Flamengo RJ vs Esperance Tunis prediction: WORLD: FIFA Club World Cup betting tips on match 2025-06-16 01:00.
[p]Brazil’s Flamengo, who agonisingly lost the 2019 FIFA Club World Cup (CWC) final to Liverpool (1-0), open their campaign against Tunisian side Espérance Tunis, who also participated in the competition that year when finishing in fifth place. [/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Flamengo arrive in the USA full of confidence, as they currently top Brazil’s SĂ©rie A, having taken ten points from their last four league games whilst keeping a clean sheet each time. The Rio de Janeiro-based side qualified for this year’s CWC by winning their third Copa Libertadores title back in 2022, but since that success, they have seen four permanent head coaches depart. The hope now is that current boss and former AtlĂ©tico Madrid left-back Filipe LuĂs can bring some stability to the club, having already won the Copa do Brasil, the Supercopa do Brasil and the Campeonato Carioca since his appointment last September in what is his first senior role in the dugout.   [/p]
[p]Espérance, now competing at their fourth CWC, have experienced similar managerial churn in recent years. But despite a season featuring two sackings, they defended their league title in addition to winning the Tunisian Cup and the Super Cup to complete their maiden domestic treble. Like Flamengo, Maher Kanzari’s men have been extremely solid defensively in recent weeks, conceding just two goals in their last 11 matches (W9, D2) and scoring 27 times. [/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]These teams have never previously met in competitive action.[/p]
[p]Espérance have never played a South American side at a CWC because of their three consecutive second round eliminations.[/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Flamengo did not trail at half-time in any of their last 15 matches.[/p]
[p]Flamengo have not lost any of their last 47 games by a 2+ goal margin (4x L 2-1). [/p]
[p]Espérance did not concede prior to first-half stoppage time in any of their last 13 matches.[/p]
[p]Espérance scored at least once before half-time in eight of their last ten games.[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Luiz AraĂşjo scored twice in Flamengo’s last match – a 5-0 thrashing of Fortaleza earlier this month – part of a run which has seen each of his last eight goals arrive after half-time. Onuche Ogbelu will be hoping to have an impact after his Tunisian Cup final winner, but six yellow cards in his last 12 appearances suggests he needs to improve his discipline. [/p]
[p]Flamengo duo Nicolás de la Cruz and Gonzalo Plata have both been missing since last month due to knee injuries, with Plata the more likely of the two to return here. The only long-term absentee for Espérance is Roger Aholou.[/p]
[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]Flamengo may have won their last match handsomely, but six of their last eight games featured fewer than 2.5 goals, which could be a decent bet again in this game. [/p]
[p][i]Author: Alex Bowmer[/i][/p]
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