Heidenheim v Chelsea: Prediction, Tips and Odds

Something has to give when high-fliers Heidenheim and Chelsea meet in a box-office belter at the FCH Arena.

Chelsea sit top of the UEFA Conference League group stage after three wins out of three, but European debutants Heidenheim have also won all three of their matches and sit in sixth place in the standings.

Heidenheim v Chelsea betting tips and predictions

Heidenheim draw no bet - 5/1

Six teams boast 100 percent records after three rounds of UEFA Conference League action and two of them meet at the FCH Arena.

Heidenheim's passionate fans will be out in force to roar on their side, who are struggling domestically but making light work of European opposition.

After home-and-away wins over Swedes Hacken in the play-off round, Frank Schmidt's men have seen off Olimpija Ljubljana (2-1), Pafos (1-0) and Hearts (2-0).

They were thumped 5-2 at Leverkusen at the weekend and concede too many goals, hence why they sit in a precarious 15th place in the Bundesliga table. But Schmidt is universally popular and he will send out a strong side intent on putting league troubles behind them against former European champions.

Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca is in the privileged position of being able to make wholesale changes to his team, and it's probable he will do just that with the likes of Tosin Adarabioyo, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall and Marc Guiu set to be involved again.

The Londoners, who have beaten Gent (4-2), thumped Panathinaikos (4-1) and absolutely thrashed Noah (8-0) thus far, have a massive Sunday lunchtime showdown in the Premier League against Aston Villa upcoming and the turnaround between the games isn't long.

Maresca's majorly reshuffled side were far too good for Armenians Noah but Heidenheim are a very different problem.

It's highly likely there will be plenty of goals with Chelsea priced to score the majority of them - and Heidenheim might just be being under-rated.

The German outsiders at 7/1 wouldn't be the worst bet; the 5/1 Heidenheim in the Draw No Bet market also makes plenty of sense.

Adrian Beck to score or assist - 3/1

With Chelsea making loads of changes and Heidenheim a front-foot side who are always positive at home, there should be lots of chances at both ends.

Heidenheim boast plenty of unsung heroes in attack such as Leo Scienza, Marvin Pieringer and Bayern Munich loanee Paul Wanner.

And another gem is Adrian Beck, who generally plays in the No.10 role in Heidenheim's fluid front four.

He has a goal and an assist to his name in the league this term and he also scored the opening goal in the win over Olimpija. He has had six shots in three European ties, the most by any one Heidenheim player.

Against a new-look Chelsea defence Beck should be a handful and looks a fair price at 3/1 to either score or assist.

Heidenheim Over 3.5 Corners - 10/11

Because of the changes planned by Maresca, not only should Heidenheim expect to pile up chances, but also corners.

In Chelsea's one away game in the UEFA Conference League - the 4-1 win at Panathinaikos - there were 11 corners in total with the Greeks winning five of them.

In the Bundesliga this season Scmidt's men are averaging 4.6 corners per home game while Chelsea concede four per game on their travels in the Premier League.

Chelsea's games are open this season so the hosts to rack up at least four corners seems a commonsense play.

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Heidenheim v Chelsea odds

Heidenheim - 7/1
Draw - 7/2
Chelsea - 2/5

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