Cardiff City vs Chelsea: Carabao Cup betting tips, odds & predictions

• Chelsea to progress to the semi-finals on a comfortable evening in Cardiff

• Over 3.5 goals tipped to be scored in an entertaining match

• Estevao backed to impress against the League One leaders

Ahead of their Carabao Cup quarter-final on Tuesday night, Ladbrokes shares its top Cardiff vs Chelsea betting tips and predictions, with live odds.

As the League One leaders prepare to face a side currently vying for automatic qualification to the Champions League round-of-16, the stage is set for an entertaining match under the lights at the Cardiff City Stadium - and could a cup upset be on the cards?

See Ladbrokes' expert Cardiff vs Chelsea Bet Builder tips and predictions below.

After finding his game time limited in recent weeks, with a nine-minute cameo in Saturday's Premier League win over Everton, Estevao will be hoping to start against lower league opposition in Cardiff - and we're backing him to make his mark on this Carabao Cup quarter-final.

The young Brazilian has had a good start to life at Chelsea, scoring five goals already across all competitions and exciting the fans whenever he gets the chance, so his confidence should be high despite a recent lack of game time. Having already scored against the likes of Liverpool and Barcelona this season, Estevao will really fancy his chances against a League One defence, with his pace and trickery proving too much for the Cardiff backline to handle.

On a similar note, we're expecting Chelsea to have far too much quality in the attacking areas for Brian Barry-Murphy's League One leaders, with the likes of Estevao, Jamie Gittens, Joao Pedro and others potentially being let loose at the Cardiff City Stadium by Enzo Maresca - so Ladbrokes is predicting a goal-fest.

Cardiff have been very strong at home this season, so won't be ready to roll over, but a firing Chelsea is dangerous for any opponent. The Bluebirds may well join in with the scoring, as Chelsea's defence has been anything but water-tight in recent weeks, but with Cardiff conceding five across their last three league games, the visiting forwards will be licking their lips. We're tipping over 3.5 goals, on what should be a fruitful night for the Champions League side.

In a game where they'll be expected to have the lion's share of possession, Chelsea shouldn't have too many issues navigating past the League One title favourites, so we aren't expecting the Londoners to pick up many cards on Tuesday night.

While Cardiff like to have the ball, they'll respect their Premier League opponents and likely sit deeper than usual, allowing the Blues to take their time in possession. As a result, the Chelsea players should rarely be too exposed, and scenarios where desperate challenges or mistimed tackles are necessary shouldn't come around too often. Cardiff's intensity could well make this game a more feisty affair than we're anticipating, but Ladbrokes thinks backing under 1.5 cards for Chelsea could be the smart pick.

With the regular match betting market not providing too much value for this one, we're branching out slightly, backing Chelsea to win both halves of their Carabao Cup quarter-final clash with Cardiff City.

The Blues come into this one off the back of a strong win over European hopefuls Everton on Saturday, and despite Cardiff winning each of their last five league games, the Premier League outfit should be levels above. Complacency could be their biggest enemy, as we've already seen with Grimsby's victory over Man United in the same competition, so they have to take it seriously - but do that, and Enzo Maresca's side have every chance of winning both halves.

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