Wolves v Chelsea Betting Preview – FA Cup 18th February 3.00pm
This one would have looked a little more routine and mundane if it weren’t for the huge Premier League scalp that Wolves collected in the last round of the FA Cup. They went up to Anfield to face Liverpool and they pulled off one of the results of the fourth round in taking a win there. That will give them confidence of pushing Chelsea when they meet the premier League Champions-elect at Molineux on Saturday. Can Wolves claim another giant scalp or will the quality of the Blues, who really don’t have a need to rest players for the match up, move on through to the quarter finals? There’s a good game in prospect.
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Wolves v Chelsea FA Cup Betting Tips
Wolves pulled off one of the big shocks of the fourth round when they went to Anfield and took down Liverpool with a 2-1 win. Not many punters will have seen that coming but that was their second Premier League scalp of the campaign so far this season. They went to Stoke in the third round and pulled a win out of their hat as well. So it’s been a pretty intense campaign from Wolves and now they take on the Premier League Champions-elect on Saturday when they play host to Chelsea. Overall the season has been a bit of a disappointment for Wolves are just six points above the drop zone in the second tier and who are firmly rooted in the bottom half of the table. They haven’t put together much from lately either as they are on a three match losing streak and they have suffered defeats in four of their last six games in all competitions, which makes their FA Cup progress even more surprisingly. They have not picked up a clean sheet in any of their last six games and both teams to score in this one will return a price of 4/5.
It will remain to be seen whether or not Chelsea go full strength for this one and of course if they do then Wolves may struggle to make a big impact. Wolves have actually won one of their last ten games played against Chelsea in all competitions, losing the other nine so there certainly is not any head to head form to suggest that they are going to pull off a big upset. The last time that Wolves and Chelsea met in the FA Cup was in March 1994 with Chelsea taking a 1-0 home win on that occasion. Wolves have failed to score in seven of their last ten games against Chelsea now and a Chelsea to win to nil wager at Coral to oppose the both teams to score option is an 11/8 price which could be some value. Wolves have gone W6 D3 L8 at home this season across all competitions and they have suffered seven defeats in their last ten on home soil. So big problems for their overall form and they are heavy underdogs at Molineux for this one, even after beating Liverpool, but then the Reds were heavily under strength for the match. Helder Costa has been their big goal scorer threat this season and he is a 3/1 anytime goalscorer option, and really aside from his input, o-one is really running in good scoring form for Wolves right now.
In the Coral anytime goalscorer market there is a price of 4/6 on Diego Costa with Michy Batshuayi at 5/6 and Eden Hazard at 11/8. Chelsea have been held to a 1-1 scoreline in their last two away games, which were at Liverpool and Burnley in the Premier League. A 1-1 correct score at Coral is a big 8/1 price to return in this one. Away from home in all competitions, Chelsea have posted a W6 D2 L1 record in their last nine so it is hard to see them slipping up. Chelsea have been coasting in the FA Cup this season having moved past both Peterborough and Brentford at Stamford Bridge and scoring four goals in each of those. Over 2.5 goals in Saturday’s clash is a price of 8/13 with Coral and you would imagine that because Chelsea don’t return to Premier League action until the following weekend, they can send out a fairly strong side. Chelsea have won three of their last four (L1) visits to Wolves in all competitions and they are 7/2 to win the FA Cup this season outright with only Man City slightly shorter priced.
Wolves v Chelsea FA Cup Betting Odds
Chelsea 4/11, Draw 15/4, Wolves 7/1
Wolves v Chelsea FA Cup Predictions
Chelsea remain one of the favourites for the FA Cup title this season and while this may not be the most comfortable of games for them, they are likely to edge their way through the task. The Blues have the quality and depth in their ranks to pull this one out of the back and they have a week to recover before their next Premier League duty, so they can actually attack this one with a strong side. Wolves may struggle to make a huge impression in the game so look for Chelsea to win to nil on their trip to Molineux. They will have enough to keep the home side at arms length.
