Chelsea vs Djurgarden prediction: EUROPE: Conference League – Play Offs betting tips on match 2025-05-07 19:00.
[p]Chelsea will take on Djurgården at Stamford Bridge for the second leg of their UEFA Conference League semi-final with one foot already in the final thanks to a standout 4-1 win in the first leg in Stockholm. That was some way to mark a first-ever meeting between these two sides, and the Blues then followed it up with an impressive 3-1 win over Premier League champions Liverpool on Sunday. [/p]
[p]That extended their winning run to four games across all competitions, suggesting Enzo Maresca’s men are finding their best form at the business end of the campaign. While the size of their margin from the first leg means Chelsea don’t necessarily need to add to that streak to progress, they’ll be fancied to do so anyway having won each of their last three home games against Swedish opposition by an aggregate score of 8-0. [/p]
[p]It’s fair to say DjurgĂĄrden’s first meeting with a team from England did not go to plan, although they were always massive underdogs heading into this tie. The Swedish side would have hoped to at least bounce back this weekend, but instead played out a 1-1 draw with AIK to make it just one win from their past four games in all competitions (D2, L1).[/p]
[p]Although progression to a first-ever European final looks unlikely, DjurgĂĄrden should take some confidence from progressing against Rapid Vienna in the quarter-final having also lost the first leg at home in that tie. That defeat was only via a slender 1-0 scoreline, so even a Swedish record breaking 11th European win in a single season is unlikely to be enough to book their place in the final.[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Chelsea’s Cole Palmer ended an 18-game goal drought in the win against Liverpool, but having not been selected in the squad for the league phase, he’s yet to score in this season’s Conference League. Isak Alemayehu Mulugeta grabbed his first senior goal for DjurgĂĄrden in last week’s 4-1 first-leg defeat so could be in line for a first-ever start here.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Chelsea have progressed from all 16 previous European ties when they have won the first leg away from home.[/p]
[p][i]Written by David HÂ [/i][/p]