Newcastle – Chelsea. Forecast and announcement for the England Championship match

On Saturday, December 20, the match of the 17th round of the English Championship between “Newcastle” and “Chelsea” will take place. The game will start at 14:30 Kyiv time.

Newcastle

“Magpies” in the current season do not look very confident. After 16 rounds of the Premier League, they have 22 points on their account, which allows them to be on the 12th step of the tournament table. 4 points separate the team from a place in the top 5. In the English League Cup, “Newcastle” has reached the semi-finals, where they will meet with “Manchester City”.

In the Champions League for 6 rounds, the British managed to win 10 points. Such results allow the club to be on the 12th place of the overall tournament, lagging behind the top 8 by 2 points.

Chelsea

For the reigning world champions, the season is also quite chaotic. Although they look good in the Premier League – after 16 rounds, the team has scored 28 points, thanks to which they are currently in 4th place in the tournament table. The Blues are 8 points behind the leader, Arsenal. In the FA Cup, the Londoners also qualified for the semi-finals, but their future opponent is currently unknown.

In the Champions League, Chelsea have also picked up 10 appearances in 6 games, but their worse goal/concealed difference still leaves them in 13th position in the overall table.

Personal meetings

In the last 5 games, there is a balance between the clubs. Each club won 2 times in regular time, and 1 more game ended in a draw (however, Chelsea won on penalties).

Interesting facts

• Newcastle have failed to keep a clean sheet for 9 games in a row.
• In the last 6 away games, “Chelsea” has only 2 wins.
• Newcastle’s unbeaten home streak has now lasted 9 games in a row. During this time, the club won 8 games and drew 1 time.

Forecast

I will bet that both teams will score with odds of 1.55.