As Chelsea continues their quest to winning the Conference League, they will play Legia Warsaw for the first leg of their quarter-final encounter this Thursday evening.
Seeing the Polish side – Legia Warsaw as their opponent, Chelsea are expected to qualify for the Semi-finals to the finals and winning UEFA’s third most prestigious club competition. Winning this trophy will make them the first club to win all UEFA club trophies.
Chelsea’s underwhelming domestic form could be their undoing on the continental stage – they have failed to score more than one in any of their past four Premier League games. Legia are currently fifth in Poland’s Ekstraklasa under Goncalo Feio and are 12 points off league leaders – Rakow Czestochowa. Though their European form has been more impressive but they only squeezed past Norwegian side Molde in the last 16.
Below is Mainwap’s breakdown of the Meeting
Match Details
- Date: Thursday 10 April
- Kick-off Time: 17:45 BST / 12:45 ET / 09:45 PT
- Stadium: Marshall Jozef Pilsudski Legia Warsaw Stadium
- Location: Warsaw, Poland
- Referee: Serdar Gozubuyuk (NED)
- VAR: Pol van Boekel (NED)
Legia Warsaw vs Chelsea h2h records
This is the first competitive fixture between Legia Warsaw and Chelsea Football Club.
Legia Warsaw team news
The club will play tonight game without Artur Jedrzejczyk and Jan Ziolkowski due to suspension and key first-teamers Bartosz Kapustka, former Leicester City player, and Marc Gual are both doubts to feature having missed the last two matches.
Steve Kapuadi returns from his ban but Gabriel Kobylak and Jan Leszcynski are presently both absent from Feio side through injuries.
Chelsea team news
Jadon Sancho, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Reece James and Tosin Adarabioyo could be among the names to drop out of Enzo Maresca’s starting lineup for tonight game.
The Blues will play without the likes of Romeo Lavia, Wesley Fofana, Marc Guiu and Omari Kellyman due to injury, while Mykhailo Mudryk remains provisionally suspended for failing a drugs test.
Legia Warsaw vs Chelsea score prediction
Chelsea’s recent form suggests they will not run up the scoreboard in Warsaw but the Blues remain strong favourites to win across both legs.
Chelsea’s defensive lines have been improved in recent weeks but their attacking strength is a great concern. Maresca’s side may have to accept a narrow victory on their travels.
Prediction: Legia Warsaw 0-1 Chelsea
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