Chelsea - Crystal Palace: The Eagles parade som terrible corner stats

Chelsea host Crystal Palace at Stamford Bridge early on Saturday. I do believe there's some value to be found in the corners market.

Chelsea

The Blues are off to a, maybe, surprisingly good start to the season. Frank Lampard's squad sit in 4:th place and has amassed 23 points from 11 games, losing 8 of the dropped 10 points so far to Manchester United, Leicester and Liverpool.

Statistics

When playing at Stamford Bridge last season, Chelsea created on average 6.3 corners per game and conceded on average 3.8 corners per game (a difference of +2.5 corners per game).
When facing non top 6 teams from the top half of the table (i e teams 7-10) at Stamford Bridge last season, Chelsea created on average 8.5 corners and conceded on average 3.2 corners per game (a difference of +5.3 corners per game). When facing teams from the bottom half of the table at Stamford Bridge last season, Chelsea created on average 6.9 corners and conceded on average 3.5 corners per game (a difference of +3.4 corners per game).

In the 5 home games so far this season Chelsea has created on average 5.8 corners per game and conceded on average 3.0 corners per game.

Crystal Palace

The Eagles are off to an ok start to the season, residing in 9:th place with 15 points from 11 games.

Statistics

When on the road last season, Crystal Palace created on average 3.9 corners per game and conceded on average 6.8 corners per game (a difference of -2.9 corners per game).
When facing teams from the top half of the table on the road last season, Crystal Palace created on average 3.4 corners but conceded on average 7.7 corners per game (a difference of -4.3 corners per game). When facing top 6 teams on the road last season, Crystal Palace created on average 2.2 corners but conceded on average 8.5 corners per game (a difference of -6.3 corners per game).

In fact, no other team had a worse corner difference than Crystal Palace last season when facing top 6 teams on the road:

In the 5 away games so far this season Crystal Palace created on average 3.0 corners per game and conceded on average 6.8 corners per game, a difference of -3.8 corners per game. Against current top 6 teams, Crystal Palace has lost the corner count away to Arsenal 12-5 and away to Sheffield United 8-4 (and if you still count Manchester United as a top 6 candidate Crystal Palace lost the corner count at Old Trafford 8-1).

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Conclusion & Betting Tips

Chelsea is one of the teams in the Premier League with the best corner difference record when facing mid table teams and bottom half teams at home.
Crystal palace is one of the teams in the Premier League with the worst corner difference record when facing top half teams on the road.
My Betting Tip is Chelsea -4 Corners (European Handicap Corners!).
Stake at 5/10 units.

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