Chelsea vs Los Angeles: Club World Cup Prediction (June 17, 2025)

On June 17, 2025, at 11:00 WIB, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, the Club World Cup first-round match between Chelsea and Los Angeles will take place. Bookmakers consider the hosts clear favorites. Let’s review the current form of both teams and provide our prediction for the match.

Chelsea

The “ pensioners” arguably have the deepest squad among all European clubs. This allows Enzo Maresca to rotate players more easily and rely on good physical form. Some players, including Cucurella, who recently appeared for their national teams, might be rested or given limited minutes.

Chelsea’s strong finish to the season showed this strategy’s success: they won 8 of their last 9 matches and claimed the Conference League title.

Much will depend on the current form of Palmer, who is a key player in building Chelsea’s attack. But even without him, representatives of the strongest league in the world right now should handle opponents from other continents comfortably.

Los Angeles

The Californians qualified for the Club World Cup somewhat unexpectedly. Their squad, including Hugo Lloris and Olivier Giroud, earned the right to play a qualifier against Mexico’s América after León withdrew from the tournament.

In the first round, the Americans will likely not field their optimal lineup. David Martinez and Nathan Ordas were recently called up to national teams and missed recent club matches. Additionally, Holm and Dellavalle are out injured.

Because of this, coach Steve Cherundolo will probably rely on the same lineup that played in the last league game, maintaining a 10-match unbeaten streak. Despite having Olivier Giroud, the main attacking threat remains striker Buanga, who has already scored 12 goals and provided 7 assists this season.

Statistics and Head-to-Head

There is no head-to-head history between these teams. This will be their first meeting on the pitch.

Prediction

For the Chelsea vs Los Angeles match, we favor the European giant. The class difference between the teams is obvious. The Londoners will be motivated and aim to secure the result without much drama. Therefore, we recommend betting on Chelsea to win with a -1.5 handicap at odds of 1.84.