Chelsea aim to finish their group stage in Europa Conference League with retaining their perfect record when they host Shamrock Rovers in Round 6. The Blues prepare to entertain Rovers at Stamford Bridge on Thursday, 19 December. Shamrock Rovers will also be committed for maximum points to earn the direct promotion to the next round.
Chelsea vs Shamrock Rovers: Match Preview
Chelsea have enjoyed an impressive Europa League campaign with the perfect record of five wins in five rounds, being the only side to do so. The Blues’ recent brilliant spell has also seenthem being the only Premier League club to win all of thier previous five matches. Chelsea extended their winning form at Stamford Bridge against Brentford with a 2-1 victory in the last time out. The recent consistent performance have got the Blues to the second position in Premier League with a two point trail and one extra game for leaders Liverpool.
Shamrock Rovers are also undefeated in the five rounds of Conference League, with three victories and two draws. However, sixth-positioned Rovers still need maximum out of Thursday’s fixture as five teams are chasing the Irish club with only one-point difference. Followed by a stalemate against SK Rapid, Hoops returned to thier winning performance in Conference League against Borac Banja Luca with a 3-0 lead. The away tests have been challenging for Rovers in the qualification of Europa League but they have earned four of the six points on thier two road fixtures in Conference League.
Chelsea vs Shamrock Rovers: Head-to-Head Record
Chelsea and Shamrock Rovers will be facing each other for the first time in history. The Blues have not faced any other Iish club as well before this encounter. Meanwhile, Rovers have played twice against both Tottenham and Manchester United and conceded defeats in all four games.
Chelsea vs Shamrock Rovers: Team News and Predicted Lineups
Benoit Badiashile, Carney Chukwuemeka and Ben Chilwell, Reece James, Wesley Fafona are expeted to be out due to fitness concerns. Mykhaily Mudryk is reportedly facing a ban after failing a drugs test. Shamrock Rover’s preparation is slightly disrupted with Rory Gaffney missing the game through injury.
Chelsea Predicted Lineup
Jorgensen (GK); Vale, Disasi, Acheampong, Cucurella; Casadei, Dewsbury-Hall; George, Nkunku, Joao Felix; Marc Guiu
Shamrock Rovers Predicted Lineup
Pohls (GK); Cleary, Lopes, Grace; Honohan, O’Neill, Poom, Watts, Burns; Farrugia, Kenny
Chelsea vs Shamrock Rovers: Match Prediction
Chelsea’s strong attacking power has proved to be the key of thier recent success as they thrashed 17 goals in last five games. The Blues have also claimed two clean sheets in two of thier recent three fixtures in Conference League. Shamrock Rovers have also shown a scoring consistency in Conference League but breaching Chelsea’s defense looks like an uphill battle for them. Hence, we back Chelsea to sustain their winning run in thier European campaign with a comfortbale victory.
Chelsea vs Shamrock Rovers Predicted Result: 3-0 victory for Chelsea.
