Chelsea vs Borussia Dortmund: friendly prediction, start time, tv, live stream, team news, h2h

Chelsea wraps up their pre-season preparations with a final friendly against Borussia Dortmund in Chicago.

The Blues are so far unbeaten under Mauricio Pochettino and have even won the Premier League Summer Series, sparking optimism ahead of the new season.

While not many definitive conclusions can be drawn from the friendlies, fans will at least be happy to see some positive elements returning to the club.

Dortmund recently beat Manchester United so will likely offer a severe test before Pochettino plans his Premier League campaign.

Here’s everything you need to know. Date, start time and place

Chelsea vs Borussia Dortmund is scheduled for kick-off at 1.30am BST on Thursday 3 August 2023.

Chicago’s Solider Field hosts.

Where to watch Chelsea vs Borussia Dortmund?

TV Channel: The match will be broadcast on Chelsea’s official website.

Live Stream: The Chelsea ‘5th Stand’ app offers a live stream to season ticket holders.

LIVE coverage: Follow the action with Standard Sport’s dedicated match blog, with Nizaar Kinsella providing expert analysis from the ground up. Chelsea vs Borussia Dortmund Team News

Noni Madueke is yet to feature for Pochettino and it remains to be seen if the England U21 star will be included.

Kepa should be back in goal and Nicolas Jackson could start alongside Christopher Nkunku and Raheem Sterling.

Reece James could also earn a spot as he steps up his comeback after an injury-plagued season.

Chelsea v Borussia Dortmund

If the Blues are not always completely convincing, confidence seems to be returning. For this reason, Chelsea look like favourites. Chelsea win 3-1.

Head to head history (h2h) and results

Chelsea win: 1

Draw: 0

Borussia Dortmund win: 1

More news…….

Chelsea now could sign £40m midfielder and Moises Caicedo this summer

Reports say Chelsea are looking to sign more than one midfielder this summer.

According to the Evening Standard, the Blues will be looking to add another target to their ranks besides Moises Caicedo if they close the deal for him.

Attempts to sign Caicedo so far have been well documented throughout the window, with a number of offers quickly rejected.

Brighton are believed to value the Ecuador international alongside Declan Rice, who recently moved to Arsenal for a British record fee.

Chelsea are less willing to pay that amount and are unwilling to include defender Levi Colwill in a potential deal. That brought things to a halt as the Blues are currently not offering a £100million transfer fee for the 21-year-old to cross the line.

Chelsea to buy two midfielders

However, he wouldn’t be the only target for a midfielder. They also remained interested in the additions of Gabri Veiga and Amadou Onana in the middle of the park.

Despite their quality, they reportedly tried to strengthen Caicedo with Ajax’s Mohammed Kudus.

The Dutch side’s valuation has been put at around £40m with the understanding that the player would be interested in a transfer if he is successful. The position certainly looks like it could use more than one addition, having already passed a number of first team options.

N’golo Kante, Mateo Kovaic and Ruben Loftus-Cheek have all left the club, while a new offer for Conor Gallagher is currently expected after the Blues turned down one from West Ham in the last 24 hours.