Chelsea vs Servette Geneva Prediction & Betting Tips - Conference League

Prediction published on 20/08/2024, 15:00  by Sridhar Bhamidi | Modified on 20/08/2024 at 17:59 in Conference League Predictions

Chelsea will look for a winning start in the 2024–25 Conference League campaign when they host Servette in the play-off round. The first leg will be played at Stamford Bridge on Thursday, with our prediction favoring a win for the home team in both halves.

The winners of this two-legged tie advance to the league phase, while the losers will be out of Europe for this season. Chelsea have reason and hope to believe they can advance as they begin their maiden Conference League campaign. That said, the Blues were underwhelming in their season opening match, losing 2-0 to Manchester City.

The hosts still look unsettled under new coach Enzo Maresca, who will hope that his team can brush off that loss to City. Interestingly, their passage to this year’s competition was earned by a run of five straight wins to finish the previous season’s Premier League. Servette qualified for the Europa League last season and then dropped to the Conference League round of 16. This year too, they qualified for the Europa League third qualifying round but lost 2-1 on aggregate to Braga.

The defeat to Braga in the second leg was preceded by a 6-0 thrashing at the hands of Basel in the Super League, which meant they conceded nine goals in their last three matches. Their matches in this competition have been low on entertainment otherwise, as Servette have seen under 2.5 goals scored in their four Conference League matches played last year.