CARABAO CUP: We preview Wednesday’s Carabao Cup game between CHELSEA v DERBY COUNTY with extended stats and a recommended BETDAQ bet.
CHELSEA V DERBY COUNTY
7.45pm The Carabao Cup action continues on Wednesday night as Frank Lampard returns to take on his old club. Derby have already got past Man United at Old Trafford on their Cup run this year so they won’t fear this challenge – although it has to be said that United are having a poor season this year and Chelsea will be a much tougher challenge.
Chelsea are heavy odds on favourites with the match odds at the time of writing currently trading; Chelsea 1.3, Derby County 13.5 and the draw is 6.2. This Derby’s fourth away game in a row in the competition and they are currently sitting in 6th position in the Championship Table – they have an excellent spirit about them and play some good football so Chelsea will need to name a pretty strong side here.
It’s hard to back Chelsea at 1.3 considering that Derby have had some excellent away results this season and with Chelsea’s busy schedule; we could easily see some big names rested. We feel that Derby will score at some stage as Chelsea have only kept two clean sheets at home in all competitions this season.
It’s very tempting to lay Chelsea at 1.3 or back over 2.5 goals at around 1.65 however Both Teams To Score appeals the most to us at 2.1 – we feel that it should be slightly odds on given the stats heading into this one and we’re happy to take the value. Don’t underestimate this excellent Derby side!
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MATCH STATS
- Chelsea and Derby last met in December 2014 in the League Cup quarter-final, with the Blues winning 3-1 at Pride Park.
- Derby have lost each of their last eight away matches against Chelsea, all in league competition between 1990 and 2008.
- Chelsea have scored in each of their last 22 matches against Derby, a run stretching back to January 1988 – the last Rams goalkeeper to keep a clean sheet against them was Peter Shilton in November 1987.
- Chelsea have progressed from 18 of their last 19 League Cup ties against non-Premier League opponents – the exception was a fourth round exit on penalties against Burnley in 2008-09 after a 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge.
- Derby, who eliminated Man Utd in the last round, haven’t knocked out two top-flight sides in a single League Cup campaign since 1968-69 under Brian Clough, when they knocked out Chelsea and Everton.
- In the Premier League era, only one team has ever eliminated both Chelsea and Manchester United in a single League Cup campaign – Sunderland did so in 2013-14 on their way to reaching the final.
- As a player, Frank Lampard didn’t end on the losing side in any of his last 19 matches at Stamford Bridge (W15 D4 L0 – 18 games with Chelsea, one with Man City).
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