Chelsea look to kick off their UEFA Europa Conference League campaign off to a flying start on Thursday 3rd October 2024 as they host Belgian side KAA Gent at Stamford Bridge.
This is the opening match in the UEFA Conference League and both sides will be keen to get started with a victory in this game. It is sure to be an interesting match.
Chelsea Predicted Lineup - Robert Sánchez; Marc Cucurella, Levi Colwill, Wesley Fofana, Malo Gusto; Enzo Fernández, Moisés Caicedo; Jadon Sancho, Cole Palmer, Noni Madueke; Nicolas Jackson
Chelsea are on amazing form at the minute and at times have looked unplayable. They are currently in fourth in the Premier League and have scored more goals than any other team in the league (15).
A big part of that is Cole Palmer who has six goals and four assists in eight games for Chelsea this year. He did score four of those goals in the last game against Brighton & Hove Albion becoming the first player to score four goals in the first half of a Premier League game ever. You can read more about that Record Breaking Performance on our website.
KAA Gent Predicted Lineup - Davy Roef; Archie Brown, Stefan Mitrović, Tsuyoshi Watanabe, Hugo Gambor; Mathias Delorge, Atsuki Ito; Franck Surdez, Zalán Vancsa, Noah Fadiga; Max Dean
Gent on the other hand are currently top of the league in Belgium having picked up 22 points from nine games. They are certainly a fantastic team.
However they will know that they come into this game as clear underdogs. Their job is to prove everyone wrong. With the amount of goals they score themselves (they have scored ten goals in four games) they could give Chelsea an interesting and potentially unexpected test.
Believe it or not, this will be the first time that Chelsea and Gent have played each other in their histories. However both clubs have played teams from the opposition's country before this.
Chelsea have a record of five wins, one draw and two losses against Belgian clubs whereas Gent have a record of one win, three draws and two losses against English teams.
But who will come away with the victory as Chelsea face Gent for the first time ever?
This game is sure to end with a comfortable win for the hosts who are playing amazing football at the minute and scoring plenty of goals. Despite Gent’s start to the season in Belgium they are a much weaker side with Chelsea surely picking them apart.
With the amount of goals that both teams score as well expect plenty of goals in this game.
We are backing odds of 3/5 for a Chelsea Win and Over 2.5 Match Goals. These odds mean that £10 has the potential to return up to £16.
(Odds subject to change)
Chelsea 3-0 KAA Gent
This should be a comfortable win for Chelsea getting their UEFA Europa Conference League campaign off to a flying start.
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