The first-place team will take on the second-place team in Group D of the FIFA Club World Cup. When we talk about the Flamengo vs Chelsea Preview, it is simple: the winner of this match gets a place in the Round of 16. The venue for the game is Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Eventually, the match kicks off at 2 PM local time and 11:30 PM IST, while the date is 20th June.
Both teams have won their first game, and this is going to be a high-spirited game, as the Premier League side Chelsea’s defence is coming up against a Brazilian side, Flamengo, who have some ballers in the team who have flair.
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Flamengo vs Chelsea Preview: Predicted line-ups
Chelsea
They faced Major League Soccer’s Los Angeles FC in the first game of their campaign. Chelsea won the match 2-0, all thanks to Pedro Neto and Enzo Fernandes’ goals. New signing Liam Delap made his debut and gave an assist. We can see some changes in the starting eleven, as Enzo and Delap are most likely to start the match, and the rest of the team will be the same.
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Chelsea expected XI:
Goalkeeper: Sanchez
Defenders: Cucurella, Colwill, Chalobah, and James
Midfielders: Caicedo and Enzo
Forwards: Madueke, Palmer, Neto, and Delap
Flamengo
Basically, they are going to play with the same eleven that began the game against Tunis. Flamengo won the match 2-0, with De Arrascaeta and Araujo scoring the goals. They dominated the match and at the end, were deserving winners. Luiz Araujo was the player of the game.
Flamengo expected XI:
Goalkeeper: Rossi
Defenders: Varela, Ortiz, Pereira, and Lucas
Midfielders: Pulgar and Jorginho
Forwards: Gerson, De Arrascaeta, Araujo, and Pedro
Key Players to watch
Jorginho (Flamengo)
The Italian midfielder is one of the leaders of the team and controls the midfield. Jorginho has experience playing at the big teams and leagues and was also one of the Ballon d’Or contenders a few years back.
It can be an emotional match for him as he plays against his former team. He understands Chelsea’s style, and eventually, he will tell his players to play like that.
Cole Palmer (Chelsea)
Palmer is basically struggling with his form, and playing in this heat surely creates problems for the players. He has a free playing role in the team where he can drop into the midfield and carry the ball forward.
Palmer gave a decent performance in the last match but still needs to up his game as per his standards. Let us see what he has to show in this game.
Betting tips and odds
- Tip 1 – Liam Delap to score
Delap is most likely to make his first start for Chelsea in this game. In the last game, he showed some glimpses of his game. We can expect him to score goals in this game.
- Tip 2 – Both teams to score
We won’t see any of the keepers getting a clean sheet in the game. Chelsea has the fiery power in attack, whereas Flamengo is a free-scoring team as well. One thing is for sure: we will see more than three goals in the game.
Flamengo vs Chelsea Prediction
The prediction of this game is surely hard to predict, as both teams are evenly balanced. Chelsea surely has a lot of players playing at a top level and has the experience in them, but Flamengo is all about the vibe. We predict Chelsea to just go past Flamengo in the game, the scoreline will be anything near 3-2.
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