Enzo Maresca’s exhilarated Chelsea welcome Shamrock to Stamford Bridge on Thursday night, having already confirmed their place in the last-16 of the UEFA Conference League.

Chelsea vs Shamrock Rovers  Preview

Chelsea have won all five matches in the UEFA Conference League after beating KAA Agent, Panathinaikos, FC Noah, FC Heidenheim, and FC Astana. The Blues are at the top of the Conference League with fifteen points and a vast goal difference of seventeen goals. A point will be enough for Chelsea to finish at the top of the UEFA Conference League due to their sizable goal difference.

Shamrock Rovers have also recorded a positive result with no loss in their previous matches. They have won three and two draws in their last five games, standing at number six on the table with 11 points. A win for Shamrock will guarantee their spot; otherwise, they may have to settle for a knockout play-off round. 

Chelsea are on the lookout for a win in this match to record a win in all their first six matches, which is going to be an excellent result. Shamrock on the other hand can’t afford losing this match, as this will propel them to fourteen points just a single point before Chelsea.

Probable line-ups

Chelsea  possible lineup
Jorgensen; Vale, Disasi, Acheampong, Cucurella; Casadei, Dewsbury-Hall; George, Nkunku, Joao Felix; Marc Guiu

Shamrock Rovers  possible starting lineup:

Pohls; Cleary, Lopes, Grace; Honohan, O’Neill, Poom, Watts, Burns; Farrugia, Kenny

Prediction 1X2

Looking at Chelsea’s current performance across all competitions Shamrock doesn’t  pose much threat to them. They only need a point to secure their first position with having already confirmed their position in the last-16 of the Conference League. 

Shamrock has also been displayed positively with no loss. But looking at Chelsea’s attacking momentum displayed by their goal difference,  they stand very low chance of securing a win in the match..                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
 Tip: Chelsea to win 

Check out our predictions here

Goals 

All of these two teams have high- scoring abilities. Chelsea secured a win in their  previous five matches in each competition with immense goal differences in all competitions displaying their scoring skills. 

Shamrock on the other hand also have encouraging results with a single loss in their previous five Premier Division and no loss in the UEFA Conference League. With this information we expect a high-scoring clash. Picking an over 2.5 result  would be a smart decision. 

Pick: Over 2.5

Thursday Predictions

• Inter vs Udinese – Home win
• Nacional Madeira vs Benfica – Away win
• Tottenham vs Manchester Utd – BTTS
• Lugano vs Pafos – BTTS
• Ajax vs Telstar – Over 2.5 
• Real Betis vs  HJK Helsinki – Over 2.5 

Follow us on X Chambuabet