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
19 games this season
🟨 2.3/game
⚽ 9.1 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 Atletico 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' We are underway at Lincoln Financial Field. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Chelsea FC winning 100% of all matches.
- 10' Chelsea FC is showing some good football. However, Chelsea FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Yan Sasse made 287 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 20' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 25' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 25 minutes.
- 30' Chelsea FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 35' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 40' It looks surprising Chelsea FC does not make any changes. Benoit Badiashile has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 45' Khalil Guenichi needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 46' Mohamed Derbali is replacing Elias Mokwana for the Esperance de Tunis side.
- 48' What a strike from Tosin Adarabioyo! The score is 0-1.
- 50' Goal! Liam Delap scores his 25 goal in 436 matches.
- 55' Achref Jebri has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 3 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 56' Rodrigo Rodrigues has so much to prove this time. He replaces Achref Jebri on 56 minute.
- 59' It is a substitution in Chelsea FC team. Liam Delap is replaced by Marc Guiu on 59 minute.
- 64' Chelsea FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 67' The supporters are chanting for Tyrique George. He replaces Noni Madueke on 67 minute.
- 68' The Chelsea FC manager makes a substitution. Enzo Fernandez departs to be replaced by Andrey Santos.
- 72' The supporters are chanting for Raed Bouchniba. He replaces Khalil Guenichi on 72 minute.
- 77' Chelsea FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Tosin Adarabioyo scoring 1 goals.
- 82' Mamadou Sarr is replacing Malo Gusto for the Chelsea FC side.
- 83' The supporters are chanting for Chiheb Jebali. He replaces Yan Sasse on 83 minute.
- 87' Esperance de Tunis receives a card for a hard tackle on 87.
- 90' It’s gonna be a card for Onuche Ogbelu.
- The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Esperance de Tunis.
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 |
|---|---|
| Tosin Adarabioyo | 1 |
| Liam Delap | 1 |
| Tyrique George | 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.

