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Real Madrid vs Chelsea Bet Builder Tips: Wednesday, April 12th
The Real Madrid vs Chelsea bet builder tips below should offer an odds-against starting point for any foray you may be planning into the mouthwatering Champions League quarter final on Wednesday evening. It may not read well if you’re a Chelsea fan, though this is a competition with an entrenched affinity to those in white.
In this article:
- Real Madrid vs Chelsea Preview
- Real Madrid vs Chelsea Stats & Facts
- Real Madrid vs Chelsea Bet Builder
Real Madrid vs Chelsea Preview
Champions League Quarter-Final, Wednesday, April 12th, 20:00 (UK)
Frank Lampard was picked as the chosen one to come in and steady the over-populated, underperforming ship. A 1-0 loss on the road to Wolves provides the most recent sign that all is not well at Cobham and beyond after Graham Potter’s sacking from a hot seat not known for patience, time, and longevity.
Why Potter couldn’t remain until the end of the season instead of replacing him with a club legend is alien to me. No real succession plan following Potter slaps off a knee-jerk decision, something which could’ve been made before the international break and not straight after.
But here we are. Todd Boehly and Behdad Eghbali have had their say, and now it’s Real Madrid in the Champions League to contend with. Some would say it couldn’t get any more challenging for Lampard and his playing staff.
With Barcelona taking an unassailable lead in La Liga, it is full focus on the Champions League and Copa del Rey final to salvage Real Madrid’s season. The 15-time winners are used to winning in the competition, equipped with the know-how and experience to overcome tests much tougher than what this current Chelsea setup can provide.
That’s not to say Chelsea haven’t got a chance to progress in this year’s quarterfinal match-up, but it’s going to be a turn up for the books if it happens. Quotes of 1.70 for a Real Madrid win, down from 1.95 on opening weeks ago, shows what the market thinks.
Chelsea are without a win in four games, winning just six from 25 fixtures dating back to October. It has been a strikingly below-par season for the club amidst a change in the dugout, boardroom, and on the pitch.
Real Madrid vs Chelsea Stats & Facts
- Karim Benzema’s 4.90 shots per90 average in the Champions League this season suggests The Blues will need to have their head on a swivel in and around their 18-yard box.
- Atleti loanee Joao Felix returns to Madrid in an attempt to ruffle a few feathers, something which would delight both Chelsea and Real Madrid’s fierce crosstown rivals.
- Although Benzema (3) leads the way in the shots per90 stakes for Real Madrid, it’s Vinicius Junior (6) who stands as the club’s leading goalscorer this term in Europe.
- The two sides last met in a head-turning Champions League quarter-final encounter in 2021/22 where Real Madrid progressed in extra time.
Real Madrid vs Chelsea Bet Builder
Going from Chelsea’s current vein of form to presenting as a top-level Champions League outfit will take some doing. It’s likely a bit too much of an ask, so to profit from a Real Madrid win on home soil against an eleven at sixes and sevens most weeks appeals.
Although not winning in their last four, they’ve come up trumps in the xG battle. That’ll be slim consolation at board level, but it does signal that this Chelsea side aren’t completely lost at sea. Totals of 1.13, 2.17, 2.16, and 2.37xG figures may stand them in good stead here, though I’d argue the Galacticos will have a touch more in their arsenal in comparison.
So, I think there will be goals in the capital. Real Madrid to win and over one goal in the match gets us to 2.10 – an attractive enough offering. If Chelsea can convert one of the chances that come their way, we could be in for a spectacle in Madrid. In the end, though, we should probably side with Champions League efficiency in front of home support.
Real Madrid going to Anfield and blowing Liverpool out of the water in the last round signals precisely what the Spaniards have in their locker in the first leg of a knockout tie. Carlo Ancelotti and his gang of merry Galacticos will want the same here, before heading to Stamford Bridge with a comfortable lead they can build on.
- Real Madrid Win
- Over 1 Match Goal
Bet Builder odds: 2.10
Odds via bet365 as at 09:00, April 11th, 2023. Odds may now differ.
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