Chelsea vs West Ham prediction and betting tips on February 3, 2025
English Premier League
Game Prediction
Chelsea and West Ham will play in the 24th round of the English Premier League on February 3, 2025. Hosting the neighbour, the grandee is set only on winning in the fight for a place in the top 4.
Our prediction for the match Chelsea vs West Ham
“The Blues” spent the previous season under the leadership of Pochettino. The specialist raised his wards to 6th place (and reached the League Cup final, but lost there), which was not enough for Boehly. As a result, he replaced the mentor again in the summer. “The Hammers” also decided not to continue working with Moyes (although after winning the Conference League, without the sold captain, Rice, he reached the Europa League play-offs, and he took 52 points with his footballers in the inner arena, finishing in 9th position.
Lopetegui, who had replaced the Scottish specialist, despite a serious, expensive reinforcement of the squad, was always hanging around with the team either in the relegation zone or close to it. Still, Potter, who had taken the position, also started with a relegation from the cup, losing to Aston Villa in Birmingham, and a victory over Fulham was followed with a failure in the meeting with Crystal Palace. Having played with “the Villans” again, the club at least got a draw. Maresca, heading the grandee, was generally successful. The club quickly flew out of the League Cup, but showed a 100% result in the Conference League. And it had become second in the Premier League by the middle of the season. Still, then there was a sharp decline: 5 rounds in a row without a win. And only a struggle with Wolverhampton resulted in a 3-1 victory. Speaking about the battle against Manchester City, the club lost with a “mirror” score, although Khusanov’s mistake, which was made in the debut, helped the opponent.
Palmer and the company score 2 goals per match on average, but the defence also concedes a lot – about 1.30 goals per meeting. Still, the guests have almost the opposite ratio: 1.22/1.91.
Chelsea vs West Ham: key statistics and trends
- Chelsea has won 1 of 7 previous matches.
- 74% of Chelsea games have ended with “both teams to score: yes” and the average number of goals per confrontation is 3.26.
- West Ham has lost twice in 4 battles under the leadership of a new manager.
- 65% of West Ham United struggles have brought “both teams to score: yes” and the average number of goals per confrontation is 3.13.
Chelsea vs West Ham: possible starting line-ups
Chelsea (possible line-up): Sanchez – Cucurella, Chalobah, Adarabioyo, James – Caicedo, Dewsbury-Hall, Neto, Palmer, Madueke – Jackson.
West Ham (possible line-up): Fabianski – Emerson, Kilman, Mavropanos, Wan-Bissaka – Rodriguez, Alvarez, Soler, Soucek, Kudus – Lucas Paquetá.
Previous head-to-head matches: Chelsea vs West Ham
Both previous matches, which were played in 2024, brought “dry” and crushing victories to “the Blues”.
Free prediction for the match Chelsea vs West Ham
The hosts are considered the clear favourite of the following battle, but they, at the same time, are frankly far from being perfect, and have chronic problems in defence. It is reasonable to bet on “both teams to score: yes” even with such an opponent (odd: 1.6).