Legia Warsaw vs Chelsea Prediction, Preview & Betting Tips

Legia Warsaw versus Chelsea is expected to be a one-sided contest, as the Blues are favourites to win the competition as a whole.

The hosts actually have a strong record in the UEFA Europa Conference League, as they have won three and lost one of their last four games, having beaten Real Betis (1-0), Dynamo Minsk (4-0) and Molde (2-0) while losing 2-1 at home to Lugano.

Since qualifying for the Europa Conference League, Chelsea have won all eight matches that they have played, winning away fixtures against the likes of Panathinaikos (4-1), FC Heidenheim (2-0), Astana (3-1) and Copenhagen (2-1).

The Both Teams to Score market has landed in three of Chelsea’s four Europa Conference League matches, a theme that we expect to continue here.

Prediction: Legia Warsaw 1-3 Chelsea

On Thursday night, Europa Conference League favourites Chelsea makes the trip to Legia Warsaw, with this expected to be one-sided quarter-final.

Date: 10/04/2025

Location: Stadion Wojska Polskiego

Time: 5:45pm

This will be the first-ever time that Legia Warsaw and Chelsea have gone head-to-head in a European competition.

Legia Warsaw are fifth in the Polish Ekstraklasa with 44 points after 27 games, seeing them sit eight points adrift of Jagiellonia in third-place, as well as 11 points off top of the table Rakow.

The home side have had a long European campaign to date, as they actually entered the Europa Conference League’s 2nd qualifying round where they beat Welsh outfit Caernarfon Town 11-0 on aggregate before knocking out Brondby 4-3 on aggregate as well as Drita Gnjilane 3-0 on aggregate to reach the group stage.

In the Group Stage, Legia Warsaw finished seventh with 12 points from six games, before meeting Molde in the Round of 16, of which they emerged victorious in that tie via a 4-3 aggregate scoreline.

Chelsea are aiming to qualify for the UEFA Champions League this season, as Enzo Maresca’s men sit fourth in the Premier League with 53 points from 31 matches, one point above fifth-place Manchester City.

The Blues have been flawless thus far in the Europa Conference League, as they won all six of their Group Stage matches against the likes of Gent (4-2), Panathinaikos (4-1), Noah (8-0), Heidenheim (2-0), Astana (3-1) and Shamrock Rovers (5-1). In the Round of 16, Chelsea beat FC Copenhagen (3-1) on aggregate.

Legia Warsaw versus Chelsea will be shown live on TNT Sports 1.

Legia Warsaw

Bartosz Kaputska and Marc Gual are both set to miss Legia Warsaw’s clash with Chelsea on Thursday.

Chelsea

Roméo Lavia is Chelsea’s only injury doubt for their trip to Warsaw, while Mykhailo Mudryk remains suspended.

Legia Warsaw

Legia Warsaw have won two of their last five matches across all competitions, having managed to beat Gornik Zabrze 2-1 with Luqinhas firing in a seconf half brace during that game.

In the run-up to that game, Legia Warsaw had managed to earn a 1-0 victory over Molde while drawing with Motor Lubin (3-3), Pogon Szczecin (0-0) and losing to Rakow (3-2).

Chelsea

Chelsea were held to a 0-0 stalemate with Brentford last time out after a crucial 1-0 victory over Tottenham Hotspur where Enzo Fernández scored the only goal of the game.

The visitors had previously suffered a 1-0 defeat to Arsenal in the aftermath of consecutive 1-0 victories against FC Kobenhavn and Leicester City.

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