{"id":6403,"date":"2025-07-13T10:00:03","date_gmt":"2025-07-13T10:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/6403\/"},"modified":"2025-07-13T10:00:03","modified_gmt":"2025-07-13T10:00:03","slug":"chelsea-vs-psg-prediction-2025-fifa-club-world-cup-final-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/6403\/","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea vs PSG Prediction: 2025 FIFA Club World Cup Final Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"

We look ahead to the
\n2025 FIFA\u00a0Club World
\nCup<\/a>\u00a0final with our Chelsea vs
\nPSG prediction and preview. Will the European champions add a world
\ntitle to their cabinet?<\/p>\n

Chelsea vs
\nPSG
\nStats: The Key Insights<\/p>\n

The Opta
\nsupercomputer<\/a> is backing PSG to win the Club World Cup final,
\ngiving them a 64.4% chance of doing so.
\nThis will be the first major international final in men\u2019s
\nfootball between clubs from England and France.
\nPSG have won their last five knockout matches in all
\ncompetitions by a combined score of 18-0.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s almost time for the FIFA Club World Cup final, the first
\never to be contested by two teams from the same continent.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s simply because this is the first time more than one
\nrepresentative from a single continent has taken part, to be fair,
\nbut it\u2019ll be a historic moment, nonetheless.<\/p>\n

Chelsea<\/a>
\ntake on Paris
\nSaint-Germain<\/a> at MetLife Stadium in what will be the first
\nmajor international final contested between teams from England and
\nFrance.<\/p>\n

Not many will have backed Enzo Maresca\u2019s Chelsea to get this far
\ngiven the strength of the field at the start, but thanks to some
\nstrong performances, a kind draw and being able to add a \u00a360
\nmillion striker part-way through the tournament, they are now
\nwithin one game of glory.<\/p>\n

Standing in their way are the European champions, and the newly
\ncrowned best team in the world, at least according to the latest
\n
\nOpta Power Rankings<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\npsg top the opta power rankings\n<\/p>\n

Luis Enrique\u2019s side have carried on the stellar form that saw
\nthem win a treble (Ligue 1, Coupe de France and Champions League)
\ninto the Club World Cup, though they did suffer a shock 1-0 loss to
\nBotafogo in the group stage. They have otherwise beaten
\nAtl\u00e9tico\u00a0Madrid, Seattle Sounders, Inter Miami, Bayern Munich
\nand Real Madrid to reach the final, with an aggregate score of
\n16-0.<\/p>\n

In fact, dating back to the Coupe de France final, PSG have won
\ntheir last five knockout matches in all competitions by an
\naggregate score of 18-0, including outscoring opponents 10-0 across
\ntheir past three games at the 2025 Club World Cup.<\/p>\n

They reached the final with a stunning dismantling of Real
\nMadrid, winning 4-0 at MetLife Stadium, having raced into a
\nthree-goal lead inside 24 minutes.<\/p>\n

\"PSG<\/p>\n

Chelsea also had a hiccup against Brazilian opponents in the
\ngroup stage, losing 3-1 to Flamengo, but they have otherwise beaten
\nLAFC, ES Tunis, Benfica, Palmeiras and Fluminense en route to the
\nfinal.<\/p>\n

The last time these two teams met was in the last 16 of the
\n2015-16 UEFA Champions League, which saw PSG advance 4-2 on
\naggregate.<\/p>\n

Chelsea will look to lean on their excellent recent record in
\ninternational finals, having won their last five (excluding UEFA
\nSuper Cups) dating back to 2013. That includes their 4-1 win over
\nReal Betis in May\u2019s UEFA Conference League Final. Their last
\ninternational final defeat came in their first FIFA Club World Cup
\nappearance, a 1-0 loss to Corinthians in 2012.<\/p>\n

The first half could be pivotal considering how quickly PSG have
\nstarted some of their games, especially against Real Madrid. They
\nhave scored 10 first-half goals in this year\u2019s Club World Cup, only
\nBayern (11) have more, while their 5.85 expected
\ngoals (xG)<\/a> generated before half-time is bettered by just
\nManchester City (6.18).<\/p>\n

However, they will come up against a Chelsea side who have not
\nconceded a first-half goal in this year\u2019s tournament. In fact, they
\nhave allowed opponents just 0.85 xG during the first half, lower
\nthan any other team despite playing more matches than all but three
\nothers.<\/p>\n

Variety has been the spice of life for the Blues. Their last 10
\ngoals at the Club World Cup (excluding own goals) have been scored
\nby nine different players, with new arrival Jo\u00e3o
\nPedro<\/a> the only one to score more than once in that time,
\nhitting both on his debut in the 2-0 semi-final win over
\nFluminense.<\/p>\n

