Chelsea’s defensive line was much less reliable in recent weeks. The Blues allowed three goals to Slavia Prague (a 4-3 victory), two to Burnley (a 2-2 draw) and one to out-of-form Manchester United (a 1-1 draw).
This will be the first official head to head encounter between the two outfits.
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Chelsea possible starting lineup:
Arrizabalaga; Azpilicueta, Christensen, Luiz, Palmieri; Kante, Jorginho, Barkley; Pedro, Giroud, Hazard
Eintracht Frankfurt possible starting lineup:
Trapp; Ndicka, Hinteregger, Hasebe; Costa, Rode, Fernandes, Kostic; Gacinovic; Jovic, Paciencia
Chelsea FC Form & Team News
Chelsea drew 1-1 to Manchester United in Sunday’s Premier League clash with Marcos Alonso cancelling out Juan Mata’s opener.
The Blues looked vulnerable defensively and should be concerned by Antonio Rudiger’s knee injury but did have chances to steal the win.
Maurizio Sarri’s men have consistently scored plenty of goals in the Europa League. The Blues have netted three or more in four of their last five European matches with Olivier Giroud bagging 10 in his last nine Europa League appearances.
Chelsea are fourth in the Premier League as Eintracht Frankfurt are in the Bundesliga. A Chelsea win on Thursday is thus paying reasonable odds of 2.50 whilst a draw can be backed at 3.3
Eintracht Frankfurt Form & Team News
Die Adler drew 0-0 to Hertha BSC in the Bundesliga in their last match but most of their Europa League matches have seen goals galore.
Adi Hutter’s men progressed to the semifinals on away goals after a 4-4 aggregate draw with Benfica, losing 4-2 away but winning 2-0 at home. Eintracht Frankfurt have seen over 2.5 goals in 10 of their last 14 Europa League matches.
This season has seen Eintracht beat Lazio and Shakhtar Donetsk 4-1 and Apollon 3-2 in addition to the high-scoring Benfica away leg. Luka Jovic has been the star upfront with eight Europa League goals.
Eintracht Frankfurt vs Chelsea Key Statistics
Eintracht Frankfurt have seen over 2.5 goals in 10 of their last 14 matches (UEFA Europa League).Eintracht Frankfurt have scored 2+ goals in 13 of their last 15 matches (UEFA Europa League).
Chelsea have scored 3+ goals in 4 of their last 5 matches (UEFA Europa League).Chelsea have seen over 3.5 goals in 2 of their last 3 matches (all competitions).Chelsea have seen over 2.5 goals in 7 of their last 8 matches (UEFA Europa League).