Chelsea will look to seal their passage through to the group stage of the Europa Conference League when they reconvene with Servette at the Stade de Geneve on Thursday night.
Enzo Maresca’s men are in the box seat to qualify after claiming a comfortable 2-0 win in last Thursday’s first leg at Stamford Bridge.
The Blues have since produced one of the standout performances of the new Premier League season so far after mauling Wolves 6-2 at Molineux on Sunday.
Back on continental duty this midweek, Chelsea will look to keep the feelgood factor flowing by putting Servette to the sword for the second time in the space of seven days.
Thomas Haberli’s side were given the weekend off by the Swiss FA as they aim to overturn a two-goal deficit.
Following an encouraging start to the season, the Maroons have won just one of their last six matches across all competitions, losing no fewer than four times over that stretch.
How the bookies view it: Another breeze for the Blues
Chelsea head into this week’s return match in Geneva as odds-on 4/7 favourites with William Hill.
Servette are in must-win territory but that outcome is as big as 9/2 on Bet 365 while the draw can be backed at 16/5 with the same firm.
Head to head: Just the second ever meeting
Following last week’s first leg in the English capital, this will be just the second ever meeting between the pair. Another 2-0 win for Chelsea has been priced up at 8/1 on Betfred.
Players to watch: Palmer to put on another show?
Cole Palmer was in irresistible form during Chelsea’s 6-2 whacking of Wolves at the weekend, scoring once and setting up three. The England ace is 6/5 to strike in Switzerland on Thursday night.
Dereck Kutesa has notched up three goals across his five appearances for Servette this season, yet he is as big as 9/2 (Bet 365) to bag against the Blues.
Predicted line-ups
At the time of writing, the aforementioned Dereck Kutesa remains a Servette player, so he could return to the starting XI against Chelsea after missing last week’s first leg in London.
With a two goal buffer, and one eye on Sunday’s Premier League clash with Crystal Palace, Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca may decide to tinker with his team on Thursday night.
Servette: Frick; Tsunemoto, Baron, Severin, Mazikou; Ondoua, Cognat; Stevanovic, Antunes, Kutesa; Crivelli
Chelsea: Jorgensen; Gusto, Tosin, Badiashile, Cucurella; Fernandez, Lavia; Palmer, Dewsbury-Hall, Madueke; Jackson
Anything else catch the eye?
Chelsea are fair 4/7 favourites here but adding over one goal will boost the odds up to 4/5 on Bet 365.
The Blues will be brimming with confidence after hitting Wolves for six on Sunday and their array of firepower should prove too hot for Servette to handle.
This combination has clicked in each of Chelsea’s two victories over the past week and the same formula merits support at the Stade de Geneve on Thursday night.
This UEFA Europa League Conference match between Servette and Chelsea will be played on Aug 29, 2024 and kick off at 19:30. Check below for our tipsters best Servette vs Chelsea prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
