Draw
FIFA Club World Cup, knockout stage
Benfica vs Chelsea in the Round 16
The English team is set for solid favourite with offered odds just over even money but I don't exactly agree with this. In my opinion this should be much close to 50-50 clash. That being said, Full Time X is one of the options to think about when it comes to betting approach to this match.
Benfica topped its Group during the group stage after 2:2 Draw vs Boca Juniors and victories over Auckland City (6:0) and Bayern Munich (1:0).
Chelsea on the other side also had two clean sheet wins over Los Angeles and Esperance but they have failed big time in meeting with only real opponent of that group, Brazilian Flamengo who defeated them 3:1 after second half comeback.
Now this eight final match seems to be one low scoring affair with both teams mainly with great defenses (if we cut second half from Chelsea vs Flamengo match). In such scenario of expected low score, chances for a Draw are much higher than usual.
As for Team news, Benfica is still without Alexander Bah and Manu Silva but those are long term absences. Other than that, only midfielder Florentino Luis is out with shoulder injury.
Andrea Belotti will be back to team after serving suspension.
In Chelsea squad Wesley Fofana is a long term absences while Nicolas Jackson is suspended
1X2 (Ordinary Time): Draw
Best Odds: 3.50 @ TonyBet