Chelsea vs Newcastle – Preview, Prediction and Betting Tips 19/12/2023

Chelsea and Newcastle meet this Tuesday to decide who will advance to the semi-final stage of the English League Cup.

Chelsea

Chelsea has the advantage of playing at home, and the clash is defined as a single game.

Chelsea is not having a great campaign in the Premier League, but the League Cup has an effective chance of competing for a national title this season.

The Blues in the League Cup started against Wimbledon, playing at home and winning by a score of 2-1.

They had more difficulties than expected, but still won the match.

After that, against Brighton, Chelsea’s defense was fundamental to qualifying. They won 1-0, putting together one of the greatest attacks in english football.

The team reached these quarter-finals after beating Blackburn, also playing at home, 2-0.

As we can see, all of their games took place as home team and this could be a very important asset against Newcastle.

Still, Chelsea are not a reliable team. They only won twice in the last 6 games of the season.

In the last round of the Premier League, they continued to beat Sheffield at home 2-0, but still, they only have their 10th League campaign, with 6 wins, 4 draws and 7 defeats.

Their difference for this duel against Newcastle is certainly playing at home, as they are on an important run of results.

There are 3 wins and a draw in the last 4 games, 3 of which are in the Premier League and qualifying for the English League Cup.

Newcastle

Newcastle started their campaign in the English League Cup, one stage after Chelsea, but in their first challenge they faced the powerful Manchester City.

They showed why they are one of the great teams in English football this season and won at home by the score of 1-0.

In the next phase, Newcastle began a tough path to the League Cup and, playing away from home, managed to beat Manchester United.

They built a score of 3-0, in a game where they were more reactive, with only 38% possession of the ball, but a very strong game of transitions and very intense in the defensive phase.

The team reaches these quarter-finals, to face the third team from the big six in a row in the competition, but even so, Newcastle has a chance in the match.

Newcastle encountered more powerful teams along the way, and managed to break a terrible sequence of results in the last round of the Premier League.

Against Fulham, they won 3-0 at home, interrupting a series of 3 consecutive defeats, 2 in the Premier League and one in the Champions League.

In fact, in the Champions League the team ended up in the last position of their group and not even getting a place in the Europa League.

Now they pay full attention to national competitions, and with that, they’re certainly gaining strength.

The team appears in sixth place in the Premier League, with 9 wins, 6 losses and 2 draws, having one of the main offensive performances in the competition, with 36 goals scored.

Conclusion:

Their odds are very high for this match, and considering that Chelsea are unable to play good football this season, a positive handicap line is certainly a great choice.

An also interesting alternative is the market for both teams to score, as it is likely that Chelsea will behave aggressively at home, but will give way to the transition game at Newcastle.