Chelsea vs Real Madrid preview & prediction

Match preview

The UEFA Champions League is back in action this week with a new round of games, and on Tuesday at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea will square off against Carlo Ancelotti’s Real Madrid team in a crucial match.

Real Madrid, which is presently in second position in La Liga, has had a decent start to the current campaign. In their previous game, Los Blancos easily defeated Cadiz by a score of 2-0, and they’ll try to repeat that feat this week.

Chelsea, on the other hand, has been in appalling form this season and is now in 11th position in the league table. The host team must recover in this match after suffering a devastating 2-1 loss to Brighton & Hove Albion over the weekend.

Chelsea vs Real Madrid Head to Head

Real Madrid	2 – 0	Chelsea
Real Madrid	2 – 3	Chelsea

Chelsea vs Real Madrid form guide

Chelsea’s last 5 games – LLLDL

Chelsea	1 – 2	Brighton
Real Madrid	2 – 0	Chelsea
Wolverhampton	1 – 0	Chelsea
Chelsea	0 – 0	Liverpool
Chelsea	0 – 2	Aston Villa

Real Madrid’s last 5 games – WWLWW

Cadiz	0 – 2	Real Madrid
Real Madrid	2 – 0	Chelsea
Real Madrid	2 – 3	Villarreal
Barcelona	0 – 4	Real Madrid
Barcelona	0 – 4	Real Madrid

Key stats

In their last three UEFA Champions League encounters, Chelsea has fallen to Real Madrid twice, both times in the quarterfinals of the competition..
Real Madrid defeated Chelsea in their prior match at Stamford Bridge; no team has ever won twice on the road against the Blues in the UEFA Champions League.
Real Madrid has won the first leg of 18 of their last 19 UEFA Champions League matches by two goals or more, with their only prior defeat occurring against AS Monaco in the 2003–04 season.
Only two clubs in the history of the UEFA Champions League have come back from first-leg deficits in both the Round of 16 and the quarterfinals, and Chelsea did just that against Borussia Dortmund.

Chelsea vs Real Madrid prediction

Currently, Real Madrid is playing well and appears to have turned their season around. The Spanish giants are a powerful force in Europe and will be determined to continue to rule the tournament this year.

Chelsea is now going through a challenging adjustment and is in critical need of a successful outcome. Yet, Real Madrid appears to be the superior team and should be able to prevail in this match.