Chelsea vs Club America Prediction and Betting Tips

Chelsea vs Club America Prediction and Betting Tips | 31st July 2024

Modified Jul 31, 2024 20:48 GMT

SOCCER: JUL 27 Chelsea vs Celtic - Source: Getty — Can Chelsea get their first win of the pre-season against Club America?

Chelsea will ramp up their pre-season preparations as they square off against Club America on Wednesday. It's still early days for the Blues under new manager Enzo Maresca and they will need plenty more outings before the Italian coach can fully implement his style of play.

Meanwhile, Club America are on a break from domestic football and will use this opportunity to test their skills against some of the best in the world.

Chelsea kicked off their pre-season with a 2-2 draw against League One side Wrexham. Although there were enough positives to take away from that game, their subsequent meeting with Celtic was bereft of any.

Chelsea were blown away, beaten 4-1 with their only goal coming from a Christopher Nkunku penalty. Defensively, it was a horror show from Chelsea and it's one department where a lot of work clearly needs to be done.

Maresca's men will take on Manchester City and Real Madrid before kicking off the 2024-25 Premier League season against the former on August 18.

It's been a few weeks since the new Liga MX season began and Club America's players have plenty of miles under their belt in the new campaign compared to Wednesday's opponents. They have picked up six points from four matches so far this term, winning one, losing two and drawing another.

Although there is a huge gulf in class on paper, Club America will cause Chelsea plenty of problems purely due to the fitness levels these two sides are operating at right now.

Chelsea vs Club America Head-to-Head and Key Numbers

Chelsea and Club America have clashed once in the past. It came in 2022 and Chelsea won the game 2-1 thanks to goals from Timo Werner and Mason Mount.
Chelsea haven't won any of their pre-season games so far.
Club America have not kept a clean sheet in their last eight matches across all competitions.
Chelsea finished sixth in the Premier League table last term, winning their last five matches on the trot.
Club America won the Liga MX last season.

Chelsea vs Club America Prediction

Given how disjointed and clueless the Chelsea defense has looked in their last two outings, it's difficult to believe they will turn things around at the snap of a finger. The Blues will struggle against Club America and the Mexican side should be able to eke out a narrow win here.

Prediction: Chelsea 1-2 Club America