Chelsea vs Copenhagen Predictions & Tips - Blues to Keep Winning in the UECL

Alex Waite

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Last updated: 11 Mar 2025

Alex Waite 11 Mar 2025

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Chelsea beat Copenhagen 2-1 away in the UECL last 16 first leg
Enzo Maresca’s side have won 4 home matches in a row
Can the Blues advance with a second-leg victory in London?

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Chelsea have seen over 2.5 goals in 10 of their last 11 games (Getty)

Chelsea vs Copenhagen Preview

Chelsea have put together a decent winning run at Stamford Bridge and Copenhagen are out of form. The Blues outplayed their Danish opponents in the first-leg and a similar outcome is likely on Thursday.

Chelsea vs Copenhagen Preview
Stats
HTH
Chelsea Form
Chelsea Injuries & Team News
Copenhagen Form
Copenhagen Injuries & Team News

Stats

Chelsea have won 4 home matches in a row.
Chelsea have seen over 2.5 goals in 10 of their last 11 games.
Copenhagen have seen over 2.5 goals in 5 of their last 6 away matches.

HTH

Chelsea have a 2-0 advantage against Copenhagen in three meetings with one draw.

Chelsea Form

Chelsea cruised through the Conference League group stages, winning all six matches. Enzo Maresca’s side scored 26 goals, conceded five and topped the group standings.

The West Londoners have won their last three in all competitions, scoring seven. A 4-0 win over Southampton came before a 2-1 victory at Copenhagen in the Conference League.

Maresca’s outfit extended their winning run with a 1-0 home triumph over Leicester. Chelsea had 20 shots, 1.77 XG and Marc Cucurella scored the winner on 59 minutes.

Chelsea Injuries & Team News

Mykhailo Mudryk is suspended.

Attackers Marc Guiu, Nicolas Jackson, Noni Madueke and Omari Kellyman are injured and won’t feature.

Copenhagen Form

Danish side Copenhagen ended their Conference League group campaign with a 3-0 loss to Rapid Wien. They progressed to the last 16 after a 5-2 aggregate victory over Heidenheim.

Copenhagen then beat FC Midtjylland 1-0 in the Superliga before failing to win their next three. The Lions drew 0-0 against AaB and lost 2-1 at home to Chelsea.

Jacob Neestrup’s side led Soenderjyske Fodbold 1-0 on Sunday before drawing 1-1. Viktor Claesson struck early and Copenhagen conceded an equaliser just before half time.

Copenhagen Injuries & Team News

Defender Nicolai Boilesen and forwards Roony Bardghji and Andreas Cornelius are out.

Midfielders Oliver Højer, Lukas Lerager and Thomas Delaney are also unavailable due to injury.

Viktor Claesson has scored seven goals in all competitions and is likely to start.

Verdict

Chelsea v FC Copenhagen

Chelsea have tonnes of quality and can build on their first-leg advantage against an unconvincing Copenhagen. A Blues win with over 2.5 goals has good value in this Conference League encounter.

Chelsea Win & Over 2.5

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