Chelsea - Norwich predictions

Match	Date	Selection	Bet	Odds	Bet now
Chelsea - Norwich predictions Premier League England, England	06/10/2012 16:00	full time result	Chelsea Win	1.25	Bet at Paddy Power
Betting prediction was written by Anton

CHELSEA – NORWICH PREDICTIONS AND PREVIEW: BETTING STATS

Chelsea have made a great start to the EPL this season with 16 points from 6 games which leaves them top of the league by 3 points. They have won their last 4 games in all competitions and haved scored 13 goals and conceded just 1. Of their 6 EPL games, 3 have been wins by 2+ goals and only once have they failed to score. 2 of the games have had over 2.5 Goals.

Norwich face a very tough season under new manager Chris Hughton. They are yet to win an EPL game and have picked up just 3 points from 6 matches. Their defence has been a problem area, conceding 13 goals in 6 games compared to them scoring just 4. Just 2 of their 6 games have been over 2.5 Goals.

TEAM NEWS AND RUN OF PLAY

Chelsea has completely changed their style of play this year and it has worked wonders for them. Bringing in players like Hazard and Oscar to compliment Mata and Torres has made Chelsea a fluid attacking force than most teams cannot handle. This attacking emphasis has not taken away from their normal solid defence and again they have the best defensive record in the league so far, averaging just 0.5 goals per game against them.

Norwich are looking to avoid the dreaded second season syndrome where teams who over achieve their first year up come crashing back to earth in their second season in the Premiership. They have made a very poor start though and are without a win in their first 6 matches. They may be lucky that there are multiple teams this year that look very poor but their chances of relegation are still very high. They have the double problem of not scoring enough goals and conceding too many, with the second worst defensive record and the worst offensive record in the league, a deadly combination.

CHELSEA – NORWICH PREDICTIONS: 1X2 BETTING PREVIEW

Chelsea are obviously huge favourites here and I fully expect them to record an easy win. They have won all 3 home games in the EPL this season, scoring 7 goals and conceding 2. Their players are a whole other quality to the players of Norwich and Norwich seem to have lost the excellent organisation and belief that made them punch above their weight last season.

Visit Paddy Power to back Chelsea to win at 1.25.

CHELSEA – NORWICH PREDICTIONS: ASIAN HANDICAP PREVIEW

Chelsea are expected to win this comfortably according to the Asian market and I agree. The handicap is set at Chelsea -1.75 which is means we need at least a 2 goal win to come out with a profit and preferably 3+ goals to take the full bet.

Chelsea have won 2 of their 3 home matches by 2 clear goals and I feel Norwich is the type of team that Chelsea could score a barrel load against.

Pinnacle are top price here at 1.98 so visit there for the bet!

CHELSEA – NORWICH PREDICTIONS: TOTAL GOALS PREVIEW

Plenty of goals are expected here despite noting that only 2 of Chelsea’s 6 matches and 2 of Norwich’s 6 have ended in over 2.5 Goals so far this season.

I do expect the over to come in but the odds of 2.62 for Under 2.5 Goals is very tempting with William Hill!