- Chelsea (W) is riding a four-game winning streak.
- London City Lionesses (W) has lost four consecutive matches.
- Chelsea (W) beat London City 2-0 in the Super League Women 2024/2025.
Blues’ blueprint is becoming a winner
It is impossible to look past Chelsea (W) at odds-on for Saturday’s Super League Women clash with London City (W) in which the Blues are a very clear 1.28 favourites while the Lionesses are major underdogs at 9.1. Furthermore, our London City Lionesses (W) vs Chelsea (W) prediction indicates that Chelsea's dominance is likely to continue based on recent performances.
Sonia Bompastor has instilled a fluid, high-pace style of soccer in which Chelsea can dominate possession and then surge forward. They also press relentlessly and create numerous problems for the opposition when they can get numbers into the attacking third with their wide overloads.
In contrast, Eder Maestre has made the Lionesses much more of a balanced 4-2-3-1 team. They build from the back in a controlled manner, preferring to keep the ball and maintain their positions while trying to carve out openings. In this London City Lionesses (W) vs Chelsea (W) preview, we can see that both teams bring a distinct tactical identity to the pitch.
That doesn’t seem to be a bad blueprint for success and there is enough attacking talent in the squad to make them a good lower-half side. But the evidence from the season so far suggests they do not have the clinical edge in the final third to really make the most of their chances.
Thompson has been Chelsea’s goal threat
Freya Godfrey, with four goals in 13 appearances, is their most potent player up front. Chelsea has a young US international who looks to be the real deal in Alyssa Thompson, who has been ruthless in recent matches.
She has six goals in 14 SLW 2025/26 games and scored two in the last five. She will be Chelsea’s biggest threat if this one gets tight, which it might not, given the visitors have scored 2.00 goals per game on their travels in this competition while conceding just 1.12.
City averages 1.00 goals per home game while conceding 1.62 in the SLW 2025/26. The Blues are a superior side with superior form and should win with room to spare here so I will take them to win with over 2.5 goals, which has been available at 1.5 for much of the week. Additionally, the London City Lionesses (W) vs Chelsea (W) betting tips support backing Chelsea with a goals advantage, so this strengthens the case for a comfortable Chelsea victory based on our second London City Lionesses (W) vs Chelsea (W) prediction.
