Chelsea v Cardiff THE STATS !

Third-placed Chelsea will be looking to rise even higher when they face promoted Cardiff.

Chelsea have won 10 and drawn one of their last 11 Barclays Premier League games at Stamford Bridge. They are 1.25 to win.

Cardiff have kept a clean sheet in just one of their seven Barclays Premier League games so far. Chelsea are 1.77 to score in both halves.

Chelsea have scored exactly two goals in each of their last eight home games in the Barclays Premier League. A 2-0 home win is priced at 7.2.

Cardiff glovesman David Marshall has made more saves than any other Premier League goalkeeper this season (31). The visitors are 12.0 to keep a clean sheet.

Only four games have seen a side attempt 10 or more shots on target this season in the Premier League, two of which have been against Cardiff City (versus Spurs and Newcastle). Over 2.5 goals is 1.61.

Cardiff have averaged 54% possession away from home in the Premier League this season; well above their home possession rate (40%). The price of a draw is 6.8.

Petr Cech will make his 300th Premier League appearance in this match if selected, becoming the third player to reach this landmark for the club (after Lampard and Terry). The odds of Cech marking the landmark with a clean sheet is 1.87.

Eden Hazard has played more successful passes in the final third of the pitch than any other Premier League player in 2013-14 so far (135). Hazard is 4.0 to score himself.

Cardiff City have conceded four goals from outside the penalty area this season; a league-high. Frank Lampard is 2.7 to score.

Chelsea are one of only two Premier League sides (along with Stoke City) for whom a striker has not scored a league goal this season. You can lay Fernando Torres to score at 1.91.