Espérance Tunis vs Chelsea Prediction, Preview, Team News and Lineups 25.06.2025

• Date and Time: Wednesday, June 25, 2025, 02:00 GMT+1
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Espérance Tunis vs Chelsea Preview and Team News

Espérance Tunis Team News

Espérance Tunis clinched a massive victory (0-1) over Los Angeles in the second round of the Club World Cup. Youcef Belaili’s strike in the 70th minute turned out to be the only one, as the injury-time penalty from Denis Bouanga was saved by Bechir Ben Said.

This significantly boosted Espérance’s chances, and now the Tunisian representatives rely on themselves. However, only victory will suffice and doing so won’t be easy against Chelsea.

Bechir Ben Said’s heroics will surely be needed in the following clash. He became the first goalkeeper in the club’s history to keep a CWC clean sheet. 

Espérance Tunis predicted lineup vs Chelsea: (4-2-3-1): Ben Said; Ben Hamida, Tougai, Meriah, Ben Ali; Ogbelu, Guenichi; Belaili, Konate, Mokwana; Rodrigues.

Chelsea Team News

Chelsea’s dismal performance against Flamengo (1-3) was heavily criticized among fans and pundits. While Pedro Neto took advantage of the defensive error and gave the English side an early lead, in the second half, we saw a completely different team. Eventually, they conceded three and didn’t trouble their opponents.

Once Flamengo equalised, Chelsea became disorganised and quickly conceded the second ball. Now they cannot fight for the first spot and still need to ensure a second-place finish. 

Nicolas Jackson was sent off after coming from the bench and will miss the ultimate match. Also, Cole Palmer’s form is worrying as the young talent has been a shadow of his best self in the last two games.

Chelsea predicted lineup vs Espérance Tunis: (4-2-1-3): Sanchez; Cucurella, Colwill, Chalobah, Gusto; Caicedo, Lavia; Fernandez; Neto, Delap, Palmer.

Espérance Tunis vs Chelsea Prediction 

• Pick: Chelsea Over 1.5 Goals
• Odds: 1.45 (22Bet)
• Correct score prediction: Espérance Tunis 1-2 Chelsea

Unlike the last match, we think that Enzo Maresca has made conclusions, and Chelsea will play differently. First of all, the link-up and connection between the midfield and the offence was lost against Flamengo, which should be fixed in the upcoming meeting.

As for Espérance Tunis, they just need a victory. This may very well give Chelsea opportunities to strike, especially on counterattacks.

Espérance claimed a huge win recently, but we think they will lack the resources to overcome the English side, who also need to bounce back. It’ll be a tense game, but the Brits should prevail, and our first pick would be Chelsea to score over 1.5 goals. 

Espérance Tunis vs Chelsea Prediction, Betting Tip

• Pick: Over 2.5 Goals
• Odds: 1.69 (22Bet)

So far, none of Espérance’s games have ended with both teams scoring or at least three goals. Now, circumstances have changed, Maher Kanzari’s men need nothing but to win.

Doing so will open up a lot of possibilities and space for Chelsea. They know how to exploit defensive weaknesses, so the match promises to be a high-scoring one.

Espérance will probably receive chances on their own and create dangerous moments. For instance, against Los Angeles, they had five shots on target and were much more effective compared to their opponents. Hence, in a decisive clash, our second pick would be over 2.5 goals. 

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