Chelsea will look to make it six wins from six in the Europa Conference League when they take on Shamrock Rovers at Stamford Bridge on Thursday night.
The Blues maintained their 100% record in Europe’s third tier competition with a 3-1 win away at Astana last week.
That victory has Chelsea sitting pretty at the top of the league phase standings ahead of their final assignment with Shamrock Rovers this midweek.
Enzo Maresca’s men are also flying on the domestic front, with Sunday’s 2-1 win over Brentford extending their winning run to five matches in the top-flight.
As for Shamrock Rovers, they have already secured a spot in the knockout round ahead of their final league phase assignment with Chelsea.
Furthermore, Stephen Bradley’s team have yet to taste defeat across their opening five league phase games, though this will be their toughest test to date.
How the bookies view it: Blues to cruise to success
Chelsea are heavy 1/16 favourites on Boylesports to wrap up their phase campaign with a sixth successive victory.
Shamrock Rovers are a whopping 22/1 on Boylesports to bank all three points at Stamford Bridge, while the draw is also considered unlikely at 11/1 with the same firm.
Head to head: History book blank
Chelsea and Shamrock Rovers will cross paths for the first time ever on Thursday night. What's more, the Blues will be hosting Irish opposition for the first time this midweek.
Players to watch: Nkunku to notch?
Christopher Nkunku has netted five times across his four Europa Conference League appearances this season. Backing the Chelsea forward to score alongside a home win pays a backable 4/5 when making use of the Bet Builder tool on UniBet.
Johnny Kenny has struck in each of his last four outings in the Europa Conference League. The Shamrock Rovers striker is 5/1 on Boylesports to make the net bulge at Stamford Bridge.
Predicted line-ups
As has been the case throughout this season’s Europa Conference League, Chelsea boss Maresca is expected to field a second string line-up on Thursday night.
Shamrock Rovers will again be unable to call upon the services of long-term absentee Rory Gaffney at Stamford Bridge on Thursday night.
Chelsea: Jorgensen; Acheampong, Adarabioyo, Disasi, Dewsbury-Hall; Rak-Sakyi, Veiga; Chukwuemeka, Nkunku, George, Guiu
Shamrock Rovers: Pohls; Cleary, Lopes, Grace: Burns, Watts, O'Neill, Poom, Honohan; Kenny, Farrugia
Anything else catch the eye?
Shamrock Rovers look overpriced to grab at least one goal at Stamford Bridge on Thursday night at 6/5 on Boylesports.
The Hoops have hit the back of the net in each of their five league phase assignments thus far, striking multiple times in three of their last four continental contests.
They will be coming up against a Blues backline that have failed to silence their opponents in three of their opening five Conference League games, including away from home against Astana last time out.
This UEFA Europa League Conference match between Chelsea and Shamrock Rovers will be played on Dec 19, 2024 and kick off at 20:00. Check below for our tipsters best Chelsea vs Shamrock Rovers prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
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