Chelsea v Gent Betting Tips, Odds & Match Preview - Europa Conference League
After their big win over Brighton, we have more Chelsea betting tips to bring you ahead of their Europa Conference League clash with Gent on Thursday night.
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Chelsea Betting Tips
Chelsea v Gent Match Preview
Chelsea will be looking to send out a statement of intent when they host Gent in their opening UEFA Conference League game.
The Blues have hit the front foot in the past few games, and they warmed up for this with a 4-2 victory at home to Brighton last Saturday.
Having previously won the Champions League and the Europa League, only the Conference League is missing from their European trophy collection.
Gent, meanwhile, are looking to become the first Belgian team in nearly 30 years to record a win over Chelsea in European competition, so they will be looking to cause an upset.
Enzo Maresca is likely to ring the changes for this game, and Cole Palmer is likely to be given a breather.
But how will this game unfold? I have delved into the markets and settled on a couple of Chelsea betting tips for you to consider ahead of kick-off.
Chelsea to kickstart things in style
Scoring goals hasn’t been a problem of late for Chelsea. Brighton discovered that last weekend.
Thirteen have been netted in their past four outings in all competitions proves they have been in free-scoring mode.
Although they have kept three clean sheets in their past four matches in all competitions, the defence has been rather suspect.
Maresca has got Chelsea playing the kind of football he has been seeking, but Gent will try to make things difficult and press high.
Anyway, I’m pretty confident Chelsea will prevail and I think the BTTS line will be hit. For this market, Paddy Power has offered a shortish price of 13/10.
Christopher Nkunku to bury home a header
It’s a nice problem to have for Maresca when you have two strikers in form like Christopher Nkunku and Nicolas Jackson are.
Nkunku may have come on with 11 minutes remaining against Brighton last weekend, but the Frenchman has scored six goals in all competitions this term.
Four of his strikes have come in the past four outings, and that included a hat-trick against Barrow in the Carabao Cup.
Usually, I would be inclined to go for the multi-scorer market, but for Nkunku, his odds are a bit on the short side.
Instead, I prefer the goal method and I think he could bury home a header. If you are tempted, bet365 has odds of 14/1 readily available for Nkunku to use his head to good effect against Gent.
Chelsea Odds
| Team | Odds |
| Chelsea to win odds | 1/4 |
| Draw odds | 9/2 |
| Gent to win odds | 17/2 |
Odds courtesy of Betfred, correct at the time of publication
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