Chelsea and Real Betis go head-to-head for either team’s chance to win their only silverware of the season. The two will be facing off in the UEFA Conference League final in Wroclaw on Wednesday. Below we have a prediction for the match. Real Betis didn’t achieve their domestic target of finishing in the La Liga top five to secure Champions League football. They are, however, assured of playing in the Europa League. The business for now will be to win their first European title in their first European final. Betis limped towards the end of their domestic season, failing to win the last four games. They did, however, spare their best form for Europe, losing just three of 14 Conference League outings.
Chelsea, on their part, secured Champions League football via their league position. They are now on a mission to become the first club to win all three tiers of European football. The Blues closed the Premier League season in fourth place after beating Nottingham Forest on the final day. Now they have all their focus trained on this final. Like Betis, they’ve put a lot into the competition. In their 12 matches in the Conference League, the Blues only failed to win once. After a scare in the quarter-final return leg against Legia Warsaw, Chelsea recovered with back-to-back wins over Djurgarden in the semis.
Chelsea have the upper hand coming into this game. They won their closing two matches of the season in the Premier League, completing a run of seven wins in the last eight matches. The Blues will also be very confident heading into this clash as they’ve been the best side in the Conference League this season.
In the 12 matches after the qualifiers, Chelsea have won all except one – a shock home loss to Legia Warsaw. Our prediction for Real Betis v Chelsea is for Chelsea to win.