UEFA Champions League---Qarabag VS Chelsea Prediction

Qarabag VS Chelsea    Livescore / H2H stats and Live Streaming
Time:06-11-2025 01:45 Thursday
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Long-serving Qarabag boss Gurban Gurbanov has already masterminded two victories in this season’s Champions League but must lead the Horsemen to possibly their most daunting challenge against an English club.

The Blues and Whites have suffered seven consecutive losses to clubs from England in European games, failing to score in the last six, including two previous meetings with their West London visitors.

Those fixtures were eight years ago, in the Champions League group stage of the 2017-18 season, when the Azerbaijani club fell 6-0 and 4-0, highlighting the chasm in class and quality.

Aiming to end their drought against Chelsea on Wednesday, Gurbanov’s team can take encouragement from wins over Benfica and Copenhagen in the first two rounds to boost their hopes.

Nevertheless, Chelsea will not take their midweek visit to the Azerbaijan top-flight champions lightly as they strive to secure their first away win on the continent after consecutive victories in West London.

A chastening experience at the Allianz Arena on matchday one was followed by a dull 1-0 win over the returning Jose Mourinho with Benfica and a 5-1 beatdown of Ajax last time out, aided by Kenneth Taylor’s early red card.

Fresh from a straightforward 1-0 league victory over Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday, Maresca’s team are clear favourites to secure a third consecutive win and potentially move into the competition’s coveted top eight.

Currently outside those spots due to an inferior goal difference, their higher quality on paper should encourage supporters ahead of a long trip to Baku, where previous visits have brought success, not least a dominant 4-1 victory over Arsenal in the 2019 Europa League final.

Match Prediction: Qarabag FK 1-3 Chelsea
While Qarabag could score against a Chelsea side that are prone to the odd mistake at the back, it is hard to argue against the West Londoners overpowering the Azerbaijani champions.

With their superiority on paper undisputed, Maresca’s team are likely to beat the Horsemen on Wednesday, giving them a chance to enter the coveted top eight places.