Liverpool at Stamford Bridge on Sunday. That was a big win too because it keeps their faint hopes of a top-four finish alive. This current four-match winning streak equals their best run of the season and in it they have fought back from being behind against Southampton and Burnley in that sequence as well as holding off Liverpool on the weekend. To get into the top four, something that looked like having no chance of happening just recently, the Blues would need to win their final two games and hope that either Liverpool or Spurs don’t win their remaining games. Even though they still look a shadow of the side that won the league last season, they are finishing strongly and Chelsea to win to nil back at the Bridge in this one is at 8/11 odds with William Hill* (Betting Odds taken at 2:05 a.m. on May 7th, 2018). Chelsea’s home form is W11 D3 L4 for the season and they are W3 D1 L1 in their last five at the Bridge. In the William Hill correct score market a Chelsea 1-0 is at 13/2 odds* (Betting Odds taken at 2:05 a.m. on May 7th, 2018) as Chelsea don’t look like running riot in front of goal at the moment. It’s the result that counts now.
Huddersfield News and Form
Not many would have backed the Terriers to get a point at Manchester City on the weekend. But the Champions were in party mood and never got going in the game which allowed the resilient Huddersfield to battle their way to a very good point. One more point guarantees that they will be in the top flight next season. So it is likely that they will visit the Bridge in defensive mode. The Terriers have drawn their last two away games in the top flight and have won just one of their last nine games on the road (D2 L6). Across the course of the season on their travels, they have only recorded three wins and they have failed to score in any of their nine visits to current top ten sides this season (D2 L7). Both teams not to score with William Hill at 8/13 odds* (Betting Odds taken at 2:05 a.m. on May 7th, 2018) looks the obvious option, therefore. There have been just the eleven away goals from Huddersfield this season but a credit to their defence in that each of their last four have gone under 2.5 goals. They are almost across the finish line. Can they finish the job in this one?
Chelsea v Huddersfield Head to Head
Chelsea took a 3-1 win over Huddersfield earlier in the season and that is back to back wins by that scoreline that they have taken against them. The other was an FA Cup home game against them in 2008. Going back, Chelsea are on a seven-match winning streak against the Terriers in all competitions. The earlier Premier League meetings this season was the first league clash since the 1983/84 Old Division 2.
Chelsea v Huddersfield Betting Odds*
Chelsea 1/6, Draw 11/2, Huddersfield 18/1* (Betting Odds taken at 00:06 a.m. on May 6th, 2018)
Chelsea v Huddersfield Predictions
Chelsea to win: The Terriers clearly aren’t just going to roll over at the Bridge and could test Chelsea’s patience. But the Blues do have the edge and know what a win would mean for them. Look for a home win by a one-goal margin.
