Chelsea Women vs Austria Wien Women prediction 23.09.2026 | UEFA Women's Champions League
Chelsea W
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Austria Wien W
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- Competition: UEFA Women's Champions League
- Date: 23/09/2026
- KO: 20:00 UK / 21:00 CEST
- Venue: AFC Wimbledon Stadium
Chelsea Women welcome Austria Wien Women to AFC Wimbledon Stadium on Wednesday evening for matchday one of the Women's UCL league phase.
Sonia Bompastor's side have made a strong start to their domestic campaign, while Austria Wien arrive in London after an impressive run through qualifying.
With home advantage and greater European pedigree, the hosts come into this contest as short priced favourites to make a winning start to their Champions League campaign.
Chelsea Women and Austria Wien Women will meet for the first time on Wednesday. This fixture will be Austria Wien's first match against English opposition.
Chelsea Women team overview
Chelsea return to European action after a solid 2:0 WSL victory against Birmingham City on Saturday.
Lexi Potter opened the scoring before substitute Melvine Malard secured the points.
The Blues are unbeaten after three WSL matches, taking seven points from their first three fixtures. Chelsea secured a 1:1 draw with Aston Villa before a dominant 5:0 win on the road against Manchester United.
Chelsea secured their place in the league phase with a commanding qualification victory, beating Real Sociedad 5:2 at home and 1:0 away for a 6:2 aggregate win.
A strong home record in this competition has seen Chelsea win 11 of 15 matches at this stage of the competition.
Looking to build on last season’s performance, the Londoners reached the round of 16 before suffering a 3:2 aggregate defeat against city rivals Arsenal.
Malard strengthened her case for a start with Saturday's goal, while Alyssa Thompson and Agnes Beever-Jones are expected to start.
Last matches of Chelsea W
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Chelsea W
2 : 0
Birmingham City W
Women's Super League
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Manchester United W
0 : 5
Chelsea W
Women's Super League
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Chelsea W
1 : 1
Aston Villa W
Women's Super League
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Real Sociedad W
0 : 1
Chelsea W
UEFA Women's Champions League
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Chelsea W
5 : 2
Real Sociedad W
UEFA Women's Champions League
Chelsea W lineup
Goalkeeper
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24
Hannah Hampton
Defenders
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22
Lucy Bronze
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26
Kadeisha Buchanan
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5
Veerle Buurman
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2
Ellie Carpenter
Midfielders
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21
Keira Walsh
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32
Alexia Potter
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6
Sjoeke Nusken
Forwards
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12
Alyssa Thompson
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9
Melvine Malard
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11
Sandy Baltimore
Austria Wien Women team overview
Austria Wien travel to London after a comfortable 2:0 domestic victory against Blau Weiss Linz/Kleinmunchen on Saturday.
Modesta Uka opened the scoring before Carina Wenninger sealed the points in the 78th minute.
Last weekend’s win came on the back of an impressive 5:0 success at Sudburgenland/Hartberg earlier this month.
The Austrians secured their place in the group/league phase of the UCL for the first time since 2018 with victories in three rounds of qualification.
Austria Wien beat Hajduk Split and Farul Constanta before eliminating Brann 5:2 on aggregate to reach the league phase.
Last matches of Austria Wien W
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Austria Wien W
2 : 0
Kleinmünchen / BW Linz W
Frauenliga
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SPG Südburgenland / TSV Hartberg W
0 : 5
Austria Wien W
Frauenliga
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Austria Wien W
4 : 0
Brann W
UEFA Women's Champions League
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First Vienna W
1 : 1
Austria Wien W
Frauenliga
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Brann W
2 : 1
Austria Wien W
UEFA Women's Champions League
Austria Wien W lineup
Goalkeeper
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1
Jasmin Pal
Defenders
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8
Katharina Schiechtl
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23
Carina Wenninger
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13
Virginia Kirchberger
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18
Verena Hanshaw
Midfielders
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6
Lotta Cordes
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38
Dominika Skorvankova
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7
Elisa Pfattner
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14
Sandra Jakobsen
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10
Andrea Glibo
Forwards
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22
Modesta Uka
Prediction
Chelsea Women should control Wednesday's league-phase opener against Austria Wien Women at AFC Wimbledon Stadium.
I expect a high-scoring home win with at least four goals scored.
Three Reasons Why We Expect Over 3.5 Goals
- Chelsea have seen over 3.5 goals in 4 of their last 7 UCL victories
- Chelsea have seen an average of 3.83 goals in their last UCL matches (group phase)
- Austria Wien have seen over 3.5 goals in 3 of their last 4 matches
Main prediction Chelsea W - Austria Wien W
Over 3.5 goals
Chelsea W vs Austria Wien W standings in UEFA Women's Champions League
| League Stage | P | W | D | L |
G - A
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GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 - 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Austria Wien W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 - 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Barcelona W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 - 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Bayern Munich W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 - 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Chelsea W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 - 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Häcken W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 - 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Inter Milano W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 - 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Juventus W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 - 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Køge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 - 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Manchester City W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 - 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | OH Leuven W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 - 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | OL Lyonnes W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 - 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Paris SG W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 - 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Paris W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 - 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Real Madrid W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 - 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Roma W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 - 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Servette Chênois W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 - 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | SL Benfica W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 - 0 | 0 | 0 |