Esperance de Tunis vs Chelsea FC, Club World Cup 2025 GROUP STAGE
Overview
Match Preview
Esperance de Tunis vs Chelsea FC — Club World Cup at Lincoln Financial Field.
- Esperance de Tunis 3 games · 3 pts (2025/25)
- Chelsea FC 3 games · 6 pts (2025/25)
Match Details
- Referee Yael Falcon
20 games this season
🟨 2.3/game
⚽ 8.9 goals/game
🟥 1 total
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SE Palmeiras | 3 | 5 |
| 2 | Internacional CF Miami | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | FC Porto | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | Al Ahly SC | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | Paris Saint-Germain FC | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | Botafogo FR | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | Club Atlético de Madrid | 3 | 6 |
| 8 | Seattle Sounders FC | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | 3 | 7 |
| 10 | FC Bayern München | 3 | 6 |
| 11 | CA Boca Juniors | 3 | 2 |
| 12 | Auckland City FC | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | CR Flamengo | 3 | 7 |
| 14 | Chelsea FC | 3 | 6 |
| 15 | Esperance de Tunis | 3 | 3 |
| 16 | Los Angeles FC | 3 | 1 |
| 17 | FC Internazionale Milano | 3 | 7 |
| 18 | CF Monterrey | 3 | 5 |
| 19 | CA River Plate | 3 | 4 |
| 20 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | Borussia Dortmund | 3 | 7 |
| 22 | Fluminense FC | 3 | 5 |
| 23 | Mamelodi Sundowns FC | 3 | 4 |
| 24 | Ulsan HD FC | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | Manchester City FC | 3 | 9 |
| 26 | Juventus FC | 3 | 6 |
| 27 | Al Ain FC | 3 | 3 |
| 28 | Wydad AC | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | Real Madrid CF | 3 | 7 |
| 30 | Al Hilal | 3 | 5 |
| 31 | FC Red Bull Salzburg | 3 | 4 |
| 32 | CF Pachuca | 3 | 0 |
Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jun | Chelsea FC | H | 0–3 | L |
| 20 Jun | Los Angeles FC | A | 1–0 | W |
| 17 Jun | CR Flamengo | A | 0–2 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jun | Esperance de Tunis | A | 3–0 | W |
| 20 Jun | CR Flamengo | A | 1–3 | L |
| 16 Jun | Los Angeles FC | H | 2–0 | W |
| 25 May | Nottingham Forest FC | A | 1–0 | W |
| 16 May | Manchester United FC | H | 1–0 | W |
| 11 May | Newcastle United FC | A | 0–2 | L |
Season Stats
| Esperance de Tunis | Chelsea FC | |
|---|---|---|
| #15 | Position | #14 |
| 3 | Points | 6 |
| 3 | Played | 3 |
| 1 / 0 / 2 | W / D / L | 2 / 0 / 1 |
| 1 | Scored | 6 |
| 5 | Conceded | 3 |
| -4 | GD | +3 |
| 1.00 | PPG | 2.00 |
| 33% | Win % | 67% |
Key Stats
0%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
H2H (1 games)
100%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
33%
Clean Sheets
Esperance de Tunis this season
Esperance de Tunis this season
57%
Clean Sheets
Chelsea FC this season
Chelsea FC this season
Esperance de Tunis are 15th (3 pts). Chelsea FC are 14th (6 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Esperance de Tunis
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/1
31-45
–/2
46-60
–/–
61-75
1/1
76+
–/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Chelsea FC
0-15
1/–
16-30
4/–
31-45
4/–
46-60
1/1
61-75
1/2
76+
5/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Chelsea FC
| Cole Palmer | 3 G | 2 A |
| Pedro Neto | 3 G | |
| Joao Pedro | 3 G | |
| Enzo Fernandez | 1 G | 3 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' And we are off! Esperance de Tunis vs Chelsea FC — let the football do the talking.
- 5' The home supporters are growing impatient. Esperance de Tunis must find a spark to ignite this game.
- 10' It is a cagey affair so far. Esperance de Tunis in their trying to find a way past Chelsea FC's compact .
- 15' Esperance de Tunis are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Chelsea FC backline.
- 20' Achref Jebri is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Esperance de Tunis tonight.
- 25' Bechir Ben Said has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
- 30' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Esperance de Tunis and Chelsea FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
- 35' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 35 minutes.
