Chelsea Women are aiming to build on their bright start to the season in their opening league phase game of this season’s UEFA Champions League.
Sonia Bompastor’s side have claimed seven points from their opening three WSL matches, while they breezed past Real Sociedad in UEFA Champions League qualifying, claiming a 6-2 aggregate victory.
The Blues return to European action as heavy favourites in their clash with Austria Wien Women at the Cherry Red Records Stadium on Wednesday.
Chelsea Women v Austria Wien Women Tips Summary
Best Bet - Chelsea Women over 3.5 goals @ 8/15
Alternative Bet - Chelsea Women to win 5-0 @ 6/1
Bet Builder - Chelsea to win to nil, Lauren James to score any time & Lucy Bronze 1+ shot on target @ 14/5
Chelsea Women v Austria Wien Women Prediction
Best Bet: Chelsea Women over 3.5 goals @ 8/15
After drawing their league opener against Aston Villa, Chelsea have struck seven goals across their victories over Manchester United and Birmingham City.
In terms of Expected Goals, the Blues are actually underperforming across the early stages of the season. They’ve scored eight goals from an xG of 10.5 and that could be a bad omen for Austria Wien.
Chelsea scored five goals in their home meeting with Real Sociedad in qualifying, and they are capable of putting on a show on Wednesday.
The Blues put four goals past Paris FC and six on AS Roma in last season’s home matches in the league phase, along with holding Barcelona to a 1-1 draw. They finished third in the 18-team table, while Austria’s St Polten shipped 28 goals on their way to finishing bottom.
Austria Wien lost 2-0 on aggregate to Paris FC in qualifying last term and the Austrian champions have one of the lowest coefficient ratings of any of this season’s league phase sides.
Chelsea are already looking sharp in the final third and this encounter should see the Blues rack up plenty of goals.
Alternative Bet: Chelsea Women to win 5-0 @ 6/1
Chelsea had a fantastic record at both ends in last season’s European campaign, conceding only three times, which was the joint-lowest tally of any side.
They’ve recorded back-to-back wins to nil in the WSL ahead of this contest and they’ve faced only 1.3 xG across their three league games this term.
The Blues have also restricted their opponents to a league-low 14 shots and they should be able to keep Austria Wien quiet in this encounter.
With Chelsea heavily odds-on, a comfortable home victory is on the cards. Bompastor’s side have already struck exactly five goals on two occasions this season, so a 5-0 home victory offers plenty of appeal.
Chelsea Women v Austria Wien Women Bet Builder
Chelsea to win to nil
Lauren James to score any time
Lucy Bronze 1+ shot on target
Pays 14/5
With Chelsea in fine defensive form, a home win to nil is the first selection for this Bet Builder treble.
Lauren James has scored in three of her four appearances this season and she was handed a rest in last weekend’s clash with Birmingham.
Having found the net in home matches against Sociedad and Villa, James is backed to make an impact this week.
Finally, Lucy Bronze scored in the win over Manchester United and she has recorded three shots on target across three WSL appearances this season.
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Key Match Stats
Chelsea Women have generated 10.5 xG across their first three WSL matches this season
Chelsea have scored 14 goals in five matches across all competitions
The Blues scored 11 goals in three home matches during last season’s league phase
The hosts have recorded back-to-back wins to nil
Sonia Bompastor’s side have scored exactly five goals in recent wins over Real Sociedad and Manchester United
Austria Wien fell to Paris FC in last season’s qualifiers, with the French side going on to suffer a 4-0 defeat to Chelsea in the league phase
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