Chelsea vs Morecambe Prediction and Betting Tips | January 11th 2025

Chelsea will be looking to secure their first win of the year when they play host to Morecambe in round three of the FA Cup on Saturday. Both sides head into the weekend with contrasting results.

Derek Adams’ men claimed a comfortable home victory over Tranmere Rovers while Chelsea failed to arrest their recent slump in form and were held to a 1-1 draw by Crystal Palace after conceding an 82nd-minute equaliser at Selhurst Park last Saturday.

Enzo Maresca’s side have gone four back-to-back matches without a win, picking up two draws and losing twice since a 5-1 victory over Shamrock Rovers in the UEFA Europa Conference League on December 19.

Chelsea, who have now dropped into fourth-place in the Premier League table, now turn their focus to the FA Cup, where they will be looking to begin their campaign with a comfortable win.

Morecambe, on the other hand, turned in a solid team display on New Year’s Day as they secured a 2-0 victory over Tranmere Rovers in their League Two clash.

Adams’ men have now picked up two wins from their most recent three matches, having failed to win the previous five games across all competitions preceding this run.

Morecambe turn their focus to the FA Cup, where they kicked off the campaign with a 2-0 victory over Worthing on November 2, four weeks before edging out Bradford 1-0 in the second round.

Chelsea vs Morecambe Head-To-Head and Key Numbers

• This will be the second meeting between the two sides, with their first encounter coming in January 2021, when Chelsea picked up a 4-0 victory in their FA Cup clash.
• Chelsea have failed to win their last four matches, picking up two draws and losing twice while conceding five goals and scoring twice in that time.
• Morecambe have won just one of their most recent four away matches while losing twice and claiming one draw since the start of December.
• Chelsea are unbeaten in 12 of their 13 home games across all competitions, claiming nine wins and three draws since late August.

Chelsea vs Morecambe Prediction

Chelsea have suffered a drop-off in form of late and will head into the weekend looking to find their feet. Given the gulf in class and quality between the two sides, we are backing Maresca’s men to come away with a comfortable victory in front of their home supporters.

Prediction: Chelsea 3-0 Morecambe

Chelsea vs Morecambe Betting Tips

Tip 1: Result - Chelsea to win

Tip 2: First-half winners - Chelsea (The Blues have led at half time in five of their last seven games)

Tip 3: Over 4.5 cards - No (There have also been fewer than five bookings in five of the hosts’ last seven outings)

Bold Tip: One goal to be scored after 70th minute

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