Football judgment West Ham vs Chelsea took place at 02:00 on 23/8 in the second round of the Premier League. Bongdaplus analyzes forces information, expected squad, house odds, and prediction.
Analysis of West Ham vs Chelsea
The opening match of West Ham's Premier League was harder to get worse last week, when Graham Potter's army welcomed a 0-3 defeat against rookie Sunderland. The British strategist was quickly under great pressure, when the relegate rate of The Hammers fell after only one week, with the hidden issues in the squad and tactics immediately became prominent.
After winning only one of the last 8 home matches in the Premier League last season as well as a humiliating opening, Chelsea probably not an ideal opponent to encounter this weekend, considering that they won all the last 3 confrontations. Not to mention, Potter has never defeated his former team in the previous 7 meetings as a coach.
On the other side of the battle line, there have been a lot of exaggeration around Chelsea in recent months, considering their success at the Conference League and FIFA Club World Cup, as well as winning the top 4 in the last round of last season. However, expectations may have dropped after a poor performance on Sunday, when Enzo Maresca coach had only a pretty lucky draw at London derby with Crystal Palace.
Coach Maresca won only 2 away wins in the last 11 matches in the English Premier League and with 3 more London derby matches in the next three matches, if not won 9 points against West Ham, Fulham and Brentford, the question will be asked if Chelsea has the opportunity to participate in the race to win the championship or not, when many people have eliminated them from the race.
The latest West Ham vs Chelsea forces
West Ham is absent Summerville, while Chelsea does not have Levi Colwill, Romeo Lavia, Benoit Badiashile and Tosin Adarabioyo. Nicolas Jackson returned after the suspension.
The expected West Ham vs Chelsea squad
- West Ham (3-4-3): Hermansen; Todibo, Kilman, Aguerd; Wan-Bissaka, Alvarez, Southk, Diouf; Bowen, Wilson, Paqueta
- Chelsea (4-2-3-1): Sanchez; James, Acheampong, Chalobah, Cucurella; CaiCedo, Enzo; Neto, Palmer, Estevao; Joao Pedro
Battle house battle West Ham vs Chelsea
- Talent goals: The last 6/8 matches of West Ham and 3/5 of Chelsea's recent away matches have at least 3 goals scored. The last 4 confrontations between the two sides also have a minimum of 3 phases as a table.
- Chelsea won the first half: Chelsea entered the game quite proactive, winning the Asian matches 5/6 recent matches in all competitions in the first 45 minutes. West Ham lost the first half of the last 4/5 matches, lost the first half in the last 2/3 matches.
- Chelsea won the first half: The opening match of the new season 2025/26, although only confronted with rookie Sunderland, West Ham entered the game quite badly and lost 1-3 according to the corner index in the first 45 minutes. It was the 3rd match in a row The Hammers lost the corner before the break. With Chelsea, coach Enzo Maresca's team crushed Crystal Palace 6-0 at the first corner index and was the third match they overcome the corner. The history of confrontation also witnessed Chelsea win the first corner of the first half in the last 3/4 matches against West Ham.
Football expert predicts West Ham vs Chelsea
Andrew Delaney, Betfair's data analyst, “Chelsea has shown quite badly last week to prove that they have improved much compared to last season, and their poor away performance in the 2024/25 season is a worrying reason.”
West Ham vs Chelsea Gold Statistics
Chelsea had 19 shots that could not score in the opening round in the 0-0 draw with Crystal Palace. The Blues never did not score in two opening matches of a season since the 1995/96 season, when they opened with two goals without a goal.
Bongdaplus predicts West Ham vs Chelsea score
The spirit of the West Ham players is definitely affected after the tragic loss in the opening round, and it is likely that they will collapse again when welcoming Chelsea – the opponent that they lost in the last 3 meetings.
Predict: 1-3
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