Malmo vs Chelsea. Prediction and Betting Tips for UEFA Champions League (November 2, 2021).

Malmostarted their Champions League campaign in the qualifying matches. In July and August, the 21-time Swedish champions passed Riga, HJK, Rangers and Ludogorets. 

There were no surprises in the first round of the group stage. Malmo suffered 3 defeats in 3 games and are bottom of their group. In the first game, Jon Dahl Tomasson's team suffered a home defeat to Juventus (0:3), then they were crushed in Saint-Petersburg by Zenit (4:0) and in London by Chelsea with the same score. One cannot fail to notice that Malmo are yet to score a goal in the Champions League.

In 26 rounds of Allsvenskan, the hosts recorded 15 victories and 6 draws. Malmo lead the table with 51 points in the asset. After a draw with Varberg (1:1), they got two victories in a row - against AIK Fotboll (1:0) and Sirius (3:2). 

Beijmo, Knudsen, Lewicki,and Toivonen are unavailable for the hosts.

Last week Chelsea advanced to the quarterfinals of the EFL League Cup following a hard-earned victory against Southampton (2:1 P). On matchday 10 of the English Premier League, the Blues easily beat Newcastle (3:0). Chelsea already have earned 25 points from 8 victories and 1 draw and currently top the table. The defensive performance of Chelsea is exceptional - they've conceded only 3 goals this season. 

Thomas Tuchel's men had a solid first round of the Champions League group stage. The current European champions started the new campaign with a narrow victory over Zenit (1:0). In the second game, they suffered a defeat to Juventus, who now top the Group H table. Finally, the Blues crushed Malmo (4:0), having netted two goals in each half. Jorginho scored two penaltie for Chelsea. 

Lukaku, Werner, Kovacic have been ruled out of this fixture. Mount remains a doubt.