- 40' Esperance de Tunis is showing some good football. However, Esperance de Tunis are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 45' Over 45 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
- 46' The Esperance de Tunis manager makes a substitution. Elias Mokwana departs to be replaced by Mohamed Derbali.
- 48' Assisted by Enzo Fernandez with the perfectly-timed delivery and Tosin Adarabioyo makes no mistake. 0-1!
- 50' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Liam Delap makes it 0-2.
- 55' Mamadou Sarr, a Senegal , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 56' Esperance de Tunis manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Rodrigo Rodrigues is hanging Achref Jebri on the field on 56 minute.
- 59' Chelsea FC make a change. Liam Delap trudges off to be replaced by Marc Guiu on 59 minutes.
- 64' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Chelsea FC that had 417 games and scored 673 goals.
- 67' A tactical swap from Chelsea FC — Tyrique George on, Noni Madueke off on 67 minutes.
- 68' The Chelsea FC manager makes a substitution. Enzo Fernandez departs to be replaced by Andrey Santos.
- 72' Another change for Esperance de Tunis made on 72 minute. Khalil Guenichi leaves to be changed by Raed Bouchniba.
- 77' England international Kiernan Dewsbury Hall has been a key figure this campaign — 3 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
- 82' Mamadou Sarr is replacing Malo Gusto for the Chelsea FC side.
- 83' The whistle greets Yan Sasse as he departs to be replaced by Chiheb Jebali.
- 87' Esperance de Tunis player sees a card in front of him.
- 90' Onuche Ogbelu picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- The final score is 0-3.
Lineups
Esperance de Tunis Lineups
Starting XI
- 32
- 5
- 15
- 20
- 2
- 10
- 14
- 21
- 38
- 19
- 24
Bench
- 1
- 26
- 13
- 22
- 35
- 6
- 4
- 8
- 12
- 9
- 36
- 39
Coach
Wassim Nawara
Chelsea FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 4
- 18
-
8
Enzo Fernandez ↓ Andrey Santos 68'
- 22
-
9
Liam Delap ↓ Marc Guiu 59'
-
27
Malo Gusto ↓ Mamadou Sarr 82'
- 12
-
11
Noni Madueke ↓ Tyrique George 67'
- 5
-
45
Romeo Lavia ↓ Dario Essugo 59'
- 34
Bench
- 23
- 24
- 3
- 7
- 1
- 10
- 25
-
14
Dario Essugo ↑ 59'
- 6
-
17
Andrey Santos ↑ 68'
- 39
-
19
Mamadou Sarr ↑ 82'
-
38
Marc Guiu ↑ 59'
-
32
Tyrique George ↑ 67'
- 30
Coach
Enzo Maresca
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Liam Delap | 1 |
| Tyrique George | 1 |
| Tosin Adarabioyo | 1 |
Head to Head
Esperance de Tunis Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.32
Esperance de Tunis xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.39
Chelsea FC xG
I would bet for:
Under — clean sheet likely 75% + Chelsea FC to win 69%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Chelsea FC win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.71
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 92% |
|
8% |
| ± 1.5 | 74% |
|
26% |
| ± 2.5 | 50% |
|
50% |
| ± 3.5 | 29% |
|
71% |
| ± 4.5 | 14% |
|
86% |
Double Chance
Esperance de Tunis or Draw
31%
Draw or Chelsea FC
88%
Esperance de Tunis or Chelsea FC
81%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Chelsea FC win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
0 – 2
18.8%
0 – 1
16.1%
0 – 3
Actual
0 – 4
8.6%
0 – 0
8.1%
1 – 2
5.8%
1 – 1
5.3%
1 – 3
4.8%
0 – 5
4.2%
1 – 4
3%
0 – 6
1.8%
1 – 0
1.6%
Asian Handicap — Esperance de Tunis
| Handicap | Esperance de Tunis covers | Push | Chelsea FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 0% | — | 100% |
| -2 | 0% | — | 100% |
| -1.5 | 0% | — | 100% |
| -1 | 0% | 2% | 97% |
| -0.5 | 3% | — | 97% |
| +0.5 | 17% | — | 83% |
| +1 | 17% | 23% | 60% |
| +1.5 | 40% | — | 60% |
| +2 | 40% | 24% | 36% |
| +2.5 | 64% | — | 36% |
Clean Sheet
Esperance de Tunis keeps clean sheet
10%
✓
Chelsea FC keeps clean sheet
73%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.