Club World Cup
2025-06-20 - Flamengo vs Chelsea
A Sports Betting Pick by ArmchairPunter
Football : World: FIFA Club World Cup - Group D
Venue: Lincoln Financial Field
Friday 20th June 2025, 1400hrs (Eastern Time)
Friday 20th June 2025, 1900hrs (GMT)
Flamengo and Chelsea will both meet at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia on Friday afternoon (local time) in what is a top-of-the-table clash in Group D of this Club World Cup following comfortable 2-0 wins for both sides in their opening group games.
Flamengo extended their unbeaten sequence to nine matches in all competitions with a solid 2-0 win against Tunisian outfit Esperance in their opening group game and having claimed seven wins out of these previous nine games overall, the Brazilian Serie A club will be confident they can at least avoid defeat against Chelsea on Friday.
Filipe Luis’s side currently sit top of the domestic top flight table level on points with 2nd placed Cruzeiro but the Brazilian Serie A schedule is now enjoying a mid-season break until mid-July, so Flamengo can fully focus on the job in hand of forcing themselves into the conversation of possible winners of this tournament.
Onto Chelsea and they too picked up all three points in their opening game of Group D as Enzo Maresca’s side registered a 2-0 win against one of the MLS incumbents, Los Angeles FC.
That victory became a fourth success on the trot for The Blues as the London club had previously accounted for the likes of Manchester United and Nottingham Forest in the Premier League before recording a comprehensive 4-1 win against Real Betis in the UEFA Conference League.
Chelsea will now be keen to pit their wits against one of the strongest teams in the Brazilian top flight on Friday afternoon but goals could be in short supply.
Five out of Chelsea’s last six matches overall have resulted in Under 2.5 goals, while seven out of Flamengo’s last nine games overall have also resulted in under three goals being scored.
The Betting Verdict
Flamengo and Chelsea have never met before in any type of match and both teams may well be happy to share a point apiece here in a low-scoring clash.
The Pick :
Flamengo 1-1 Chelsea
