ES Tunis vs Chelsea Bet Builder Tips: Neto to score again in 25/1 shot

Chelsea will secure their place in the knockout stage of the Fifa Club World Cup if they avoid defeat against Esperance Tunis on Wednesday (02:00 BST, Channel 5/DAZN) at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. The Blues will be seeking an improvement in their performance after suffering a 3-1 defeat at the hands of Flamengo last time out.

Read on to find out my ES Tunis vs Chelsea Bet Builder Tips, which combine to make an attractive 25/1 price.

Chelsea to win

Chelsea were stunned by Flamengo last time out but it wasn't much of a shock because the Brazilian sides at the CWC this summer have been impressing us all. Their grit and determination, combined with individual quality is making them forces to be reckoned with in the USA.

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Flamengo are through already and Chelsea will hope to join them but they must avoid defeat against ES Tunis for that to happen. With the amount of money Chelsea have invested in recent years, there is a huge gulf in class between the two teams and this immediately gives the Premier League outfit an advantage coming into this clash.

Enzo Maresca has had an okay first year in charge of the Blues but there is still a long way to go if he is to take them back to competing for the highest honours on a regular basis. This tournament gives him and his players the chance to tussle with some of the best teams in the world ahead of their Uefa Champions League return next term.

The Flamengo defeat showed they are still a work in progress but I do think they will conjure up a response in this fixture. Chelsea have won four of their last five matches in all competitions, which included the Uefa Conference League final against Real Betis.

Both teams to score

Flamengo exposed Chelsea's defensive frailties last time out and I think ES Tunis may be able to do the same. Not enough to truly trouble Maresca's men but it may give them something to think about, especially if they were to score early.

This is a match in which the Tunisian side has to come out all guns blazing because they need to beat the Blues to progress to the knockout stage. ES Tunis have blanked in just one of their last five appearances, while BTTS has been a successful bet in two of Chelsea's past three games in all competitions.

ES Tunis vs Chelsea Odds

Under 3.5 goals

I don't think there will be a high-scoring game on the cards given the fact that ES Tunis' last four games have all featured fewer than four goals. For Chelsea, under 3.5 goals has been a winning selection in five of their previous seven fixtures, including their CWC opener against Los Angeles FC.

Chelsea know they only need to avoid losing here to book their place in the knockout stage so if they were to take the lead in Philadelphia, I can see them protecting their lead without having to tire themselves out.

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Pedro Neto anytime goalscorer

This Bet Builder is rounded off with a goalscorer shout and I don't think I can look past Chelsea's Pedro Neto. The Portuguese winger has arguably been their biggest attacking threat at the Club World Cup so far, and he has found the net in both group stage matches to date.

The former Wolverhampton Wanderers man ended the Premier League campaign with four goals and eight assists. He finished the season strongly and it is showing in his performances in America. Neto looks to be cementing himself as one of Maresca's undroppable attacking options moving forward as long as he continues to produce.

He possesses a wand of a left foot and I think ES Tunis will witness this firsthand when they clash on Wednesday.

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