Chelsea vs Wolverhampton Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 20th January 2025

The Blues are favoured by the bookmakers to claim a win against Wolverhampton, despite their unconvincing form. It will be interesting to see, how far outsiders Wolverhampton can push the form at Stamford Bridgeon Monday.

Ranked as number 5 in the Premier League standings, Chelsea, have so far collected 37 points this season, while Wolverhampton collected 16 points. This puts them up as number 18 after 21 rounds.

Chelsea took down Wolverhampton in their most recent meeting, and bookmakers deem another win for the home side a likely scenario on Monday.

Chelsea show off very admirable numbers from their past ten matches, as they scored two goals on average per match. That makes a total of 20 goals, whilst they allowed 13 goals against, for an average of 1.3 per outing. They pulled off two clean sheets.

Wolverhampton managed a bearable 15 goals from their past ten games, creating an average of 1.5 goals per game. They conceded 21 goals in total, and while claiming two clean sheets, they conceded 2.1 goals an average per game.

Chelsea beat Wolverhampton by 6-2 in their most recent match, while Wolverhampton claimed a 4-2 win in the match prior to that.

Chelsea vs Wolverhampton Prediction

Chelsea Form

Chelsea are unbeaten in their last three games after drawing 1-1 with Crystal Palace, beating Morecambe 5-0 and drawing 2-2 with Bournemouth. Chelsea won three of their previous six matches at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League. They drew two and suffered one defeats, scoring 11 goals to seven against.

Wolverhampton Form

It is all or nothing with Wolverhampton following one win in their previous three outings. They first went down 0-3 in an encounter with Nottingham Forest to which, they replied by beating Bristol City1-2. Their latest encounter once again had them on the losing side, when they lost 3-0 against Newcastle. Wolverhampton claimed two wins against one draw and three defeats in their last six away matches in the Premier League. The scoreline from these matches reads 12 goals conceded and ten scored.

Both Chelsea and Wolverhampton seem a little too focused on not losing than actually chasing a win, and as such, the draw is a tasty value bet from our perspective.

Chelsea recorded 11 points following three wins from their last six games against teams placed among the bottom six. They scored 14 goals, but also conceded seven. Wolverhampton claimed zero wins and one points in their last eight games against teams from the top six. They scored six times in these matches, but also conceded 21 goals. Chelsea claimed ten wins, seven draws as well as four defeats in the Premier League this season. Wolverhampton are looking at four wins, four draws and 13 defeats in the Premier League.

Chelsea vs Wolverhampton Squads

Chelsea Squad

Maresca will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Wolverhampton from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season):

Filip Joergensen (0/2), Gabriel Slonina (0/0), Lucas Bergstroem (0/0), Marcus Bettinelli (0/0), Robert Sanchez (0/19), Axel Disasi (1/5), Ben Chilwell (0/0), Benoit Badiashile (0/4), Caleb Wiley (0/0), Josh Acheampong (0/2), Levi Colwill (0/20), Malo Gusto (0/17), Marc Cucurella (1/19), Reece James (1/5), Tosin Adarabioyo (0/10), Trevoh Chalobah (0/0), Wesley Fofana (0/12), Carney Chukwuemeka (0/0), Cesare Casadei (0/0), Cole Palmer (14/21), Enzo Fernandez (3/20), Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (0/5), Moises Caicedo (1/21), Noni Madueke (5/19), Omari Kellyman (0/0), Renato Veiga (0/7), Romeo Lavia (0/10), Tyrique George (0/0), Christopher Nkunku (2/18), Jadon Sancho (2/15), Joao Felix (1/11), Marc Guiu (0/2), Mykhaylo Mudryk (0/7), Nicolas Jackson (9/20), Pedro Neto (1/18).

Wolverhampton Squad

Here is the full team squad of Wolverhampton. The 56 year-old Vitor Pereira will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Daniel Bentley (0/0), Jose Sa (0/14), Sam Johnstone (0/7), Tom King (0/0), Bastien Meupiyou (0/0), Craig Dawson (0/15), Emmanuel Agbadou (0/1), Matt Doherty (1/14), Nelson Semedo (0/17), Pedro Lima (0/1), Rayan Ait Nouri (3/20), Santiago Bueno (0/14), Toti Gomes (0/16), Yerson Mosquera (0/5), Andre (0/16), Boubacar Traore (0/0), Joao Gomes (2/20), Luke Cundle (0/0), Mario Lemina (1/17), Thomas Doyle (0/17), Carlos Forbs (0/9), Enso Gonzalez (0/0), Goncalo Guedes (2/18), Hee-Chan Hwang (2/15), Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (1/19), Joergen Strand Larsen (7/21), Leon Chiwome (0/0), Matheus Cunha (10/20), Pablo Sarabia (1/7), Rodrigo Gomes (1/14), Sasa Kalajdzic (0/0).

Chelsea vs Wolverhampton Team News

Wolverhampton face a list of four absentees from the squad ahead of their next match on Monday against Chelsea. Matheus Cunha is suspended from the Wolverhampton squad with too many penalty points to his name.

Names like Yerson Mosquera, Boubacar Traore and Sasa Kalajdzic most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Chelsea.

Chelsea vs Wolverhampton Lineups

Chelsea vs Wolverhampton H2H

Wolverhampton were knocked out cold when Chelsea took a 6-2 win in their latest encounter. It served as pay back for the 4-2 defeat, Wolverhampton handed out in the game before. The home side were in awesome shape, the last time they played Wolverhampton, as the latter got taught a lesson in a 6-2 win for a high-flying Chelsea team. The bookies have Chelsea to win this match at best price odds of 1/3.

Chelsea vs Wolverhampton Results

Of the last ten encounters between Chelsea Wolverhampton over 2.5 goals came out four times. Odds on over 2.5 goals are at 4/11 with bookies.

Chelsea vs Wolverhampton Betting Tips

Matheus Cunha shows decent form right now for Wolverhampton, as he scored three goals in his last six games in the Premier League. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Chelsea, who are strong favourites on Monday. Siding with Cole Palmer also look a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six Premier League matches.

Chelsea claimed all three points six times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing three along the way. They endured defeat in one of the games in this run. Wolverhampton won three of their last 10 games away, while drawing two and losing five in this series of matches. Goals are usually flowing for Chelsea on home soil these days, and at both ends of pitch. Both teams found the back of the net in seven of their last 10 matches here. In contrast, both teams to score happened seven times for Wolverhampton in their last 10 league games away from home.

The last ten encounters between Chelsea and Wolverhampton saw over 2.5 goals scored six times, with Chelsea averaging 1.7 goals a game. Wolverhampton scored 1.3 goals on average in these, as both teams scored five times in this run. Chelsea saw over 2.5 goals in seven of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 2.3 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals were scored in nine of the ten most recent games across all tournaments for Wolverhampton. They performed an average of 1.3 goals in these.