Chelsea v Los Angeles FC Predictions: 13/1 Bet Builder Tips & Latest Odds (Club World Cup)
- Written by Amos Halfon
Fresh from their Europa Conference League victory, Chelsea start the FIFA Club World Cup campaign agains MLS outfit Los Angeles FC. Will the Blues justify favouritism and take all three points? Read here our Chelsea vs Los Angeles FC predictions, including expert tips, our recommended bet builder, probable line-ups, team news, how to watch the match, latest odds, and bookie promotions!
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Chelsea enjoyed an season, adding a Conference League success - courtesy of a 4-1 thumping of Real Betis in the final - to their fourth-place in Premier League finish to their . With their top-five finish in the league, the Blues secured Champions League football next term. They ended the 2024-25 campaign with eight wins from their final nine games in all competitions.
Los Angeles FC qualified for the FIFA Club World Cup thanks to a play-off win over Club America. Steve Cerundolo's men have not tasted defeat since early April and currently boast a 10-match unbeaten run after beating 3-1 Sporting Kansas City on June 9. They are in the midst of the MLS campaign, meaning their better fitness - compared to a team that have already played over 60 games this season - may work in their favour.
Starting Lineups
Chelsea (4-2-3-1): Sanchez; Gusto, Chalobah, Colwill, Cucurella; Caicedo, Fernandez; Neto, Palmer, Madueke, Delap
Wesley Fofana has been forced out of contention with a hamstring injury sustained before the end of the season. Joao Felix, Raheem Sterling, Djordje Petrovic and Axel Disasi and Ben Chilwell have not been included in the squad, while Jadon Sancho returned to Man UTD after his loan expired. Anyway, new signing Liam Delap is likely to lead the line. Other new signings Dario Essugo and Mamadou Sarr are likely to play at some stage. Andrey Santos, fresh from his excellent loan spell at Strasbourg last season, is also with the squad.
Los Angeles FC (4-3-3): Lloris; Palencia, Segura, Marlon, Hollingshead; Tillman, Jesus, Delgado; Yeboah, Giroud, Bouanga
There will be some very familiar names in LAFC's starting XI. Hugo Lloris is the first-choice goalkeeper while Olivier Giroud will spearhead the attack. Denis Bouanga and Yaw Yeboah will flank the French striker while Timothy Tillman, Mark Delgado and Igor Jesus will likely start in the middle of the park as on-loan Celtic midfielder Odin Holm is sidelined because of a leg injury. Former Barcelona's centre-back Marlon will lead the four-man backline..
Best Odds
Chelsea are the comprehensive favourites at 21/20 (2.00 on Non-UK bookies) to start the World Cup with a big win. Los Angeles FC are available at 27/10 (3.70) while the Draw is on offer at 14/5 (or 3.80).
Chelsea v Los Angeles FC Betting Tips
Chelsea have finished the "regular season" with impressive perfomances and will enter this tournament high on confidence. Anyway, the Blues have been out of action for nearly a month and fitness is a big question mark.
Los Angeles FC have scored at least twice in every single game of their last 10 outings. There has been a total of 38 goals in those 10 fixtures, with BTTS landing in eight of those fixtures.
They are unbeaten since April but Chelsea represent a huge step up in class. We believe Chelsea will comfortably win this match.
We also expect a high-scoring affair, so we back the Over 3.5 goals and Chelsea to win 4-1 as scoreline.
As to player betting, Liam Delap could have an early chance to stake his claim as Chelsea's new starting centre-forward and we back him as Anytime Goalscorer..
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How to watch Chelsea vs Los Angeles FC?
Chelsea vs Los Angeles FC will be played at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia and kick-off is at 20:00 BST on Monday 16th June.DAZN has exclusive broadcast rights to the tournament, and will screen all 63 games free-to-air on its service. Moreover, Channel 5 has secured 23 matches to show in the UK, and this gamne is one of them.
The match will be also available to watch in many countries via the bet365's Football Live Streaming Platform.
All you will need is a funded account or to have placed a bet in the last 24 hours.
Monday, June 16th, 2025
- 8:00 pm: Chelsea v Los Angeles FC
