Chelsea vs Southampton Preview and Line Up Prediction: Chelsea to Win 1-0 at 11/2

Chelsea and Southampton will play their twenty-ninth game of the Premier League season at Stamford Bridge on Sunday, 15th March.

Match Preview:

The teams last played in December 2014 and the game ended in a 1 – 1 draw. Before that they played in January 2014 and Chelsea won the game 0 – 3.

At present Chelsea is top of the league with 63 points having won 19 games, drawn 6 and lost 2. They are five points above Manchester City and City has a game in hand.

Southampton is seventh in the league with 49 points having won 15 games, drawn 4 and lost 9. They are one point below Tottenham Hotspur.

Match Prediction:

A 1 – 0 win for Chelsea is the most likely outcome of the match with William Hill and Bet365 both offering odds of 11/2.

Predicted Line Ups:

Chelsea: Courtois, Ivanovic, Cahill, Terry, Azpilicueta, Matic, Fabregas, Ramires, Oscar, Hazard, Costa.

Southampton: Forster, Clyne, Fonte, Yoshida, Bertrand, Wanyama, Schneiderlin, Elia, Djuricic, Mane, Pelle.

Betting Odds:

William Hill Odds: 8/13 Chelsea to Win, 13/5 for a Draw and 5/1 Southampton to Win

Bet365 Odds: 8/13 Chelsea to Win, 3/1 for a Draw and 11/2 Southampton to Win