This Monday, 22nd December, Stoke City will be host Chelsea for their next match of the Premier League season.
The teams have played each other five times since September 2012. Chelsea has won all but one of those matches, most recently beating Stoke City 3 – 0 in April this year. Stoke City’s only victory over Chelsea was in December 2013 when they won 3 – 2.
As a result it is not surprising that Chelsea is 8/13 favourite to win the match at Winner Sports. The odds of Stoke City winning are 9/2 while a draw has been set at 59/20. There are also odds of 9/2 available on Chelsea winning the game 1 – 0.
At present Chelsea is top of the Premier League with 39 points having won 12 games, drawn 3 and lost 1. Manchester City also has 39 points but they have a game in hand so it seems fairly likely that Chelsea will once again move ahead.
Stoke City is thirteenth in the league with 19 points having won 5 games, drawn 4 and lost 7. They are 1 point below Aston Villa but Aston Villa has a game in hand. Furthermore, they are 2 points ahead of West Brom but they also have a game in hand.
