Fluminense vs Chelsea: Club World Cup Prediction (09.07.2025)

On July 9, 2025, at 02:00 WIB, a FIFA Club World Cup semifinal match will take place at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA. Fluminense will face Chelsea with a spot in the final on the line. The English side is considered the favorite by bookmakers. Let’s analyze both teams’ current form and give our prediction for the match.

Fluminense

Brazilian clubs continue to prove that football in Latin America is not far behind Europe. All four Brazilian representatives reached the knockout stage, but only Fluminense advanced to the semifinals. The team from Rio de Janeiro looks very well-organized. They have already eliminated Inter Milan (2–1) and Al-Hilal, coached by Simone Inzaghi. However, Fluminense is expected to play more defensively in the upcoming match. Even so, the Rio side is still very dangerous when playing on the counterattack.

Chelsea

Chelsea can be considered experts when it comes to facing Brazilian clubs in this Club World Cup. This upcoming clash will be their third match against a team from Brazil. The only Brazilian side they haven’t faced is Botafogo. In the group stage, the Blues met Flamengo – another Rio-based club – and lost 1–3. That defeat served as a valuable lesson not to underestimate Brazilian teams. In the quarterfinals, Chelsea faced Palmeiras and, despite dominating the match, they only managed a narrow 2–1 win thanks to an own goal in the 83rd minute. Chelsea also faced difficulties in the Round of 16 against Benfica, needing extra time to secure qualification.

Stats and Head-to-Head Record

There are no previous meetings between these two teams, so no head-to-head statistics are available.

Prediction

For the match between Fluminense and Chelsea, we’re making a prediction based on corner kicks. Chelsea has shown a consistent pattern of winning many corners due to their heavy use of wide play in attack. In their most recent match against Palmeiras, Chelsea won the corner count 10–3. Meanwhile, Fluminense tends to allow their opponents a lot of corners. In their last match against Al-Hilal, the Brazilians were outmatched 4–12 in this category. Therefore, we recommend betting on Chelsea to win the corner count with a -1 handicap at odds of 1.62.