EVERTON - CHELSEA TO GO UNDER 2.50 GOALS AT ODDS 1.76

That 3-3 against Manchester United at "Stamford Bridge" was another disappointing result for The Blues this season (Chelsea had 3-0 advantage until the 58th minute of that game) and now the visitors sits on 4th position in the standings, 14 points behind Manchester City and without chances to fight for the title in Premier League.In fact, after only a couple of games, there were some indications, that this first season in English football will be difficult for Andre Villas-Boas, but now the situation seems really bad, as The Blues managed to win only three of their last 10 games in Premier League (3-6-1 13-12) and remained without a victory in three consecutive games (0-3-0 4-4).The injuries of John Terry (defender), Frank Lampard (midfielder) and John Obi Mikel (midfielder) are definitely a big blow for The Blues in this moment, as well as the absence of Didier Drogba (striker) and it seems, that at this point, the visitors don't have players, who can replace them successfully.Juan Mata (striker) is one of the few players who shows a good form recently, as he scored 3 goals in the last five games of his team, but this is definitely not enough, as Chelsea scored only six goals in their last 6 visits (1.00 goal per game).On the other hand, The Blues showed better play in defence since the beginning of January, allowing only 5 goals in their last seven games (0.70 goals per game) and 2 goals in their last four visits (0.50 goals per game)."Goodison Park" is definitely not among the favourite places for Chelsea over the last couple of years, as the visitors have only two victories in their last 6 games here (one of them after extra time / 2-2-2 5-5), but with Newcastle United, Arsenal and Liverpool so close to them in the standings, The Blues have no other alternative, but to win all three points from this visit.Everton, on the other hand, sits in the middle of the standings (11th position), with 8-6-10 24-27 since the start of the campaign and 4-3-5 12-13 at "Goodison Park" until this moment.Despite the lack of some important players due to injuries (Phil Jagielka, Tim Cahill, Leon Osman and Jack Rodwell), The Toffees are undefeated in 4 consecutive games in Premier League (1-3-0 4-3), winning their last game at "Goodison Park" against good team like Manchester City (Everton - Manchester City 1-0 on 31.01.2012).As it seems, the key for these good results is their defence, as Everton allowed 8 goals in their last nine games (0.90 goals per game) and 4 goals in the last six games at "Goodison Park" (0.67 goals per game).On the other hand, the hosts managed to scored only 6 goals in their last six games (1.00 goal per game).Five of the last 6 games between these two teams here have ended with less than 3 goals and considering the current situation, I expect the same in this clash.

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Posted on: 08.02.2012, 20.06 CET (Viewed: 317 times)
Last edited: 08.02.2012, 20.07 CET
Match starts on: February 11, 2012

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