Qarabag FK vs Chelsea Predictions, 22 Nov 2017

The Match Is Over. Score: 0-4

Qarabag FK v Chelsea Predictions for Wednesday's 5.00pm kick-off Champions League group fixture facing Azerbaijan hosts Qarabag FK and EPL side Chelsea at Baku National Stadium. Qarabag will hope for a more positive performance at home vs Chelsea as their away CL group-stage debut against them ended in an emphatic 6-0 defeat.

Match status: 2017-18 Champions League Group Stages
Kick-off: Wednesday 22 Nov 2017, 05:00pm GMT
Venue: "Baku National Stadium" in Baku, Azerbaijan

Qarabag FK v Chelsea Team News

Qarabag managed an away draw (1-1) against Atletico Madrid in their last Champions League (CL) fixture, while Chelsea suffered a surprise 3-0 defeat away to Roma.

Antonio Conte’s Chelsea beat West Brom 4-0 away in their last PL fixture. After the match he commented on Chelsea’s schedule rather than the CL fixture; "Now we have another problem. We play Qarabag on Wednesday, we get back to London at 5am or 6am on Thursday and then have a game against Liverpool on Saturday. Is this normal? I don’t think so. If people want more balance in this league they must pay great attention when preparing the fixtures."

Win, draw or lose, Qarabag will be proud of their record of becoming the first Azerbaijani club to reach the CL group stage. Chelsea can progress to the round of 16 if they win or if they draw and Atletico Madrid fail to win (draw or lose).

In the last 10 games (all competitions), Qarabag have only lost once at home - in their CL fixture against Roma (2-1) - and have a record of W7, D2, L1. Premier League champions Chelsea’s away form has not been consistent recently. In their last 10 away games (all competitions) there has been only one draw in 90 minutes against Arsenal in the FA Community Shield (1-1). Which went to penalties and Chelsea lost (W7, L3, D0).

Teams' Possible Starting Lineups:

Qarabag FK: Sehic - Agolli, Sadiqov, Rzezniczak, Medvedev - Qarayev - Madatov, Almeida, Michel, Henrique - Seydaev (4-1-4-1 formation)

Chelsea: Courtois - Cahill, Luiz, Rudiger - Alonso, Bakayoko, Kante, Azpilicueta - Pedro, Hazard - Morata (3-4-2-1 formation)

Missing Players of Qarabag FK and Chelsea:

Qarabag FK: Badavi Huseynov, Tarik Elyounoussi.

Chelsea: Michy Batshuayi, Victor Moses.

Head-to-Head Record: Qarabag FK v Chelsea

2017-18 Champions League Group Stages
Chelsea 6-0 Qarabag

Conclusion and Match Preview:

Chelsea’s fast pace and skillful players could frustrate Qarabag. The Qarabag players will have to remain calm as their discipline in their last 5 games has been questionable with 3 of the games resulting in a red card before the 59th minute.

In the last CL fixture against Qarabag, Conte chose to rest Alvaro Morata and Eden Hazard. In the last 5 games they have 5 goals, 3 assists and 3 MOTM awards between them. N'Golo Kante’s return from injury has been key and has coincided with a return to winning ways. This PL season Kante has only featured in 2 losses, which were both home games against Burnley (3-2) and Manchester City (1-0).