Slavia Prague v Chelsea Betting Tips: Blues to continue Europa joy?

Preview and odds for Europa League quarter-final

Chelsea’s Europa League travails have been far more straight-forward than their Premier League efforts this season. And the Blues will hope that they continue that tonight away at Slavia Prague.

With a top-four spot far from secure, Maurizio Sarri’s side know that Europa success could be their entry into next season’s Champions League.

An away goal or two in Prague would help tonight. It’s underway at 8.00pm, live on BT Sport 3.

Head-to-head

This will be the first-ever meeting between this pair, and Chelsea come into it having won their last three league games.

And they’ve been strong in away games in Europe too, winning four and drawing one of their five trips on the continent this season.

Slavia Prague are unbeaten in 10, and have been scoring plenty of goals at the Sinobo Stadium, with 18 goals in their last five home games.

Likely XIs

Slavia Prague: Kolar, Deli, Ngadeu-Ngadjui, Kudela, Boril, Kral, Husbauer,Traore, Coufal, Stoch, Skoda

Chelsea: Arrizabalaga, Zappacosta, Rudiger, Christensen, Alonso, Kante, Kovacic, Barkley, Willian, Pedro, Groud

Having played on Monday night, and with a trip to Liverpool to come on Sunday, Sarri is sure to mix things up tonight.

Eden Hazard, Gonzalo Higuain and possibly Callum Hudson-Odio could all be rested, with Willian, Pedro and Olivier Giroud the three up front. Ross Barkley could start with Jorginho rested, and the same goes for Andreas Christensen and David Luiz.