Servette vs Chelsea Preview, Prediction, Lineups and Team News | Conference League

Preview

• Date – Thursday, August 29, 2024
• Kick-off Time – 07:30 pm GMT
• Venue – Stade de Genève

Servette will host Chelsea in their first home game of the 2024/25 Conference League campaign at Stade de Genève. They would struggle to get past Chelsea, who have once again invested heavily in this summer window and have managed a 2-0 win in the first-leg tie of the play-offs.

Hosts Servette who qualified for their first Europa League in the club’s history last year failed to progress beyond the group stage and were demoted to the Conference League. Although they have returned to winning ways with a 7-1 win over Signal in the Swiss Cup, Servette will find it difficult to bounce back after a 2-0 loss in the first leg.

Meanwhile, Chelsea somehow managed to secure European football under former manager Mauricio Pochettino and looks brilliant so far under Enzo Maresca. Playing Servette away this early would be a fairly easy ask for the West London giants and we back the visitors to eke out a relaxed win.

Team News

Servette Team News

Servette manager Thomas Haberli will have no fresh injuries to report in this crucial tie for survival. Firs-team players including Steve Rouiller, David Douline, Gael Ondoua, Alexis Antunes and Enzo Crivelli are all expected to start this game.

Chelsea Team News

On the other hand, Chelsea are still without captain Reece James, who continues to recover from his hamstring injury while Romeo Lavia and Moises Caicedo are serious injury doubts for this tie. Filip Jorgensen will start in goal over Robert Sanchez whereas Wesley Fofana, Ben Chilwell and Raheem Sterling are three notable omissions from the squad.

Predicted Lineups

Servette Predicted Lineup:

Frick; Tsunemoto, Rouiller, Severin, Mazikou; Douline, Ondoua; Stevanovic, Antunes, Kutesa; Crivelli

Chelsea Predicted Lineup:

Jorgensen; Gusto, Tosin, Badiashile, Cucurella; Fernandez, Lavia; Palmer, Dewsbury-Hall, Neto; Guiu

Head-to-Head

Chelsea have the upper hand in terms of the head-to-head between the two sides, as they have the only game played between both sides.

Last meetings:

Chelsea 2-0 Servette– UEFA Conference League – August 22, 2024

Servette vs Chelsea Prediction

The hosts who qualified for their first Europa League in the club’s history last season were beaten 2-0 by Chelsea in the first leg of the UEFA Conference League play-off tie. The Swiss will aim to make a historical comeback at home after they returned to winning ways on the domestic front in emphatic fashion.

Meanwhile, Chelsea had another extravagant transfer window this summer and are also looking to comfortably secure a place in the Conference League group stage this season. The Blues finished sixth under former manager Mauricio Pochettino after a topsy-turvy 2023/24 campaign and managed to sneak back into a UEFA competition after a season away from Europe.

Predicted Score: Servette 0-2 Chelsea

Betting tips and Odds (subject to change)

• Servette win – 5.50
• Chelsea win – 1.55
• Draw – 4.20
• Odds source – Unibet

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