/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.footballwhispers.com%2Fmain%2F2023%2F11%2Fadam.jpg){kind=avatar}
/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.footballwhispers.com%2Fmain%2F2026%2F09%2FChelsea-Women-1.jpg)
Chelsea begin the league phase of the Women's Champions League with a game against Austria Vienna at the Cherry Red Records Stadium.
The Blues came through qualifying with a 6-2 aggregate win against Real Sociedad.
Meanwhile, Austria Vienna had to come through three qualifiers themselves, beating Hajduk Split, Farul Constanta and Brann over two legs.
Read our prediction, preview and betting tips for the game below, and make sure to check out our today's betting tips page for more of our expert predictions.
Chelsea Women vs. Austria Vienna Women key stats
- Chelsea are unbeaten in all competitions this season (W4, D1).
- Austria Vienna have won just once in three games across all competitions (D1, L1).
- This is the first meeting between the two sides.
Chelsea Women vs. Austria Vienna Women preview: Blues to start with a bang?
Chelsea W vs Austria Vienna W — Tale of the Tape
| Chelsea W | vs | Austria Vienna W |
|---|---|---|
| 3rd (WSL) | Position | 3rd (Frauenliga) |
| 7 | Points | 13 |
| 8 | Goals For | 17 |
| 1 | Goals Against | 2 |
| 2 | Clean Sheets | 4 |
| 2nd (H) | Home / Away Rank | 4th (A) |
Having come through Champions League qualifying with relative ease, Chelsea started the Women's Super League slowly with a 1-1 draw at home to Aston Villa.
However, back-to-back wins against Manchester United and Birmingham City without conceding leave the Blues in a good place heading into this fixture.
Sonia Bompastor has some selection dilemmas with Melvine Malard coming off the bench to score against the latter, and she is among those pushing for a start.
Chelsea appear to have no fresh injury concerns, so it will be interesting to see how strong they go with an important WSL London derby against Arsenal this weekend.
Austria Vienna have a clean bill of health too, and it will also be interesting to see what team Stefan Kenesei fields.
They are also in strong form having won their last three games in all competitions, although have only won one of the previous three away matches.
Having come through two more qualifiers and played more matches in general this season, fatigue could play a part here against Chelsea.
The visitors are huge underdogs, and this will be one of their toughest tests in the league phase.
Chelsea Women vs. Austria Vienna Women form guide & betting tips
| Chelsea W | vs | Austria Vienna W |
|---|---|---|
WWDWW |
Form | LDWWW |
| 14 | Goals For | 13 |
| 3 | Goals Against | 3 |
WW |
Women's Champions League | WLW |
Whispers predicts: Chelsea Women 4-1 Austria Vienna Women
Chelsea are massive 1/33 (1.03) favourites to win, but while we agree with the bookies, we want to explore other bets.
With Austria Vienna having scored in each of their last nine games in all competitions, BTTS – Yes at 11/4 (3.75) could offer great value, while Over 4.5 goals at 11/10 (2.10) reflects Chelsea's expected dominance, having netted five goals in two separate matches across all competitions this season.
In terms of player betting, we are backing Malard to score anytime at 1/2 (1.50) having netted off the bench against Birmingham, and the summer signing also scored twice against Sociedad in qualifying.
Overall, we are predicting a 4-1 Chelsea victory, which is available at 18/1 (19.00).
> Malard to score anytime at 1.50 | Likelihood: High
> Over 4.5 goals at 2.10 | Likelihood: Medium
> BTTS – Yes at 3.75 | Likelihood: Low