Chelsea vs Djurgarden Prediction, 02:00 May 9: Final ticket within reach

TPO - Football prediction Chelsea vs Djurgarden, second leg of Conference League semi-final 2024/25, at 02:00 on May 9 - Information on forces, expected lineup, form, history of confrontation. With superior class and home field advantage, Chelsea will likely continue to win easily to convincingly get a ticket to the final.

Pre-match review

Chelsea will host Djurgarden at Stamford Bridge tomorrow morning in the second leg of the 2024/25 UEFA Conference League semi-finals. With a resounding 4-1 victory in Sweden last week, coach Enzo Maresca's team are almost certain to have one foot in the final, where they will face either Real Betis or Fiorentina in Wroclaw at the end of the month.

In the first leg, goals from Jadon Sancho and Noni Madueke put Chelsea in control in the first half, before Nicolas Jackson came off the bench to score a brace. Isak Alemayehu's consolation goal was only a formality.

Chelsea have shown their superiority in the Conference League this season. In the quarter-finals, they had a 3-0 advantage over Legia Warsaw. Although they unexpectedly lost the second leg at Stamford Bridge, that result was not enough to stop the Blues' progress.

Chelsea's form is on the rise with a run of four consecutive wins, including a convincing 3-1 win over champions Liverpool last weekend in the Premier League.

To ensure a top 5 position for their ambition to win a ticket to the Champions League next season, The Blues will likely focus on their away trip to Newcastle this weekend.

Therefore, coach Maresca will probably rotate the squad to avoid injuries and unnecessary physical loss. After what happened in the first leg, there will likely be no big surprises in the second leg.

Meanwhile, Djurgarden travel to London hoping to end their memorable European journey on a positive note. If they beat Chelsea, they will become the first Swedish side to win 11 European Cups in a single season - a milestone the club will surely be looking forward to.

But in reality, Djurgarden's chances of advancing are almost gone after a heavy defeat at home. Therefore, coach Jani Honkavaara's priority now is to focus on improving his performance in the domestic league. The 1-1 draw with AIK last weekend left Djurgarden without a win in the last 3 rounds.

After 6 rounds, Djurgarden has only won 8 points out of a maximum of 18. Although they are facing the opportunity to make history in the European Cup, their more practical goal is still to escape the bottom half of the domestic league rankings.

Form, head-to-head history

Chelsea won 4, lost 1 in the last 5 matches. This number for Djurgardens is 2 wins, 2 draws, 1 loss.

Chelsea are on an impressive run of form, winning all three of their last home games against Swedish teams without conceding a goal.

Chelsea's home scoring form is also extremely impressive, having scored in 20 consecutive matches in all competitions. Meanwhile, Djurgarden have only scored in 3 of their last 6 away matches.

Force information

Chelsea will be without Christopher Nkunku, Wesley Fofana and Marc Guiu due to injury. Romeo Lavia has returned to training but is ineligible to play in the Conference League as he was not registered at the start of the season.

On the away team side, Djurgarden continue to face serious personnel problems. Number one goalkeeper Filip Manojlovic is not eligible to play, and reserve goalkeeper Malkolm Nilsson has an elbow injury, so Jacob Rinne will continue to start.

The ineligible list also includes Zakaria Sawo, Matias Siltanen and veteran Albin Ekdal. In addition, they are also without a series of key players due to injury such as Patric Aslund, Oskar Fallenius, Nino Zugelj, Rasmus Schüller and Piotr Johansson. This meant that Djurgarden could only register 7 substitutes in the first leg, instead of the usual maximum of 12.

Expected lineup

Chelsea (4-3-3): Jorgensen; Acheampong, Badiashile, Tosin, Gusto; James, Amougou, Dewsbury-Hall; Sancho, Mheuka, George

Djurgarden (4-3-3): Rinne; Stahl, Larsson, Danielson, Kosugi; Finndell, Stensson, Gulliksen; Haarala, Nguen, Priske

Score prediction: Chelsea 2-0 Djurgarden

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