Chelsea vs Djurgardens Preview and Prediction: Dominating Match, Close Outcome
The Conference League match between Chelsea and Djurgardens will take place at 2:00 AM on May 9th. Nghe An Newspaper analyzes the teams' form, provides football commentary, and predicts the score.
Latest Chelsea vs Djurgardens team news
Coach Maresca is facing a similar situation to before the second leg against Legia. Although he will field a strong team again, he may rotate his squad more in this match, especially with an away game against Newcastle this weekend.
Josh Acheampong was the only young player to start against Legia, but Tyrique George may be given a chance this time. Additionally, Shumaira Mheuka and Mathis Amougou are also hoping to feature from the bench.
Christopher Nkunku joins the injury list alongside Wesley Fofana and Marc Guiu. Romeo Lavia, although back, was not registered to play in the Conference League and will be rested for the match against Newcastle.
Djurgarden will be without their first-choice goalkeeper Filip Manojlovic, who is not registered to play in European competitions. Goalkeeper Malkolm Nilsson is also absent due to an elbow injury, so Jacob Rinne will continue to be the starting goalkeeper.
Zakaria Sawo, young talent Matias Siltanen, and veteran Albin Ekdal were also absent from the squad. Furthermore, the Swedish team was missing several first-team players due to injury, resulting in them registering only 7 substitutes instead of 12 in the first leg.
The list of absentees also includes Patric Aslund, Oskar Fallenius, Nino Zugelj, Rasmus Schuller and Piotr Johansson – bringing the total number of unavailable players for Djurgarden to dozens for their trip to London.
Latest predicted lineups for Chelsea vs Djurgardens
Chelsea:
Jorgensen; Acheampong, Badiashile, Tosin, Gusto; James, Amougou, Dewsbury-Hall; Sancho, Mheuka, George
Djurgardens IF:
Rinne; Stahl, Larsson, Danielson, Kosugi; Finndell, Stensson, Gulliksen; Haarala, Nguen, Priske
Latest football match prediction: Chelsea vs Djurgardens
It's safe to say Chelsea have almost secured their place in the final of the tournament – something that was predicted even before the first leg last week.
Goals from Jadon Sancho and Noni Madueke gave Chelsea control of the game in the first half, before Nicolas Jackson – who came off the bench – added two more goals, making it 4-0 away from home. Isak Alemayehu's consolation goal was not enough to turn the tide.
Chelsea fans will likely find this familiar, as the team brought a three-goal advantage home in the second leg of their quarter-final against Legia Warsaw last month. Despite losing that match at Stamford Bridge, the overall result of the tie remained unchanged.
The home team entered the second leg in high spirits after a run of four consecutive wins, including a 3-1 victory over Liverpool last weekend in the Premier League, which helped Chelsea consolidate their position in the race for a Champions League spot.
Coach Maresca and his players are currently in the top 5 and will be playing away at Newcastle this weekend, so most of their focus will be on that match. The current goal is to comfortably win the second half of the season.
The way the first leg unfolded suggests everything is going according to plan, especially since Chelsea have won all three of their most recent home games against Swedish teams without conceding a single goal.
Djurgarden are facing a similar challenge to what Legia experienced when they traveled to Stamford Bridge. They hope to put in a commendable performance and perhaps even secure a positive result, after their heavy home defeat last week.
However, coach Jani Honkavaara's main objective is to improve on the team's poor start to the Allsvenskan season – partly hampered by the packed European fixture schedule.
No Swedish team has ever won 11 European Cup matches in a single season, and Djurgarden could achieve that feat if they win this game. However, Honkavaara's immediate priority remains moving the team out of the bottom half of the domestic league table.
The 1-1 draw with AIK last Sunday marked their third consecutive league match without a win after each European cup game since the season began in March. Since the start of the season, they have only earned 8 points out of a possible 18.
Latest Chelsea vs Djurgardens score prediction
Based on the above football analysis, we and leading football websites worldwide have provided our predictions for the match.Chelsea vs Djurgardensas follows:
- Sportsmole:Chelsea 2-0 Djurgardens
- WhoScore:Chelsea 2-1 Djurgardens
- Our newspaper predicts:Chelsea 2-1 Djurgardens
When and where can I watch Chelsea vs Djurgardens live?
To watch the Chelsea vs Djurgardens match live in the Conference League, taking place at 2:00 AM on May 9th, viewers can tune in to the following channels:K+ Sport,K+PMor online sports channels. We hope you enjoy watching football.
