We have a Fluminense v Chelsea prediction for you, plus a breakdown of the betting odds, team news and matchups ahead of the first Club World Cup semi-final.
Fluminense in the last round defeated Al-Hilal 2-1 and now remain the sole non-European representative left in the final four of the tournament.
Chelsea overcame another Brazilian side in the last round, Palmeiras, in their quarter-final.
How To Watch Fluminense v Chelsea
When is Fluminense v Chelsea?
Fluminense v Chelsea will take place on Tuesday at 8 pm.
TV Channel
DAZN
Where is Fluminense v Chelsea Being Played?
MetLife Stadium
Fluminense v Chelsea Odds
Team | Odds | Chance |
|---|---|---|
Fluminense | 4/1 | 20% |
Chelsea | 4/6 | 60% |
Draw | 13/5 | 27.8% |
Fluminense are outsiders at odds of 4/1 per the latest football odds at BoyleSports.
*Odds are accurate at time of publishing but subject to change
Chelsea are priced as 4/6 to win in this game, while the draw in 90 minutes can be gotten at 13/5.
*Odds are accurate at time of publishing but subject to change
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Handicap Betting
Fluminense: +1 @ 23/20
Chelsea -1 @ 9/5
Handicap Draw +1 @ 12/5
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Fluminense’s Form
Fluminense are managed by former Brazil International Renato Gaúcho, who remarkably is in his eighth spell in the role following first taking the role in an interim capacity twice in 1996! The club are currently 6th in their domestic league, which is a considerable improvement after finishing 13th last season.
There are plenty of familiar faces in their squad for followers of European Football, with them currently captained by Veteran Brazilian Defender Thiago Silva (40), who returned to his first club as an academy player from 1998-2000 following a two-decade career in Europe. Other names of note include former Sevilla midfielder Ganso (35) and Leverkusen star Renato Augusto (37).
The Brazilian side's performance at the Club World Cup have been the story of the tournament so far and are now the last remaining non-European team. They opened the tournament where they not only held Dortmund to a 0-0 draw but also had double the shots with 14 despite having only 45% of possession. They then earned a pivotal 4-2 win against Ulsan HD before drawing 0-0 against Mamelodi Sundowns to secure their passage from Group F.
In the knockout stages, they continued their impressive run with a 0-2 win over Inter after an early goal from Cano and a late clincher from Hercules. They then secured their passage into the semi-finals with a 2-1 win over Saudi side Al-Hilal.
Fluminense play a possession-based, attacking style with fluid passing and creative movement. Their "Dinizismo" approach involves positional interchange and high pressing. However, it’s been their sturdiness defensively which has encapsulated their positive tournament so far.
Fluminense’s Last Five Results
Fluminense 2-1 Al-Hilal | July 4th | Win
Inter 0-2 Fluminense | June 30th | Win
Mamelodi Sundowns 0-0 Fluminense | June 25th | Draw
Fluminense 4-2 Ulsan HD| June 21st | Win
Fluminense 0-0 Dortmund | June 17th | Draw
3 Wins and 2 Draws
Chelsea’s Form
The Blues are a very volatile club, but are also one where success is never too far away, especially with the considerable amount of money being consistently invested into the club. The 24/25 season was one of largely of progression for the club, securing their return to the Champions League following a 4th finish in the league whilst also adding silverware following their Europa Conference League final victory over Real Betis.
Enzo Maresca has a never-ending depth in his Chelsea squad, but the biggest challenge for him is to find the correct balance, as well as keeping their bloated squad happy with their respective playing times. Naturally, there’s plenty of talent in the ranks and with a midfield pairing of Lavia and Caicedo, and attacking talent like Neto, Nkunku and new signings Delap and Pedro, they have the talent to compete with anybody.
Chelsea opened their tournament with a 2-0 win over LAFC after goals from Neto and Fernandez. Though they were then beaten in their second group game 3-1 by Flamengo, with their sole goal coming from an opener from Neto in the game, they were outshot, outpassed and generally outplayed. However, they secured their passage into the knockout stages with a 0-3 win over de Tunis after goals from Aadarbioyo, Delap and George.
For the Round of 16 stage, they were drawn against Benfica and though the game did go to extra-time following Di-Maria’s 95th-minute penalty equaliser, which cancelled out James 64th 64th-minute goal. In AET, Chelsea took control and eventually ran out 1-4 winners after goals from Nkunku, Neto and Drewsbury-Hall. In their latest tie, they beat Brazilian side Palmeiras 1-2, who are currently two places above Fluminense in the Brazilian League.
Chelsea under Enzo Maresca plays a possession-based, high-pressing style with structured build-up and fluid attacking movements. They focus on controlling games through precise passing and aggressive defensive transitions.
Chelsea’s Last Five Results
Palmeiras 1-2 Chelsea | July 4th | Win
Benfica 1-4 Chelsea | June 28th | Win
De Tunis 0-3 Chelsea | June 24th | Win
Flamengo 3-1 Chelsea | June 20th | Loss
Chelsea 2-0 LAFC | June 16th | Win
4 Wins, and 1 Loss
Fluminense v Chelsea Predicted Lineups
Fluminense’s Predicted Starting XI (3-4-2-1)
GK: Fabio
RCB: Ignacio, CB: Silva, LCB: Fuentes
RM: Xavier, CM: Hercules, CM: Bernal, LM: Rene
AM: Nonato,
CF: Arias, CF: Cano
Chelsea Predicted Starting XI (4-2-3-1)
GK: Sanchez.
RB: Gusto, CB: Tosin, CB: Chalobah, LB: Cucarella
CM: Fernandez, CM: Caicedo
RW: Neto, AM: Palmer, LW: Nkunku
CF: Pedro
Fluminense v Chelsea Head-To-Head Results & Stats
This will be the first meeting between both sides.
Key Players To Watch
Jhon Arias – Fluminense
Colombian International Arias (27) has been at Fluminense since 2021 and has become an integral attacking outlet for Fluminense, scoring 47 times and assisting 55 goals in 228 matches. So far in the tournament, he’s scored 1 goal and assisted 1 in 5 matches.
Arias possesses this unique trait as a player, whereby he is both exciting to watch with his 2.07 Successful Take Ons and 4.64 Shot Creating Actions in the 82nd and 81st percentile for attacking midfielders and wingers. But he is also safe in possession, rarely losing the ball, completing 83.7% of his passes. If you fancy him to score in this game, he is 11/1 to score first or 4/1 to score anytime.
*Odds are accurate at time of publishing but subject to change
Cole Palmer - Chelsea
Since signing for Man City a couple of seasons ago, the decision of the now 23-year-old to leave Manchester has proven vindicated, going from a bit part player to the main man at Chelsea, scoring 41 times and assisting 28 in his 95 games with the club to date.
Cole has grown into this tournament, following no goal contributions in the first two games, he was left on the bench for their third group game. However, the rest did him good, and since then, he has had an assist against Benfica and, most recently, a goal against Palmeiras. He is priced at 9/2 to score first and 13/8 to score anytime.
*Odds are accurate at time of publishing but subject to change
Fluminense v Chelsea Prediction & Best Bet
Prediction: Fluminense 0-2 Chelsea
Fluminense have defied expectations to reach this stage, and with a strong defensive foundation, they can’t be dismissed from getting another result.
Chelsea have grown into the competition since their loss to Flamengo earlier in the tournament and have the attacking talent to cause any side damage.
That being said, I’m not expecting many goals in this one, but Chelsea should still edge it.
Best Bet: Chelsea Win + Under 3.5 Total Goals – 6/5
*Odds are accurate at time of publishing but subject to change
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