After a solid start to life as Blues boss, Liam Rosenior takes charge of his first Champions League match as Cypriot underdogs Pafos head to Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea are 13th in the current Champions League standings with 10 points and fans will be hoping for a repeat of the team’s eye-catching 3-0 drubbing of Barcelona in their last home match, rather than December’s 2-1 loss at Atalanta.
Chelsea vs Pafos Prediction – UCL 25/26
Pafos, who came through three qualifying rounds to reach this stage for the first time in their history, are 26th with six points but they have only lost twice – to Bayern Munich and Juventus – so have not looked out of their depth.
Like Chelsea , they are under new management with Albert Celades taking charge earlier this month after Juan Carlos Carcedo left for Spartak Moscow.
We expect Chelsea to take the points but they may not have it all their own way and we’re predicting a Chelsea win by exactly two goals @ 10/3 as our opening Chelsea vs Pafos prediction.
Betting Odds
Chelsea vs Pafos Betting Odds – UEFA Champions League 2025/26
Result | Odds | Chance |
|---|---|---|
Chelsea | 1/7 | 87.5% |
Pafos | 18/1 | 5.3% |
Draw | 7/1 | 12.5% |
*Odds are correct at the time of writing, but subject to change.
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The match is scheduled to begin at 8pm and will be shown live on TNT Sports 3.
Form Guides
Chelsea Form Guide
Chelsea have won two of their three matches under Rosenior , beating Charlton and Brentford either side of a 3-2 Carabao Cup semi-final first-leg defeat to Arsenal .
Now the Blues will look to get their Champions League campaign back on track after their defeat to Atalanta , where they surrendered a 1-0 half-time lead given to them by Joao Pedro.
First Goalscorer In Chelsea vs Pafos – UCL 25/26
The Brazilian forward also opened the scoring in Saturday’s 2-0 win over Brentford and, looking at the Chelsea vs Pafos odds, is 4/1 to do likewise here.
Remember, if he is replaced your bet will immediately switch to his replacement thanks to BOYLE Sports’ Sub Swap feature. Against the Bees , it was Liam Delap who took his spot.
Pafos Form Guide
Cypriot champions Pafos head to London lying second in their domestic league, five points off top spot with a game in hand, as they look to defend the title they won for the first time last season.
Pafos have won two and lost two matches since the start of the year but Chelsea will be a much bigger challenge than any of them.
Will both teams score in Chelsea vs Pafos? UCL 25/26
Fortunately for the Cypriots, Celades knows what it takes to triumph at Chelsea - his 2019 Valencia side are the last team to win a Champions League group/league stage match at the Bridge.
Pafos are 18/1 to repeat that achievement, but a Chelsea win with BTTS @ 13/8 might be a more prudent selection.
Another tempting bet is for ex- Chelsea favourite David Luiz to pick up a yellow card on his return to his old stomping ground @ 5/2 and that concludes our Chelsea vs Pafos betting tips.
Betting Tips
Chelsea vs Pafos Betting Tips
Chelsea win by exactly two goals @ 10/3
Joao Pedro to score first @ 4/1
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