Astana vs Chelsea. Forecast (odds 2.55) and bets on the Conference League match

Current form

Astana managed to earn four points in four rounds of the Conference League. The result is generally not bad, as they are still holding on to the playoff zone in 23rd place. The team’s only victory in the tournament was in the first round, when they beat Backa Topola (1:0) at home. Then, they failed to take points away from New Saints (0:2) and Pafos (0:1). In the last round, Grigory Babayan’s team played again at home. Their opponents were the strong Portuguese Victoria Guimaraes. As expected, the opponent had a huge advantage in that match, making 34 shots on goal, but in the end, a 1:1 draw was recorded.

https://fcastana.kz target=_blank rel=noopener>Astana finished the Kazakhstan Championship in second place, just one point behind Kairat. A crushing 5:0 victory in the last round over Zhetysu did not help, as the competitor also won its match.

At the same time, Astana won the Kazakhstan League Cup. In the final of this tournament, they managed to defeat Zhenis (2:0) in extra time. The regular time of that match ended in a 0:0 draw.

Disqualifications and injuries

Astana has no losses in its roster before the Conference League match.

Interesting trends for betting

• Astana have not lost in the first half in their last five matches
• In Astana previous six games in the Conference League, no more than three goals were scored
• In five of the last six matches of the Astana team in the Conference League there was no exchange of goals scored
• Astana have not conceded a single goal in the first half of their previous nine home games in the Conference League.

Tentative line-up: Kondrich - Bartolets, Kazakolovas, Kalaicha, Amanovich, Vorogovsky - Ebong, Gripshi - Tomasov, Goffrey - Kamara.

Current form

Chelsea fully confirms its status as the main favorite in the Conference League. After four rounds, the Londoners have the maximum 12 points and first place in the table. Only Legia can boast the same result, which is in second place, behind on the difference of goals scored and conceded.

Chelsea manages to achieve such success even taking into account the decent rotation, which Enzo Maresca actively uses in European competitions. The "aristocrats" have a serious squad depth and a fight for a place in the starting lineup. Plus, in many matches in the Conference League, Chelsea has a noticeable advantage in class over its opponents, which it takes advantage of. The most striking was the home match of the third round with Noah, where they managed to crush the opponent with a score of 8:0. In the last round, the Londoners did not experience any particular problems away from home with Heidenheim - a 2:0 victory.

Chelsea are second in the Premier League, four points behind Liverpool, who have a game in hand. They are two points behind third-placed Arsenal, who snatched a 4-3 London derby win over Tottenham in the last round.

Disqualifications and injuries

James and Mudryk are out with injuries, Casaday is serving a suspension, and many key players are not listed in the Conference League, including Palmer.

Interesting trends for betting

• Chelsea have not lost in the first half in four of their last five matches
• The Londoners have not played a draw in 14 consecutive matches in European competitions
• In seven of Chelsea previous 10 European matches, at least one team failed to score

Probable line-up: Jorgensen - Disasi, Badiashile, Aderabayo, Veiga - Madueke, Fernandes, Dewsbury-Hall, Sancho - Nkunku, Felix.