Palmeiras v Chelsea
Palmeiras

Palmeiras vs Chelsea

, KO: 02:00 , Lincoln Financial Field
Chelsea

Palmeiras have battled their way into the quarter-finals of the Club World Cup but the bookies don't fancy their chances of getting past Premier League giants Chelsea.

One of the biggest features of the group stage was how well the four clubs from Brazil fared, with all of them reaching the knockout stages.

Palmeiras ended up facing domestic rivals Botafogo in their last-16 clash and eventually edged a 1-0 victory in extra time as Slips Tips cashed in by betting against a thriller.

Flamengo then bowed out with a defeat to Bayern Munich but Fluminense joined Palmeiras in the quarter-finals with an impressive 2-0 win over Inter Milan.

Palmeiras now face a Chelsea side who took a chaotic route through to the quarter-finals with a bizarre 4-1 win over Benfica in their last 16 clash.

Enzo Maresca's men looked to be grinding out a routine 1-0 win with five minutes to go when play was halted for over two hours due to the threat of a thunderstorm.

Benfica grabbed a late leveller when play finally resumed, bringing up a BTTS bet for our man Greg, but had a player sent off early in extra time, with Chelsea taking full advantage.

The Blues scored three more goals to ease to victory and will now be confident of seeing off Palmeiras to book their place in the semi-finals.

How the bookies view it: Blues just 1/2 to march on

Chelsea have only played at their best during spells in this tournament but BoyleSports still make them 1/2 favourites to reach the semis, although the price increases to evens if you back them to win in 90 minutes.

Fluminense are 6/4 to go through and 13/5 to win in normal time while another draw at 90 minutes for both sides pays 11/5.

Head to head: Palmeiras out for revenge

These sides faced off in the final of this tournament three years ago before it was expanded to include more teams. It ended 1-1 after 90 minutes, with Kai Havertz scoring an extra-time winner for the Blues.

Players to watch: Enzo overpriced at 5/1

Chelsea have Nicolas Jackson back from a ban and it will be interesting to see if he comes straight back in up front, with Liam Delap and new boy Joao Pedro for competition. Going for a Blues midfielder might be best option in the anytime scorer market, where Enzo Fernandez is 5/1 at BoyleSports.

Paulinho has scored two goals off the bench at this tournament, including the precious winner against Botafogo. That should earn him a start for this one and the former Bayer Leverkusen forward is 7/2 at BoyleSports for another strike.

Probable line-ups

Both teams have key players suspended for this one, with Chelsea missing midfielder Moises Caicedo and Palmeiras without skipper Gustavo Gomez. Palmeiras winger Estevao Willian has already signed for Chelsea but there is no clause to stop him featuring for the Brazilians here. It would be a surprise if Joao Pedro got a Chelsea debut from the start, so soon after signing from Brighton.

Palmeiras: Weverton, Giay, Mayke, Fuchs, Piquerez, Rios, Martinez, Allan, Mauricio, Estevao, Roque.

Chelsea: Sanchez, Gusto, Adarabioyo, Colwill, Cucurella, Lavia. Fernandez, Palmer, Madueke, Neto, Delap.

Anything else catch the eye?

Palmeiras' progress to the quarter-finals has been largely down to their defence, with just two goals conceded in their four games so far. Chelsea could find it hard to break them down so the half-time draw appeals at 20/21 with BoyleSports.

The Europe v South America games at this tournament have generally been pretty fiery, with plenty of cards flashed. Backing over 5.5 cards pays 5/4 at Unibet while the same firm offer a tempting 2/1 on over 3.5 Palmeiras cards.

There's added spice with Chelsea's Argentine midfielder Fernandez going up against a host of Brazilians. That makes the Blues star a good candidate to go into the book at 18/5 with Unibet while he's 21/20 at the same firm for over 1.5 fouls.

Palmeiras vs Chelsea Betting Tips & Predictions
Over 3.5 Palmeiras cards
2/1
UniBet
Half-time draw
20/21
Boylesports
Enzo Fernandez over 1.5 fouls
21/20
UniBet
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