Legia vs Chelsea prediction: EUROPE: Conference League – Play Offs betting tips on match 2025-04-09 16:45.
[p]Legia Warsaw overturned a first-leg defeat by Molde in the Round of 16 to reach the last eight of the UEFA Conference League, making this their first European quarter-final for 29 years. While they face stern opposition in Chelsea, an unbeaten domestic run stretching three games (W2, D1) should at least boost confidence, especially as they conceded just once in that time and scored a total of seven at the other end. [/p]
[p]The Polish side’s only previous UEFA knockout tie against an English side was a 4-2 aggregate defeat against Manchester United way back in the 1990/91 European Cup Winners’ Cup semi-final. While that won’t inspire much hope here, three successive wins in European home games against teams from England should, and victories with accompanying clean sheets in four of their last five home games in this season’s competition (L1) should reinforce belief they can cause an upset here. [/p]
[p]While Chelsea continue to stutter in the Premier League, drawing 0-0 away to Brentford on Sunday, they’ve been dominant in this season’s Conference League. The Blues, who are red-hot favourites to lift the Conference League title in May, have won all eight of their fixtures since matchday one, including overcoming Copenhagen in the last round to set up what is their 19th UEFA quarter-final. [/p]
[p]Another win over two legs here would take Chelsea to their first UEFA semi-final since 2021, the season they won the Champions League. While they have no experience of facing a side from Poland previously, the London side’s form in this competition, plus a record of 11 wins from their last 14 two-legged European ties, justifies why they’re considered favourites here. [/p]
[p]Players to watch: Legia midfielder Ryoya Morishita has scored in three of his last four Conference League appearances, all three of which arrived before half-time. Enzo Fernández scored two of Chelsea’s last three away goals in all competitions, including one in the Conference League against Copenhagen. [/p]
[p]Hot stat: Legia haven’t conceded after half-time in any of their six competitive home games in 2025. [/p]
[p][i]Written by David HÂ [/i][/p]