Chelsea vs Los Angeles Prediction, 02:00 June 17: European Class

TPO - Football prediction Chelsea vs Los Angeles, Group D FIFA Club World Cup 2025 at 02:00 on June 17 - information on forces, expected lineup, form, history of confrontation. At Mercedes-Benz will be a confrontation between the two champions of the Conference League and the US Open Cup. However, with the class of a European team, Chelsea of ​​course has the advantage over Los Angeles.

Prediction before the match Chelsea vs Los Angeles

According to Twenty First Group, MLS is ranked 19th in the world , on par with the Ukrainian Premier League. This is a big improvement when the US Major League Soccer has the appearance of Lionel Messi, bringing along other famous players. However, in terms of professional quality, MLS can hardly be compared with the Premier League. Therefore, Chelsea will not have much difficulty taking 3 points from Los Angeles.

The West Londoners are not the best they were when they won the Champions League, a title that secured them a place in the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup. But after a period of uncertainty, the Blues are slowly returning to the highest level of competition, as evidenced by a 4-1 win over Real Betis in the 2024/25 Conference League final. To confirm their progress, coach Enzo Maresca and his team need more trophies, and they will certainly play with the utmost determination when they come to the tournament in the United States.

Los Angeles, the reigning US Open Cup champions, should have been left out of the tournament. But Leon, the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League champions, were disqualified for violating FIFA's multiple ownership rules. As a result, Los Angeles and Club America played a decisive match for a ticket to the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup. The MLS side eventually won 2-1 in extra time. However, they are not dreaming too much, especially when Group D is not easy with opponents Flamengo and Esperance de Tunis, as well as the group's strongest team Chelsea.

Form, head-to-head history Chelsea vs Los Angeles

This is the first time Chelsea and Los Angeles have met. In terms of form, The Blues are very confident, having won 8/9 of their recent matches in all competitions. Encouragingly, during this period, they have kept 4 clean sheets, and have only allowed their opponents to score more than 2 goals once.

Los Angeles are not doing too badly either, with a 10-game unbeaten run that includes five wins. Notably, nine of those games have ended with at least three goals, with four 2-2 draws and one 3-3 draw. Los Angeles’ openness and Chelsea’s attacking prowess should make for an entertaining game with plenty of goals scored.

Chelsea vs Los Angeles squad information

Alongside new signings Liam Delap, Dario Essugo and Mamadou Sarr, Chelsea have a full complement of players, including Cole Palmer, Nicolas Jackson, Enzo Fernandez and Moises Caicedo. Only Wesley Fofana is still recovering from a hamstring injury, while Mykhaylo Mudryk is suspended and goalkeeper Djordje Petrovic is not registered.

On the Los Angeles side, former Chelsea striker Olivier Giroud is still playing explosively at the age of 38. They also have midfielder Odin Holm on loan from Celtic, but he is struggling with injury and is not expected to play in the first match.

Chelsea vs Los Angeles predicted lineup

Chelsea: Penders; James, Adarabioyo, Badiashile, Cucurella; Lavia, Essugo; Madueke, Palmer, Neto; Delap

Los Angeles: Lloris; Palencia, Segura, Marlon, Hollingshead; Tillman, Jesus, Delgado; Yeboah, Giroud, Bouanga

Score prediction Chelsea 3-1 Los Angeles

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