Chelsea vs RB Salzburg preview: the opportunity to confirm first place

Notable statistics Salzburg vs Chelsea

• Salzburg won only 1 of the last 5 matches in the Champions League.
• Chelsea won the last 3/5 matches in the Champions League.
• The two teams have only met twice and Chelsea is unbeaten (won 1 and drew 1).
• Salzburg's last 4/5 matches had under 2.5 goals.
• Chelsea's last 3/5 matches had under 2.5 goals.

Expected lineups Salzburg vs Chelsea

• Salzburg: Kohn, Dedic, Solet, Pavlovic, Wober, Seiwald, Agyekum, Gourna-Douath, Kjaergaard, Adamu, Okafor
  
• Chelsea: Kepa, Chalobah, Thiago Silva, Cucurella, Azpilicueta, Jorginho, Loftus-Cheek, Chilwell, Mount, Sterling, Aubameyang

Predictions for RB Salzburg vs Chelsea

In Group E, Chelsea and Salzburg are in first and second place, respectively. Chelsea temporarily tops the table with 7 points with 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, while Salzburg is behind with 1 point less when there is 1 win and 3 draws. Both teams can actually qualify here in the penultimate game.

However, Chelsea is the team that experts appreciate more due to their positive results and consistent performance. They won 3/5 matches in the Champions League and did not fail in the last 8 matches, while Salzburg won only 1 of the last 5 matches in the Champions League.

The difficulty for Potter’s team is that they will have to play in Austria and may not have the best fitness because they just had a great battle with MU in the Premier League last weekend.

Chelsea and RB Salzburg have only met twice and Chelsea is unbeaten (won 1 and drew 1). So, Chelsea is team that has high possibility to win in the match. 

Salzburg's last 4/5 matches had under 2.5 goals scored, while Chelsea's last 3/5 matches had under 2.5 goals scored. So, this match on October 25th is predicted to have no more than 3 goals.

Betimate predicts the result for the match between RB Salzburg and Chelsea is 1-2.