Chelsea vs FC Noah: Prediction, head-to-head, team news, possible line-ups and betting tips

Chelsea vs FC Noah: Prediction, head-to-head, team news, possible line-ups and betting tips

Kess Ewubare 12:47 - 06.11.2024

Enzo Maresca and his Chelsea team will be looking to continue their fine form in the UEFA Europa Conference League when they host FC Noah

Chelsea FC will face Armenian club side FC Noah in the UEFA Europa Conference League when both teams file out on Thursday, November 7th, at Stamford Bridge.

The game will mark the first time London-based club Chelsea (previous winners of the Champions League and Europa League) will face FC Noah in any competitive game.

Chelsea and FC Noah Preview

FC Noah currently sits in fourth place in the Armenian Premier League after amassing 22 points from 10 games (with 3 games in hand).

In comparison, Chelsea are also in fourth position in the English Premier League but have mustered four points less than their visitors.

Since losing 1-2 away to Liverpool in the English Premier League, Chelsea have managed just two wins in four games since then, losing one and playing a 1-1 draw at Old Trafford.

However, FC Noah have been on a rollercoaster, losing just once (1-0 to Rapid Wien) and winning four in their last five games across all competitions.

The Armenian side have scored an incredible 14 goals in the process, while their backline has been bridged just twice.

Meanwhile, Chelsea have managed 8 goals but the Blues are yet to keep a clean sheet in their last five games, conceding as many goals as they’ve scored (8).  

The Chelsea vs FC Noah promises to be an interesting tie between the free-scoring Armenians led by topscorer Goncalo Gregorio with 6 goals and Chelsea’s error-prone backline conceding goals for fun.

Team News and Predicted Lineup

Chelsea will be without star man Cole Palmer, who suffered a knee injury in their last game and has also not been registered for the Blues campaign in the Conference League.

Enzo Maresca has favoured playing a strong second-string Chelsea team in this competition to make use of their incredible squad depth. However, FC Noah is expected to field their strongest 11 if they want to get anything from this game.

Chelsea: Jörgensen; Badiashile, Disasi, Veiga, Cucurella; Dewsbury-Hall, Fernández; Neto, Mudryk, Felix; Nkunku 

FC Noah: Cancarevic; Silva, Muradyan, Thorarinsson, Mendoza; Omar, Eteki, Sangare; Pinson, Hélder; Gregorio

Time and Where to Watch   

The Chelsea vs FC Noah game will kick off 8PM Nigerian time on Thursday, November 7th at Stamford Bridge. The match will be live on SuperSport (DStv).

Predictions:

Over 2.5 

Both teams to score

Chelsea straight win

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