Fluminense vs Chelsea 6/4 Bet Builder – Mark O’Haire
Enzo Marasca will be forced into a couple of changes here. Both Liam Delap and Levi Colwill picked up yellow cards in the quarter-final and will be suspended, though Moises Caicedo should return after serving his own ban. New arrival Jamie Gittens is ineligible, whilst Reece James and Romeo Lavia remain injury doubts.
Fluminense also have suspensions to deal with, as centre-back Juan Pablo Freytes and midfielder Martinelli are out. During the knockout rounds, head coach Renato Gaucho has switched to a back three with 40-year-old veteran Thiago Silva marshalling the defence, though the Tricolor are expected to make changes here.
Flu are the last South American team standing after conquering Al-Hilal in the last-eight. They are unlikely to be a pushover having already ousted Inter Milan in the quarterfinals and have extended their own unbeaten streak to 11 matches, keeping clean sheets in five of their last seven encounters.
Fluminense vs Chelsea – Tue 08 July, 20:00
Total Goals –
Under 3.5
BET NOWHaving now reached the semi-final stage of the competition, the magnitude of the matches is likely to have an effect on the goal output – eight of the 12 knockout ties in the tournament have featured Under 3.5 Goals, as have four of Chelsea’s five fixtures and four of Fluminense’s five dates. A repeat looks most likely in New Jersey.
Team Goals –
Chelsea over 0.5
BET NOWDespite Fluminense’s impressive recent run of shutouts, the Brazilian outfit will be reshuffling their rearguard and may find it hard to keep Chelsea quiet. The Blues have failed to score just once in 17 matches across all competitions and can call upon an impressive array of firepower, such as Joao Pedro, Nicolas Jackson and Cole Palmer.
Team Stats –
Chelsea over 3.5 shots on target
BET NOWChelsea fired in four first-half shots on-target against Palmeiras in their Club World Cup quarterfinal with the Blues rattling in five before the half-time mark against Benfica in their last-16 clash. Enzo Marasca’s men have now reached our proposed target in each of their five outings this summer and a similar haul should be achievable again.
Team Corners –
Chelsea over 3.5
BET NOWChelsea averaged a hefty 6.16 Premier League corners last term and have picked up where they left off in the US, winning corner totals of 7-5-4-8-10. The Blues should be well-capable of collecting another four or more against a Fluminense side that’s faced 3-4-4-5-12 in the Club World Cup and given up 4+ in 11 of the last 14 matches.
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