Opta forecast Chelsea’s chances of getting Champions League football this season | OneFootball

Football data analysts have forecast Chelsea’s chances of getting Champions League football this season, and it may be good news…

The news comes after Chelsea went down 2-0 against Newcastle United away from home on Sunday lunch time in a crucial game for the race for Champions League football next season.

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Chelsea needed to win this game as much as Newcastle did, but a first half sending off by Nicolas Jackson did not help their cause. Enzo Maresca has admitted that Jackson now needs to learn from this situation moving forward.

Sky Sports pundit Jamie Carragher now believes that Chelsea have a big problem after this defeat with just two games remaining of the season and the reality being that The Blues need two wins to guarantee a place in the Champions League for next season.

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Jamie Carragher speaking on Sky Sports.

It’s in Chelsea’s hands. If they beat Manchester United this Friday night and then beat Nottingham Forest on the final game of the season, they will qualify for Champions League football next season regardless of other results.

Carragher believes Chelsea will miss out on the UCL, but Opta disagree…

Chelsea given good chances of UCL

Data experts at Opta have predicted that Arsenal will remain in second place, with the Gunners given a 99.95 per cent chance of a top-five finish. Newcastle, Manchester City and Chelsea are then given the next best chance to complete the table, finishing third, fourth and fifth.

The Magpies and City are both tipped to earn the similar amount of points with a 93.91 per cent and 92.91 per cent likelihood of clinching a place in the Champions League. Chelsea and Aston Villa are also tipped to finish on a similar amount of points but Chelsea’s chances of a top five place are rated at 54 per cent compared to 40.54 per cent for Villa.