Chelsea vs Krasnodar Betting Tips, Predictions & Odds - Chelsea to end group stage with a win

Chelsea take on Krasnodar in their final UEFA Champions League group match on Tuesday. Frank Lampard’s team have already qualified for the knockout stages as group winners.

Chelsea are one of the most in-form teams in Europe at this moment in time, finding themselves on an incredible run of form.

They are unbeaten in their last 13 matches in all competitions and have won eight of their  last nine matches.

Their last two performances have been particularly impressive, having defeated Sevilla 4-0 in the Champions League and Leeds 3-1 in the Premier League.

Olivier Giroud, Kurt Zouma and Christian Pulisic all got on the scoresheet as they bounced back from Patrick Bamford’s 4th minute opener at Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea will be without attacking midfielder Hakim Ziyech due to a hamstring injury. Lampard could make multiple changes given their place as group winners is already secured.

Krasnodar are assured of a place in the Europa League after Christmas after wrapping up 3rd place with a 1-0 win over Rennes last Wednesday.

Still, the Russian Premier League side come into this contest on a poor run of form that has seen them lose seven of their last 10 matches.

Krasnodar have at least won their last two matches, starting with the aforementioned victory over Sevilla thanks to Marcus Berg’s second-half goal.

At the weekend, they thrashed Rotor Volgograd 5-0 thanks to a pair of braces from Ari and Viktor Claesson, as well as Magomed Suleymanov’s second league goal of the season.

Krasnodar have two injury concerns in midfielder Dmitry Stotskiy and defender Sergei Petrov.

Chelsea won the only previous meeting between these clubs 4-0 back in October.

Chelsea are big favourites at 1.30, while Krasnodar are 12.00 underdogs to pick up an away win. The draw is priced at 6.00.

Even if they make multiple changes, Chelsea are the clear favourites to win this match. Krasnodar’s recent wins have been against teams well below Chelsea’s level and the London outfit have a lot of quality to call upon in their side.