Legia Warsaw host Chelsea in the Conference League quarter-finals, seeking the advantage in the first leg. The winner on aggregate from this match will meet Djurgarden or Rapid Vienna. The Polish side is in the last eight of a European competition for the first time in 29 years. Read on for our prediction.
Legia are coming from a three-match unbeaten run in domestic action. That should boost their confidence coming into this game, especially as they meet the tournament favorites.
Legia overturned a 3-2 away loss to Molde winning 2-0 at home in the return leg of the last round. That was their first win in four Conference League matches; they lost the earlier three.
Chelsea haven't had the best of times in the Premier League but things have ticked well for them in Europe. In their last three matches, all domestic, Chelsea have managed just one win.
On the flipside, they are not only unbeaten in the Conference League right from the league phase, they’ve won each of the eight matches. In the last round, the Blues posted home and away wins against FC Copenhagen.
In the home leg, the 1-0 win marked the first time after the qualifiers that Enzo Maresca’s team scored less than two goals. It was also the first time in four Conference League matches that they kept a clean sheet.
Chelsea have enjoyed playing in Europe more than domestically. They will go into this game confident of stretching their good run on the continent. The Blues are unbeaten in the last eight Conference League matches, and they’ve been winning with comfortable margins.
However, Chelsea haven't managed many clean sheets, and Legia will be aware of such porosity in the Blues’ defence. The hosts haven't been solid defensively either, which gives the promise of a high scoring game. Our prediction for Legia Warsaw v Chelsea is for both teams to score and over 2.5 goals.