Benfica vs Chelsea Betting Tips, H2H & Predictions

Benfica and Chelsea square off with a place in the quarter-final of the FIFA Club World Cup on the line at Bank of America Stadium.

Key Stats

• Benfica are unbeaten at the Club World Cup (two wins, one draw)
• Chelsea have scored ten goals in their last four matches
• Chelsea have scored in every single Club World Cup fixture

Team Preview, Form and Standout Players

Chelsea come into this fixture having defeated Esperance 3-0, thanks to goals from Tosin, Delap and George. The win meant that Chelsea finished 2nd in Group D with six points and qualified for the knockout stages of the competition.

Benfica ended the group stage in 1st place ahead of the likes of Bayern Munich and Boca Juniors having amassed a points total of seven. The Portuguese side’s most recent fixture was a 1-0 win against Bayern Munich, as Schjelderup’s effort was enough to pick up all three points.

Enzo Fernandez will be one to look out for in this fixture. The Chelsea midfielder has registered a goal and two assists in three appearances.

Benfica Preview

Benfica predicted line-up: Trubin, Aursnes, Silva, Otamendi, Carreras, Sanches, Barreiro, Di Maria, Prestianni, Schjelderup, Pavlidis

Manuel Silva, Alexander Bah, Tomas Araujo will be sidelined due to injury, while Florentino Luis is a doubt.

Chelsea Preview

Chelsea predicted line-up: Sanchez, James, Tosin, Colwill, Cucurella, Caicedo, Fernandez, Neto, Palmer, Madueke, Delap

Chelsea will be without Wesley Fofana due to injury, while Nicolas Jackson and Mykhaylo Mydryk are suspended.

Head To Head

• 15th May 2013 - Benfica 1-2 Chelsea
• 4th April 2012 - Chelsea 2-1 Benfica
• 27th March 2012 - Benfica 0-1 Chelsea

Where To Watch?

This match will broadcast live on DAZN.

Betting Tips For Benfica vs Chelsea

Our team of professional experts have decided that the best tip for this fixture is Chelsea to win. Odds on Kwiff of 2.05 means a bet of £10 has a potential return of £20.50.

(Odds subject to change)

Final Prediction

Benfica 1-2 Chelsea