On February 5, the 4th round match of the 2021/22 FA Cup between Chelsea and Plymouth will take place. “Bookmaker Ratings” believes that there will be enough goals in this game.
Chelsea in their last game before the break again calmly defeated Tottenham (2:0). In content, the Spurs look surprisingly helpless against Tuchel’s team. In the third round of the cup, the blues calmly defeated Chesterfield (6:1). Something similar may simply await Plymouth, although this is a team from the third division, not the fifth. Chelsea no longer claim to win the championship, but they can still compete for cups. Including, they have the CL final at the end of February against Liverpool.
Plymouth are seventh in League 1 and are in contention for promotion to the Championship. The team performs evenly, having four wins and three losses in the last ten matches. It’s funny that due to transfers, as many as eight games in this segment were held away. In three games, six goals were conceded, which is hardly good before leaving for Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea has played under 2.5 seven times out of 10, with “both teams to score” only half of the matches. The Blues themselves have failed to score more than two goals at once in eight games. The team lost in the considered segment only to Manchester City (0:1).
Plymouth are more productive: mutual goals took place in seven games out of ten, and the total over 2.5 was played six times. With a handicap (+2.5), they won in all matches. But the level of resistance must also be taken into account. In the previous round, KA managed to put the squeeze on Birmingham (1:0 in extra time).
There is a good option for a total over 3.5. Plymouth’s defense concedes quite a lot even at Ligue 1 level, and Chelsea’s performance skills are certainly better than Plymouth’s defensive resources. We can also count on the goal of the guests. Chesterfield, for example, did it.