Chelsea – Shamrock Rovers

In London, the main productive actions will not take place in the second half

Chelsea in the current season, finally, began to demonstrate the results in the achievement of which the club's fans had already stopped believing in the two previous football years. To date, the Blues are confidently performing in both the Premier League and the Conference League, where they manage not only to win deep in the second team, but also systematically smash their opponents. Enzo Maresca has adapted the participation in the tournament, in which all the clubs are below Chelsea in class, to give practice to 18-year-olds and players who do not find themselves in the main squad of the Blues, such as Disasie, Adarabioyo or Dewsbury Hall. Shamrock Rovers finished the current Irish Premier League season in early November without a league title for the first time in five years. It was won by Shelbourne, who beat Bradley's team by two points. However, the long-serving Irish coach is unlikely to lose his job, as Shamrock Rovers' performances in the Conference League have been phenomenal. Not once in the last decades the teams of this British country have not held so confidently at the main stages of European football tournaments. However, the upcoming test of Shamrock Rovers is the most serious of those that the club passed this year. Bookmakers have identified the hosts as total favorites for the upcoming meeting, offering odds of 1.06 on their victory. Chelsea is approaching the next match in a series of seven consecutive victories. It consists of five meetings of the Premier League and two Conference League. The club is in second place in the national championship and a firm first position in the European standings. Given that after the match with Shamrock Rovers the Blues have to play a series of league matches in three days for the fourth, Maresca will definitely not change the policy of forming the squad for the Conference League matches this coming Thursday. Shamrock Rovers have played their last three official games in the Conference League since the Championship ended a month and a half ago. The Irish club has also maintained their playing form in a couple of friendlies. Surprisingly, Shamrock Rovers have yet to lose in the Conference League. The visitors have a team capable of playing a decent game in London. We bet that Chelsea will gain an advantage in the first half and play the second half in a restrained mode.