Esperance de Tunis vs Chelsea Match Overview – 24.06.2025

Two time Champions League winners Chelsea need a point against Esperance de Tunis to secure their place in the Club World Cup knockout phase. The Blues are facing the African team at the Lincoln Financial Field in a match from competition’s Group D. Are they going to achieve their goal? That’s what most of us expect.

Esperance de Tunis News & Analysis

Tunisia’s Esperance de Tunis revived their chances of progression after an important 1-0 win against Los Angeles FC in Nashville. The Algerian international Youcef Belaili became the hero as he scored the winning goal in the middle of the second half. But Esperance’s toughest test is ahead of them – they need to beat Chelsea in order to reach the 1/8-finals.

Esperance de Tunis’ manager Maher Kanzari won’t change his favourite 4-2-3-1 formation against the Blues. Khalil Guenichi and Onuche Ogbelu are expected to take their positions in midfield while Mokwana, Konate and Belaili will have to support Rodrigo Rodrigues in attack.

“Taraji” will have a tough task of stopping Chelsea’s wingers. This means that players like Ben Hamida and Ben Ali have to be at the top of their game.

Chelsea News & Analysis

Even a draw is enough for Chelsea to progress, but we don’t expect to see them playing for a draw. On the contrary, Chelsea will try to win and prove that their defeat against Flamengo was just a fluke.

Chelsea’s manager Enzo Maresca is expected to make changes after the disappointing 1-3 defeat against Flamengo in the previous match. The Blues underperformed in this game against the Brazilians – Chelsea can’t allow something like this to happen again. Noni Madueke could return in the line-up while Romeo Lavia is an option for the midfield.

One thing is for sure – the striker Nicolas Jackson is missing the game. Jackson got sent off after just four minutes of playing against Flamengo. Later he used the social media to apologise to Chelsea fans.

Cole Palmer is the big star in Chelsea’s team. The attacking midfielder is looking to score his first goal at the Club World Cup. He wasn’t at his usual levels against Flamengo, but for him that’s a chance to redeem himself.

Esperance de Tunis vs Chelsea Betting Productions

Despite losing their match against Flamengo, Chelsea are heavy favourite to win against Esperance de Tunis. Maresca’s team knows that this clash could send them to the knockout phase.

Chelsea to Win;
Chelsea +1.5 Goals;

Head-to-Head Matches

Esperance de Tunis and Chelsea will face each other for a first time in these two teams’ history.

Betting Verdict

Although they won against Los Angeles just a few days ago, Esperance de Tunis remain huge underdogs against an European powerhouse like Chelsea. The English side needs a point to secure its place in the knockout phase, but we expect to see them playing for a win. Some pundits expect an easy one for Maresca’s team here, but let’s see if that’s going to be the case.