Djurgarden v Chelsea: Prediction, tips and bet builder as Blues continue away day romp
Chelsea's Cole Palmer after scoring four against Brighton
Chelsea travel to Stockholm for the first leg of their Europa Conference League semi-final with Djurgarden on Thursday (2000 BST). Can we find some winning tips to fill your wallet with cash on May 1?
The Blues have been quietly going about their business in the Europa Conference League, with everyone expecting them to be lifting the trophy by May.
They are the odds-on favourites for the competition and have brushed everyone that has been put in front of them aside with nine successive victories, until the second leg against Legia Warsaw.
A surprise 2-1 defeat, which actually didn't matter when it came to the aggregate score, was a new low in a season that has hardly got the Chelsea faithful gleefully slamming car doors down the King's Road.
A brief flirtation with a title race before Christmas rapidly tailed off and Chelsea became ponderous and dull.
But they've clung on to the Europa Conference League light at the end of the tunnel and now appear to have woken up in the Champions League qualification race.
Can they put one foot in the Europa Conference League final when they travel to Stockholm to face Djurgarden?
We've put together some tips for the clash that if put together in Betway bet builder you’ll get odds of around 10/1.
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(All odds are correct at time of article publication)
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Djurgarden v Chelsea tips:
Tobias Gulliksen - 1 shot on target - 6/4
Chelsea to win to nil
On their European travels the Blues have been very solid, winning five away games, scoring 14 goals and conceding just three. They are also unbeaten in five in the Premier League.
Djurgarden are very much in uncharted territory here after stunning Rapid Vienna in the quarter-finals.
Though a fairly regular visitor to European competitions since the 1950s, this is Djurgarden's first ever semi-final.
The Iron Stoves actually lost the first leg against the Austrian powerhouse, before claiming a 4-1 win in the away leg.
They’ve won six of eight home games in Europe this season, so won’t be rolling over.
But Chelsea should have enough to claim a win and a clean sheet, especially as Djurgarden have just one win in their last four competitive home games and only scored once.
Over 3.5 cards
Djurgarden are one of the dirtiest sides in the Europa Conference League this season, picking up 26 yellow cards this campaign compared to goody two shoes Chelsea on just ten.
Moises Caicedo has ten in the Premier League all on his own, so not sure why the Blues are on their best behaviour in Europe.
We are leaning into Djurgarden doing most of the damage here, as over 3.5 cards has been successful in their last six Europa Conference League matches.
Over 2.5 goals
Chelsea might be grinding out results but they have been serving up goals in their recent matches. Over 2.5 goals has landed in four of their last five.
They blew Legia Warsaw out of the water in the first leg of the quarter-finals and could do that against their Swedish opposition if they’ve packed their shooting boots.
Tobias Gulliksen - shot on target
Norwegian attacking midfielder Tobias Gulliksen is Djurgarden’s top scorer in the Conference League, with four, including two late goals in the last round against Vienna.
We are not expecting the 21-year-old to score here, but he’ll certainly have a crack.
He had a shot on target in each of the last two league games against Osters and GAIS, and three against Vienna.
Djurgarden v Chelsea: How to watch and listen
Djurgarden vs Chelsea will be shown live on TNT Sports 4 at 20:00 on Thursday, May 1 and online via the Discovery + app and website.
The Official Chelsea App will have live audio commentary of the action.
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