Chelsea took a massive step towards advancing to the Conference League final. In the first leg of their semi-final against Djurgarden, the Blues recorded a 4-1 away win. The two are set to face off in the return leg this Thursday at Stamford Bridge. Read on for our prediction of this match.
Chelsea are experiencing an upturn of fortunes lately. After their shock home loss to Legia Warsaw, the Blues have gone on a four-match winning run. Their most recent was a 3-1 victory over newly installed Premier League champions Liverpool.
There’s also an improvement in their scoring form, and they now only need to sort out the defence. In the last five matches, Chelsea scored 11 goals but kept one clean sheet.
Swedish side Djurgarden comes into this game with really slim hopes of advancing to a first-ever final in Europe. The last time they played away from home in this competition, they actually won 4-1, but that was against a much weaker opponent.
They beat Rapid Vienna in the quarter-final return leg to secure a first-ever appearance in the semis in Europe. In the four matches that came after that, Djurgarden could only manage one win.
The visitors will bank heavily on their away form in this competition, having won three of the last four.
Chelsea have had an impressive run in the Conference League. They lost in their last home game in the competition, but there’s very little likelihood of that happening again. What could happen, though, is conceding. The Blues haven't kept many clean sheets, even when winning comfortably.
Djurgarden, on their part, rarely fail to score in this competition on the road. They scored more than once in three of their last five. Our prediction for Chelsea v Djurgarden is for both teams to score.