Chelsea vs Legia Warsaw predictions: Blues to bounce into semi-finals
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- Chelsea sit 6th in the Premier League after 2-2 draw with Ipswich
- Legia Warsaw have lost their last two games in all competitions
- Recommended bet: Chelsea to win to nil
Chelsea already have one foot in the Conference League semi-finals and Enzo Maresca's troops will expect to secure their final-four spot when they host Legia Warsaw at Stamford Bridge.
The Blues travelled to Poland last week and handled the occasion well against a partisan crowd as they won 3-0. After a quiet first half, youngster Tyrique George scored his first senior goal for the club, before Noni Madueke added a brace after stepping off the bench at half-time.
Chelsea face a fight to secure a top-four spot in the Premier League, so the Conference League will be their best way of securing at least a Europa League spot for next season.
Team news
Chelsea pair Romeo Lavia and Marc Guiu are still sidelined, but are hoping to return before the end of the season, however, Wesley Fofana and Omari Kellyman have been ruled out for the rest of the campaign.
Maresca will be expected to make multiple changes to his starting XI, as he has done all season in this competition.
Legia boss Goncalo Feio remains without Jan Leszczynski for the rest of the season, while Marc Gual and captain Bartosz Kapustka are sidelined due to injury.
Both Jan Ziolkowski and Artur Jedrzejczyk could come back into the fold after missing the first leg due to suspension.
The stats
Chelsea are unbeaten in four games in all competitions, but they failed to build on their win over Legia, drawing 2-2 with Ipswich at home.
The Blues have been consistent in front of goal at home, though, finding the back of the net in 22 consecutive matches, while they have only failed to score once at home all season and that was when they lost 2-0 to Manchester City on the opening weekend.
Legia have lost four of their last five matches in the Conference League, while they are winless in two games in all competitions.
The Polish outfit have scored in seven consecutive matches on the road in the Conference League.
Prediction
Legia have given their travelling fans something to smile about in Europe this season, but while they have netted in seven successive matches away from home, none of those games came against a team as strong as Chelsea.
The Blues were installed as tournament favourites before a ball was kicked and Maresca's team should have far too much class for their opponents.
Legia only managed to register one shot on target at home in the first leg against Chelsea and they will do well to trouble the Blues defence as they likely crash out of the competition at the quarter-finals stage.
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