Chelsea vs Shamrock Rovers prediction 19.12.2024 | Conference League

• Competition: Europe Conference League
• Date: Thursday, 19th December, 2024
• Kickoff: 20:00 UK / 21:00 CET
• Venue: Stamford Bridge (London)

After two disappointing seasons, Chelsea are finally playing at an expected level. The Blues invested a lot of money in recent seasons, but they were simply too young to be competitive. However, they are growing under the new head coach, Enzo Maresca, and are doing great. Many football experts believe they are the hottest team in England. Right now, they are in second place in the PL, two points from the first-placed Liverpool, but with one game played more. And in the Conference League, the Blues are doing a fantastic job and have won all five games so far. Currently, the bookies see them as the big favorite for the title, with the odds of only 1.65.

Shamrock Rovers are the biggest club in the Republic of Ireland. They won the last four league titles but have failed to do so this year as they finished 2nd, two points away from the top spot. Meanwhile, in their 125-year-old history in Europe, they have never reached the knockout phase in any European competition. This year, they mathematically secured it regardless of the result in the last round against Chelsea. Still, the primary reason why they secured the next phase is due to a super easy schedule.

Chelsea vs Shamrock Rovers pick: Over 3.5 goals

Chelsea are on a fantastic seven-game winning streak. During that time, they have been absolutely great offensively, scoring 21 goals - 3.0 per game. In the CL, they have averaged 5.25 scored goals in five rounds. So, scoring four goals against Shamrock is a realistic scenario. Still, the Blues will most likely rotate the squad, so they could also allow a goal against Shamrock Rovers as they did against Astana in the last round.

Shamrock Rovers have been pretty efficient in the Conference League, scoring against all five opponents so far and scoring 11 goals total - 2.2 per game.

Simply put, the difference in quality is enormous, but since the odds on -1.5/-2 AH are too low, we believe that an over 3.5 goals bet is the safest option for this Conference League tie.