The South America v Europe clashes at the Club World Cup have been fascinating so far and it will be interesting to see how Chelsea's clash with Flamengo tonight pans out.
This tournament has always meant more to the teams taking part from Argentina and Brazil, something that has been reflected in the first round of fixtures this summer.
The six South American sides are unbeaten so far, with the three games against European giants ending level, so Chelsea will need to be at their best to see off Flamengo in Philadelphia.
Flamengo vs Chelsea top betting tips
Both teams kicked off their Group D campaign with 2-0 victories, as the Blues saw off Los Angeles FC and the Brazilians beat Esperance de Tunis.
But despite all those Europe v South America games ending level so far, BoyleSports make Enzo Maresca's side 4/5 favourites, with Flamengo 3/1 outsiders.
Brazil has a reputation for playing the beautiful game but that hasn't been in evidence so far, with Palmeiras and Fluminense drawing 0-0 with Porto and Dortmund respectively.
That makes me think this game could be cagey but under 2.5 goals isn't great value at just 4/5. The half-time draw is better at 11/10 with BoyleSports.
Flamengo committed 20 fouls in their opening game so that market could be profitable tonight. Full-backs Ayrton and Guillermo Varela will be up against tricky wingers and they're 9/4 and 11/8 respectively at Bet365 for over 1.5 fouls. Doubling those bets up pays 5/1.
Benfica vs Auckland City
Auckland City made headlines for all the wrong reasons in their Club World Cup opener as they suffered a humiliating 10-0 loss to Bayern Munich.
The gulf in class between the Kiwi amateurs and one of the world's best teams was all too evident and Auckland have another tough game tonight against Benfica.
The Portuguese side drew with Boca Juniors in their opener and will be going at full tilt for this one as goal difference could decide who finishes second in Group C.
Auckland were a bit naive in their opener and made life easy for Bayern by only committing four fouls in the whole game. I'd imagine they will be a lot more defensive for this one to avoid another embarrassment and might stick the boot in a bit more.
So under 6.5 goals could be worth a punt at 11/10 with BoyleSports while City stopper Niko Boxall is 10/3 to commit over 1.5 fouls.
Los Angeles FC vs Esperance de Tunis
The American teams didn't bring much to their own party in the first round of Club World Cup fixtures. with Seattle, Inter Miami and Los Angeles FC all failing to win.
LA had the hardest game against Chelsea and, although they lost 2-0, the performance wasn't that bad in their Group D opener. They now face and Esperance de Tunis side who lost 2-0 to Flamengo and will be looking for all three points.
BoyleSports make them 3/4 favourites for the clash in Nashville, with the Tunisian side 10/3 outsiders. Both sides probably need a win to stand a chance of reaching the knockout stages so it should be a decent watch.
BTTS looks decent value at 20/21 with BoyleSports while adding on over 2.5 goals boosts the odds to 13/8.
These sides only amassed a combined four corners across their opening games but that was because they were on the back foot against superior sides. With both sides going for a win we could see more flag kicks here and over 9.5 corners pays 6/5 at BoyleSports.
Friday's Super Singles
- HT draw in Flamengo v Chelsea 11/10 BoyleSports
- Under 6.5 goals in Benfica v Auckland City 11/10 BoyleSports
- BTTS in Los Angeles FC v Esperance de Tunis Evens Bet365
Deadly double
- Flamengo's Ayrton and Guillermo Varela over 1.5 fouls 5/1 Bet365
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