Chelsea vs Wrexham Prediction & Match Preview

Chelsea vs Wrexham Prediction

Enzo Maresca will lead Chelsea for the first time on Wednesday evening as the Blues take on League One side Wrexham in a friendly at Levi’s Stadium.

While this will be Chelsea’s maiden pre-season test, Wrexham have already shown two high-quality displays in their exhibitions.

Phil Parkinson’s men were especially impressive in a 1-1 stalemate to another Premier League side Bournemouth at the weekend.

Why will Chelsea win in Handicap?

Chelsea will miss numerous first-team regulars but they still enter this tie as enormous favourites.

While the likes of Cucurella, Palmer, Fernandez, Gallagher, Slonina, Caicedo, Petrovic, Chalobah, Fofana, Kepa, or Kellyman are all absent, the Blues will still send a pretty strong team on the pitch of Levi’s Stadium.

New signings Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Tosin Adarabioyo, Renato Veiga, and Marc Guiu are all expected to feature on Wednesday.

Wrexham’s boss Phil Parkinson will also make some changes to the squad that drew 1-1 to Bournemouth at the weekend.

Chelsea demolished Wrexham 5-0 this time last year in an exhibition. The gulf in quality between an established top-flight side and a League One outfit is big.

We’ll take Chelsea to have the lead at the half time and win the game at the end at the 1.66 odds as the main pick.

Why could we see Over 3.5 goals?

Chelsea put five goals past Wrexham in the previous head-to-head encounter. Despite being at the start of the preparations, the Blues might do something similar this time around.

Also, it is worth noting that six of Wrexham’s last seven matches across competitions, including the last season’s strong League Two finish, saw three or more goals scored.

The Over 3.5 goals bet is paid at the 1.57 odds.

What about Both Teams To Score?

The value is decent with the Both Teams To Score pick at the 1.57 odds. Wrexham have scored in each of the last seven outings across competitions.

They’ve put five goals past Hanley Town at the start of the preparations period while they also managed to find the back of the net in the recent clash with Premier League side Bournemouth.

Arun- July 24, 2024

Chelsea vs Wrexham Betting Tips

Chelsea 3-1

OK

8.50 Odds

Chelsea -1.5 Asian Handicap

OK

1.56 Odds