Palmeiras vs Chelsea Prediction: 17/2 Goalscorer Tip, Lineups & More

Chelsea will look to book a prized spot in the semi-finals of the Club World Cup when they take on Palmeiras at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia in the early hours of Saturday morning (2am, BST), live on DAZN & Channel 5.

Read on for our best betting tips - including a 17/2 anytime goalscorer tip - and the lineups ahead of kick-off.

Palmeiras vs Chelsea Betting Tips

Chelsea are three wins away from a second Club World Cup success and the Blues should be too strong for Palmeiras at Lincoln Financial Field.

Enzo Maresca’s men were taken to extra-time by Benfica at the last-16 stage of the United States competition, but the Eagles needed a last-gasp equaliser to force an additional period and Chelsea were clearly the better side. 

The west Londoners fired off 22 shots, took 10 corners and put up an expected goal figure of 2.69 in that knockout success over Benfica, and Maresca’s men have impressed in the States. 

Chelsea were good 3-0 and 2-0 winners over Esperance de Tunis and Los Angeles FC in the group stage and the only blip came when Nicolas Jackson's red card proved very costly against Flamengo.

Maresca hasn’t been shy to rotate his squad, which should help to keep the Stamford Bridge side fresh in the heat and they look primed for a good performance against Palmeiras.

Big Green were pretty fortunate to beat Botafogo 1-0 in extra-time at the last-16 stage and Abel Ferreira’s men needed another two late goals to recover from 2-0 down against Inter Miami in their final group-stage contest. 

Chelsea appear a fresh and improving team and they look a good value bet to reach the Club World Cup semi-finals in 90 minutes at 21/20 with BetMGM.

Petro Neto has three goals in three appearances for Chelsea in this year’s Club World Cup and the 25-year-old has been the Blues’ standout performer. 

He was initially my pick at 6/1 to open the scoring, however, the winger's participation in the game is now in doubt following the shock death of his close friend Diogo Jota.

Should Neto miss the game, I will instead look to Reece James who is an attractive 17/2 to score for the second game in a row.

Palmeiras vs Chelsea Lineups & Team News

Defenders Gustavo Gomez and Joaquin Piquerez are suspended for Palmeiras, while Murilo is out injured. 

Chelsea are able to welcome Nicolas Jackson back from a ban, but will lose Moises Caicedo through suspension for the Philadelphia tie. Wesley Fofana is injured while fellow defender Benoit Badiashile is a major doubt. Meanwhile, Pedro Neto is a doubt following the death of his Portugal teammate Diogo Jota.

The lineups for Palmeiras vs Chelsea will be displayed below approximately one hour before kick-off.