Chelsea will be big favorites over Tunisian side Esperance at the Club World Cup on Tuesday, June 24 at 9:00pm EST. Read on for our top Esperance de Tunis vs Chelsea picks.
Esperance de Tunis vs Chelsea Odds
| BET | ODDS |
| Esperance | +1000 |
| Draw | +375 |
| Chelsea | -300 |
| Over 2.5 | -143 |
| Under 2.5 | +110 |
Club World Cup odds at Bet365.
Esperance de Tunis vs Chelsea Head-to-Head
This is the first meeting between the teams.
Esperance Preview
Tunisia’s Esperance suffered a 2-0 loss to Brazil’s top team in Flamengo on Matchday 1. Flamengo led in possession with 69%, shots 11-6 and shots on target 4-2. It was though, only 1-0 until the 70′ minute.
Then on Matchday 2 in an all-important match with LAFC, Youcef Belaili’s 70′ minute goal stood up as the winner in a 1-0 win, keeping Esperance alive in the battle to qualify. Both teams had 10 shot attempts and Esperance led in shots on target 5-2.
Esperance claimed the title in the Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 abut a month ago. They were 1st at 19-9-2, scoring 57 goals and allowing only 22. They finished 4 points above Monastir in the table. They’ve now won 8 of the past 9 titles in Tunisia and have the most wins of any team ever. They also lifted the Tunisian Cup, beating Stade Tunisien 1-0 and won the Tunisian Super Cup earlier this year as well.
In their last 13 matches in all comps, they’re 10-2-1, scoring 28 and conceding only 4, keeping 10 clean sheets.
Chelsea Preview
Chelsea scored early through Pedro Neto in the 13′ minute versus Flamengo, but Flamengo fought back and scored twice to take a 2-1 lead in the second half. Then, after Nicolas Jackson saw red in the 68′, the Brazilians scored again in the 83′ minute to get the upset 3-1 win on Matchday 2.
Chelsea had a 2-0 Matchday 1 win, beating LAFC with goals from Pedro Neto and Enzo Fernandez in the 34′ and 79′ minutes. That does mean, that LAFC at least hung around for most of the game. Chelsea also debuted a new signing in Liam Delap from Ipswich who assisted on the second goal.
Chelsea finishing 4th and in the Champions League spots in England. Their final record was 20-9-9, scoring 64 and allowing 43. The Blues only had Conference League play in Europe and they cruised to the final where they easily brushed aside Real Betis of Spain 4-1.
While earlier in the season Chelsea matches were wide-open, the scorelines tightened up as the season wore on and the Under 2.5 is now 5-2 in their recent games.
The Blues have only 2 losses in 11 and only 3 losses in 16 after the Flamengo defeat.
Esperance de Tunis vs Chelsea Prediction
This is a huge game with Chelsea 2nd and Esperance 3rd in Group D, and both with 3 points. Either can still go through to the next round, but Chelsea should have too much.
- FIFA Club World Cup Picks: Chelsea to win and under 3.5 goals (+105)
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