Chelsea v Karabakh Betting Preview – UEFA Champions League 12th September 7.45pm
Little doubting the favourites in this lopsided looking fixture for Tuesday night. Chelsea will want to come out and put a solid three points in the bag in this one. While it is their easiest game of the group, it is important for them to not take their eye off the ball because waiting in the wings in the group for them are Roma and Atletico Madrid. The Blues can’t afford to drop points in this opener at the Bridge.
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Chelsea v Karabakh Betting Tips
Chelsea are back in the UEFA Champions League having missed out last season. They have a comfortable home fixture to ease themselves back into action with as well as they take on Karabakh who are making their debut in the competition. Chelsea will be keen to make a positive impact with much tougher games to come. The Blues have won their group on each of their last three UEFA Champions League campaigns. Back in their last appearance, which was in the 2015/16 season, they made it to the round of sixteen where they were stopped for the second season running by PSG. The Blues lost 2-1 at home against the French side and that defeat snapped a seven match unbeaten streak of form that they were on in Europe (W5 D2). In the bet365 correct score market, the shortest priced options are a 2-0 and a 3-0 win which are up at a price of 9/2. Alvaro Morata has made a great start to his Chelsea career and will be hoping to carry his scoring form over to Europe and he is a 12/5 First Goalscorer favourite at bet365.
Morata has scored in each of his last four outings, five goals in all. He has six goals in seven appearances for club and country this term, despite only starting four of those matches. So Chelsea should be in full control in this one and there is a small price of 4/11 on a Chelsea/Chelsea Half Time/Full Time bet as well. They are as short as 4/9 at bet365 to win to nil too. Azerbaijan champions Karabakh have won their domestic league title for the last four seasons and have won all three of their games for the new season there. In the Champions League, they entered at the second qualifying round and they managed to edge their way past Copenhagen in the play off round on away goals. They lost the second leg to the Danish side 2-1 but that has been their only defeat in their last 20 games in all competitions. Before that away loss in Copenhagen, they had won only two of their previous eleven games in Europe (D2 L7). This is a big step forward for them considering that they had never been past the third qualifying round before. They have been in the Europa League group stage for the last three seasons but have never managed to get out of the group there.
Chelsea v Karabakh Betting Odds
Chelsea 1/12, Draw 8/1, Karabakh 28/1
Chelsea v Karabakh Predictions
Chelsea to win: The Premier League champions should ease their way into the competition this season with a win at home over weak challengers. The Blues have started to get into gear and have quality up front in Alvaro Morata to help ease them to the maximum points. A Chelsea 2-0 correct score looks around the right mark.
