Our betting experts at Ace Football preview the Champions League round Quarter Finals game between Chelsea and Real Madrid and offer team stats, fixture history and the best betting suggestions for the match.
Real Madrid will visit Stamford Bridge on Wednesday for the first-leg fixture with Chelsea in their Champions League quarter-final tie.
Current form and fixture history of Chelsea vs Real Madrid
Blues aim to bounce back
Chelsea are looking to bounce back from a recent setback and get back to winning ways. In their last three matches, they first took out Lille by 2-1, before downing Middlesbrough by 2-0. The winning streak came to an end against Brentford, who ran out 4-1 winners.
Los Blancos out to continue fine form
Real Madrid are a bit back and forth at the moment, but at least mostly forth, as they beat Mallorca by 0-3. Following that up proved too difficult as they lost 0-4 against Barcelona, before claiming 3 points in a 1-2 win against Celta Vigo.
Latest encounters between Chelsea and Real Madrid
The last time the two teams faced off against each other, Chelsea came away as 2-0 winners. It was a match played at Stamford Bridge back in May 2021 in the Champions League. This time around, betting on Real Madrid will get you odds 3.60, meaning the bookies predict, they are in with a 28% chance of victory. You can get a price of 2.10, should you wish to add Chelsea to your accumulator, if that is your preferred betting strategy.
Highlights from the last time Chelsea and Real Madrid met:
Betting stats and facts for Chelsea and Real Madrid
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Chelsea and Real Madrid. The facts are based on statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- Chelsea have scored in 36 of the last 38 matches
- Chelsea have not lost 25 of the last 27 home matches
- Chelsea have won 11 of the last 12 matches
- Real Madrid have won the last 5 matches in a row
- Real Madrid have scored in the last 5 matches in a row
Players to zoom in on in Chelsea vs Real Madrid
Looking at the goalscorer market, it would seem a good idea to side with Kai Havertz. He is one of the players from Chelsea who are in their best form. He managed to find the back of the net 4 times in his last 6 games, and will surely want to add some more goals against Real Madrid.
The visitors will be looking to in-form Karim Benzema to find the net once again, as he has been their main man recently. The striker has netted 9 goals in the club’s last 6 matches.
Best tips for the match: Chelsea vs Real Madrid
In conclusion, we present betting tips for this Champions League match, which are based on the above statements. Besides the main prediction for this game, we have also come up with some lower and higher risk alternatives.
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