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11 Goal attempts 6
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4 Blocked shots 2

Flamengo Rio de Janeiro vs Esperance Tunis: prediction & betting odds 17 June 2025

The Matchday 1 clash of the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup between Flamengo (Brazil) and Esperance (Tunisia) will take place on June 17 at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, USA. Flamengo vs. Esperance: prediction and betting odds, statistics.

Flamengo

The Brazilian team qualified for the Club World Cup as the winner of the 2022 Copa Libertadores. This marks their third participation in the tournament. In 2019, Flamengo reached the final but lost to Liverpool, and three years later, they secured third place in the Club World Cup. Notably, this season, Felipe Luis's side won the Brazilian Super Cup and are currently leading Serie A confidently.

 

One standout player in the squad is Giorgian de Arrascaeta. The midfielder is leading the scoring charts in the current Serie A with 9 goals and 4 assists after 11 rounds. Additionally, the team has seen the arrival of midfielder Jorginho from Arsenal and the return of midfielder Carlos Alcaraz from Everton.

 

  • The Brazilians have not lost in regular time in 6 of their last 7 Copa Libertadores games (3 wins and 3 draws).
  • At least one team failed to score in 11 of Flamengo's last 13 matches in this tournament.
  • No more than two goals were scored in regular time in 9 of the club's last 10 Copa Libertadores matches.

Predicted lineup for Flamengo (4-3-3)

Agustín Rossi – Alex Sandro, Danilo, Leo Ortiz, Guillermo Varela – Giorgian de Arrascaeta, Gerson Santos, Everton Araujo – Everton, Bruno Henrique, Luis Araujo.

Esperance

The Tunisian side qualified for the Club World Cup as the highest-ranked CAF team available for the tournament over the last four years. This marks their fourth appearance in the Club World Cup. Esperance's best result in this tournament is fifth place, achieved in 2018 and 2019. In May, the club won the Tunisian championship for the eighth time in the last nine years.

 

In mid-March, Maher Kanzari took over as head coach. Under his leadership, the team played 12 matches in the CAF Champions League, the Tunisian league, and the Tunisian Cup, suffering only one defeat (9 wins and 2 draws).

 

  • The club has secured only one win in regular time in six Club World Cup matches (1 draw and 4 losses).
  • At least two goals were scored in 5 of Esperance's last 6 matches in this tournament.
  • At least one team failed to score in regular time in 7 of the last 9 CAF Champions League matches for the Tunisians.

Predicted lineup for Esperance (3-4-3)

Amalallah Memmiche – Mohamed Ben Hamida, Raed Boushniba, Mohamed Derbali – Onuchu Ogbelle, Khalil Genichi, Hamza Jelassi, Elias Mokwana – Achref Jabri, Chihab Jebali, Abderrahman Konate.

Referee

Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)

 

Matches – 7 (International matches, 2024/25);

Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 26;

Average yellow cards per match – 3.7;

Red cards shown – 1;

Average fouls per match – 22;

Penalties – 29%.

Flamengo vs. Esperance: Match Prediction

Esperance has participated in the Club World Cup three times but has never advanced past the quarter-finals, despite these tournaments having only seven participants. They faced teams from the Asian, African, and North American regions. Now, they are up against a South American opponent – the Brazilian club Flamengo, which is much stronger than Esperance's previous opponents in this tournament.

 

Bookmakers offer very low odds on a Brazilian victory for a reason. Flamengo is significantly stronger in terms of player selection, with 12 club players representing their national teams – Brazil, Uruguay, Chile, Ecuador, and Italy. Additionally, the team is in excellent form, having suffered only one defeat in 11 Serie A rounds (7 wins and 3 draws), with a goal difference of 24:4 in these matches.

 

I predict that the Brazilians will secure a confident victory while keeping a clean sheet. In their last six matches in Serie A and the Copa Libertadores, the club has achieved five wins and one draw, without conceding a single goal. My prediction: Flamengo to win with a clean sheet

Flamengo Rio de Janeiro vs Esperance Tunis Odds

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FIFA Club World Cup: previous matches in the tournament

Flamengo Rio de Janeiro
The team hasn't played a game yet this season
Esperance Tunis
The team hasn't played a game yet this season

Group stage

FIFA Club World Cup: Group D
Team
Played
Matches played
W
D
L
Goals
Goals
Points
Points
1
Flamengo Rio de Janeiro
  3:1 2:0 -:- 3 2 1 0
6:2
7
2
Chelsea
-:-   -:- 2:0 3 2 0 1
6:3
6
3
Esperance Tunis
-:- 0:3   -:- 3 1 0 2
1:5
3
4
Los Angeles
1:1 -:- 0:1   3 0 1 2
1:4
1

Team lineups

Flamengo Rio de Janeiro

Filipe Luís Kasmirski
coach
Player Matches Goals
Line-up
Agustín Daniel Rossi
gk. 0 0
Ayrton Lucas
df. 0 0
Guillermo Varela
df. 0 0
Leonardo Rech Ortiz
df. 0 0
Léo Pereira
df. 0 0
Eric Pulgar
mf. 0 0
Gerson
mf. 0 0
Giorgian De Arrascaeta
mf. 0 0
Jorginho
mf. 0 0
Luiz Araújo
fw. 0 0
Pedro Guilherme Abreu dos Santos
fw. 0 0
Substitutes
Matheus Cunha
gk. 0 0
Danilo
df. 0 0
João Victor de Souza Cunha
df. 0 0
Matías Nicolás Viña Susperreguy
df. 0 0
Wesley Vinícius França Lima
df. 0 0
Allan
mf. 0 0
Evertton Gustavo Fernandes Araújo
mf. 0 0
Gonzalo Jordy Plata Jiménez
mf. 0 0
Michael Richard Delgado de Oliveira
mf. 0 0
Wallace Yan de Souza Barreto
mf. 0 0
Bruno Henrique
fw. 0 0
Everton
fw. 0 0
Matheus Gonçalves Martins
fw. 0 0
Olávio Vieira dos Santos Júnior
fw. 0 0
Esperance Tunis

Maher Kanzari
coach
Player Matches Goals
Line-up
Béchir Ben Saïd
gk. 0 0
Mohamed Amine Ben Hamida
df. 0 0
Mohamed Amine Tougaï
df. 0 0
Yassine Meriah
df. 0 0
Chiheb Jebali
mf. 0 0
Khalil Guenichi
mf. 0 0
Mohamed Ben Ali
mf. 0 0
Mohamed Youcef Belaïli
mf. 0 0
Onuche Ogbelu
mf. 0 0
Rodrigo Rodrigues Silva
fw. 0 0
Yan Medeiros Sasse
fw. 0 0
Substitutes
Amanallah Memmiche
gk. 0 0
Mohamed Sedki Debchi
gk. 0 0
Ayman Ben Mohamed
df. 0 0
Hamza Jelassi
df. 0 0
Mohamed Aziz Kodhai
df. 0 0
Raed Bouchniba
df. 0 0
Houssem Tka
mf. 0 0
Mohamed Wael Derbali
mf. 0 0
Abdramane Konaté
fw. 0 0
Achref Jabri
fw. 0 0
Elias Sepho Mokwana
fw. 0 0
Mohamed Rayen Hamrouni
fw. 0 0

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