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Fluminense v Chelsea

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Kick Off: Tuesday 8th July at 20:00

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Competition: FIFA Club World Cup

The first of the Club World Cup semi-final matchups sees Fluminense take on Chelsea with the winner setting up a clash against either Real Madrid or PSG in the final. 

Chelsea have overcome Palmeiras and Benfica in the knockout stages so far while Fluminense have caused shocks in both of their knockout ties, beating Inter in the round of the 16 before seeing off Al Hilal in the quarter-finals.

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Fixtures for: Tuesday 8th July

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Chelsea are still a very young side and that inexperience is quite often partnered with petulance and a tendency to pick up cautions regularly. Chelsea collected more yellow cards than any other Premier League side during the 24/25 campaign (99) which is a metric that highlights how often Chelsea can find themselves in the notebook of the referee - this is the second season in a row where Chelsea have ended the campaign with the most yellow cards.

Chelsea have seen a similar record in the Club World Cup, Enzo Marseca’s side have seen 3+ cards in four of their five games in the competition with the exception coming in their final group game against Esperance Tunis. This record shows that Chelsea have maintained their reckless streak from the Premier League season into the Club World Cup.

This should continue here with Chelsea up against a Fluminense side who can be very tough to break down and may cause quite a bit of frustration for the Blues. Chelsea are known to step over the line when things aren’t quite going their way which is partly down to the profile of the squad.

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👕 Fluminense v Chelsea Predicted XI

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🔍 Fluminense v Chelsea Players to Watch

🔵 Cole Palmer

Fixtures for: Tuesday 8th July

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Cole Palmer to Score or Assist

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Cole Palmer hasn’t been himself over the last few months but a small resurgence in the last few rounds of the Club World Cup suggests that he can end the tournament and the season strongly. Palmer provided an assist against Benfica which was his first goal contribution of the tournament and he followed this up with the opening goal against Palmeiras in the quarter-finals. Palmer has registered 28 goal contributions across his 50 appearances during the 24/25 campaign.


🟢 Jhon Arias

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Jhon Arias to have 1+ Shot on Target

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Arias has been one of Fluminense’s standout players at the Club World Cup. Their main strength has been their defensive organisation but Arias offers a real threat when Fluminense are able to string together a few counterattacks. Arias has had 13 shots across his five appearances at the Club World Cup (2.60 per 90) with four of these attempts finding the target (0.80 per 90).


📂 Fluminense v Chelsea Cheat Sheet

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💻 Fluminense v Chelsea Form and Tactics

Fluminese have been the story of the tournament so far and are the only non-European team still standing at this stage which is pretty impressive when considering the caliber of the sides still left in the competition. Their group was pretty straightforward but the fireworks have come for Fluminense in the knockout stages with wins over Al Hilal and Inter Milan bringing them to this semi 

Chelsea have had quite a fortunate run to the semi final, their group didn’t feature another European side and despite finishing second in that group, their run to the last four was actually made easier in facing off against Benfica and Palmeiras instead of what would have been Bayern Munich and then PSG. Chelsea have scored 10 goals at the Club World Cup so far which may just give them the edge here.


🏁 Fluminense v Chelsea Ref Watch

  • Referee: François Letexier

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20.55

3.90

0.35

  • Stats are on per game basis and are taken from François Letexier's games across the 24/25 season (31 total)


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* I recommend waiting for confirmed team line-ups before placing any bets.

* All odds displayed correct at the time of publishing.


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