Champions League: Real Madrid vs Chelsea – Match preview

Ace Football previews the Champions League round Quarter Finals match between Real Madrid and Chelsea and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

The Champions League tie at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu this Wednesday sees home team Real Madrid up against Chelsea. This is the first of a two-legged quarter-final tie between the two European giants.

Team form: Real Madrid vs Chelsea

Real Madrid Form

Real Madrid hope to get back to winning ways after first beating Real Valladolid by 6-0, before winning 0-4 against Barcelona. The streak ended in a recent 2-3 defeat against Villarreal. In their last six Champions League home matches, Real Madrid racked up five strong wins, but no draws as they lost once. They scored 15 and conceded six goals.

Chelsea Form

Chelsea were only able to take one point from their past three games. They came up short in a 0-2 defeat against Aston Villa before drawing 0-0 with Liverpool. They were defeated once again when Wolverhampton ran out as 1-0 winners. Chelsea recorded a very decent outcome of four wins from six away matches in the Champions League, in which they banged in nine goals, whilst conceding six. They recorded no draws but suffered defeat twice.

Betting stats and facts for Real Madrid and Chelsea

Here are some fun facts that could come in handy when betting on the upcoming match between Real Madrid and Chelsea. The facts are based on the data from matches played across all tournaments.

Players to watch: Real Madrid vs Chelsea

Raheem Sterling shows decent form right now for Chelsea, as he scored three goals in his last six games in the Champions League. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Real Madrid, who are strong favourites this coming Wednesday. Siding with Vinicius Junior also looks like a nice prospect as he scored five goals in his last six Champions League matches.

Popular markets: Real Madrid vs Chelsea

Full-time result

Of their 10 most recent games at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu across all tournaments, Real Madrid won six times, drew two, and lost two. Chelsea won one of their recent 10 games on their travels, as well as drawing three and losing six.

Both teams to score

Real Madrid scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Curiously, Chelsea only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. The Blues have failed to score in 3 consecutive games. They managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Real Madrid, who scored an average of 2.3 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in two of Chelsea’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.8 goals in these matches. Chelsea did not score a single goal in 3 consecutive games

Betting prediction: Real Madrid vs Chelsea

The match between Real Madrid and Chelsea should be an interesting one to watch and play some bets on, too. Therefore, we have come up with a free betting tip for this Champions League game.

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