CHELSEA – DJURGARDEN: UEFA CONFERENCE LEAGUE PREDICTION (09.05.2025)

In the early hours of Friday, May 9, 2025 at 01:00 WIB at Stamford Bridge stadium in London, local club Chelsea will host Djurgarden from Stockholm in the second leg of the 2024-2025 UEFA Conference League semifinal. In the first match in the Swedish capital, the English club convincingly showed their class with a 4:1 win.

After last week’s result, bookmakers’ predictions for Chelsea – Djurgarden are clear. Bets are not being accepted on “The Blues” qualifying, while for the visitors’ qualification the odds are 55.00. Chelsea’s win in regular time is priced at 1.15, a draw at 8.45, and a win for the Stockholm team at 22.00. Over 2.5 total goals is priced at 1.39, meaning that many goals are expected, but mostly from the home side. Both teams to score is offered at 2.08.

CHELSEA
Enzo Maresca focuses on midfield activity and deep-lying forwards. In recent matches, Enzo Fernandez and Cole Palmer have stood out, both playing behind the striker and often swapping roles. Last weekend, “The Blues” played beautifully against an unmotivated Liverpool, winning 3:1. Both midfielders scored.

For Chelsea, the main goal now is to secure a top-five spot in the Premier League to guarantee UEFA Champions League football next season. Therefore, a rotated squad may play in the second leg against the Swedish team.

DJURGARDEN
Jani Honkavaara’s side didn’t start the new Swedish Allsvenskan season very well. In six matches, the team scored only three goals, although they managed two wins and two draws. Despite having a well-stocked attacking line, the team struggles to convert chances. The Finnish coach prefers to play a 4-3-3 formation.

STATISTICS AND HEAD-TO-HEAD
In the first leg, the difference in individual quality was decisive. But raw stats weren’t as lopsided as the final score: Djurgarden led in shots toward goal 16:12, but Chelsea had more shots on target 7:5, corners 4:3, xG 2.17:1.39.

PREDICTION
Chelsea have almost secured a place in the final. Next weekend they face a tough and much more important away match in Newcastle. There’s no reason to expend full effort in this second leg against the Stockholm side. We bet on Djurgarden +2.5 handicap at odds of 1.71.