Prediction: Chelsea to win 4-0
Best Odds: 12/1
Djurgardens IF Fotboll and Chelsea will lock horns with each other in the UEFA Conference League this week. The first leg of the semi-final tie between the Allsvenskan side and the Premier League outfit will be held at the 3Arena in Stockholm and is scheduled to kick off at 8pm UK time on Thursday.
Djurgardens IF Fotboll
Djurgardens IF Fotboll are a major club in Sweden who have an illustrious history. They have won the national league title 12 times and the cup on five occasions.
Järnkaminerna finished fourth in the Allsvenskan table last season, but things are not going particularly great for them at the moment. Djurgardens are 10th in the 2025 Allsvenskan table with seven points from five matches, nine points behind leaders AIK. Jani Honkavaara’s side, though, could win a major trophy in the form of the UEFA Conference League.
Djurgardens will head into the match against Chelsea this Thursday on the back of a 1-0 victory over Osters IF at the 3Arena in Stockholm in the Allsvenskan. It came after a goalless draw with GAIS at home in the league, which followed a 4-1 hammering of Rapid Vienna in Austria in the second leg of the UEFA Conference League quarter-finals that saw them secure a place in the final four 4-2 on aggregate.
Team News:
Djurgardens IF Fotboll are likely to line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation against Chelsea this week. Filip Manojlovic will be in goal for the home team. Adam Stahl, Miro Tenho, Marcus Danielsson and Keita Kosugi will be the four defenders. Matias Siltanen and Daniel Stensson will be the two holding midfielders. Santeri Haarala, August Priske and Tobias Fjeld Gulliksen will be the three attacking midfielders. Zakaria Sawo will lead the line for Djurgardens against Chelsea.
Chelsea
Chelsea are one of the biggest clubs in the world that could end up having a very successful season. While the Blues’ Premier League title charge went up in smoke in the first half of the campaign, they could fulfil two of their primary objectives in head coach Enzo Maresca’s first season in charge of the Blues.
The Blues are fifth in the Premier League table at the moment with 60 points from 34 matches. If the London club can hold their position until the end of the season, then they will secure a place in the UEFA Champions League for the 2025-26 campaign. Moreover, Chelsea also have the chance to lift a major European trophy this season, as they have reached the semi-finals of the UEFA Conference League.
Chelsea will head into the tie against Djurgardens IF Fotboll on Thursday evening on the back of a narrow 1-0 win against Everton at Stamford Bridge in London in the Premier League. It followed a 2-1 victory over Fulham in the London derby, which came after a 2-1 defeat to Legia Warsaw in the second leg of the UEFA Conference League quarter-final tie at Stamford Bridge – the Blues still progress to the last four 4-2 on aggregate.
Team News:
Chelsea are likely to line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation against Djurgardens IF Fotboll. Robert Sanchez will be in goal for the Premier League club. Moises Caicedo, Trevoh Chalobah, Levi Colwill and Marc Cucurella will be the four defenders. Romeo Lavia and Enzo Fernandez will be the two holding midfielders. Pedro Neto, Cole Palmer and Noni Madueke will be the three attacking midfielders. Nicolas Jackson will lead the line for the visiting team.
Key Factors to Consider
- Djurgardens IF Fotboll have won 3 of their last 6 matches in all competitions.
- Djurgardens IF Fotboll have lost 2 of their last 6 matches in all competitions.
- Cole Palmer has not scored in any of his last 17 appearances for Chelsea.
- Chelsea have lost 1 of their last 6 games in all competitions.
- Chelsea have won 3 of their last 6 games in all competitions.
Conclusion
Even though Djurgardens IF Fotboll are the home team in the first leg, it is hard to see anything but a comfortable win for Chelsea. The Blues have the better team and have better players, they should pick up all three points from the game without too much of a problem.
Prediction: Chelsea to win 4-0
Best Odds: 12/1
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