\"Palmeiras<\/p>\n

Jo\u00e3o Pedro hit the ground running for his new club and has
\nscored seven goals in his last nine starts in all competitions for
\nBrighton and Chelsea. If he starts and scores another two on
\nSunday, he will become the first player to score two or more goals
\nin each of his first two starts for a Premier League club since
\nfellow Brazilian Gabriel Martinelli for Arsenal in 2019.<\/p>\n

Cole
\nPalmer<\/a> will also be one PSG have to watch out for. Only two
\nplayers have created more chances from open play at this Club World
\nCup than him (nine); in the semi-final against Fluminense, the
\nEngland international laid on three opportunities and completed all
\n27 of his passes, becoming only the second player at this year\u2019s
\ntournament to create 3+ chances and maintain a 100% passing
\naccuracy (20+ passes attempted) after Rayan A\u00eft-Nouri for Man City
\nin their win over Juventus.<\/p>\n

PSG, of course, have plenty of dangermen themselves, with none
\nmore productive than Ousmane
\nDemb\u00e9l\u00e9<\/a>. His goal and assist in the thrashing of Real Madrid in
\nhis first start of the tournament took him to 36 goal involvements
\nin 2025 (27 goals, 9 assists), at least five more than any other
\nplayer from Europe\u2019s top five leagues since the turn of the
\nyear.<\/p>\n

Bradley
\nBarcola<\/a> will hope he can convince Luis Enrique to start him.
\nDespite only starting 26 of PSG\u2019s 41 games in 2025, Barcola has 18
\nassists to his name this calendar year, four more than any other
\nplayer for a side in Europe\u2019s top five leagues. He is averaging an
\nassist every 129 minutes in 2025.<\/p>\n

It has very much been a team effort from the Parisians, and
\nVitinha<\/a>
\nhas been a standout performer in midfield. The Portuguese star has
\ncompleted at least 100 passes in five matches at this year\u2019s Club
\nWorld Cup; the only other player to complete 100 passes in more
\nthan one match is Chelsea\u2019s
\nTosin Adarabioyo<\/a> (2).<\/p>\n

Chelsea vs
\nPSG
\nPrediction<\/p>\n

\"Chelsea<\/p>\n

Paris Saint-Germain are the favourites to win the final,
\naccording to the Opta supercomputer. The French giants beat Chelsea
\nin 64.4% of its 10,000 pre-match simulations, and do so inside 90
\nminutes in 42.2%.<\/p>\n

The Premier League side are successful in 35.6% of sims, and win
\nin normal time in 31.4%. The game has a 26.4% chance of going to
\nextra-time and potentially penalties.<\/p>\n

Chelsea
\nvs PSG Squads<\/p>\n

Chelsea<\/p>\n

Robert S\u00e1nchez, Marc Cucurella, Tosin Adarabioyo, Beno\u00eet
\nBadiashile, Levi Colwill, Pedro Neto, Enzo Fern\u00e1ndez, Liam Delap,
\nCole Palmer, Noni Madueke, Filip J\u00f6rgensen, D\u00e1rio Essugo, Nicolas
\nJackson, Andrey Santos, Christopher Nkunku, Mamadou Sarr, Kiernan
\nDewsbury-Hall, Trevoh Chalobah, Reece James, Mois\u00e9s Caicedo, Malo
\nGusto, Aar\u00f3n Anselmino, Tyrique George, Josh Acheampong, Marc Guiu,
\nMike Penders, Gabriel Slonina, Rom\u00e9o Lavia, Jo\u00e3o Pedro.<\/p>\n

Head Coach: Enzo Maresca<\/p>\n

Paris Saint-Germain<\/p>\n

Gianluigi Donnarumma, Achraf Hakimi, Presnel Kimpembe, Lucas
\nBeraldo, Marquinhos, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Fabi\u00e1n Ruiz, Gon\u00e7alo
\nRamos, Ousmane Dembele, D\u00e9sir\u00e9 Dou\u00e9, Vitinha, Lee Kang-in, Gabriel
\nMoscardo, Lucas Hernandez, Senny Mayulu, Nuno Mendes, Bradley
\nBarcola, Warren Za\u00efre-Emery, Matvey Safonov, Yoram Zague, Noham
\nKamara, Naoufel El Hannach, Ibrahim Mbaye, Lucas Lavall\u00e9e, Willian
\nPacho, Arnau Tenas, Jo\u00e3o Neves.<\/p>\n

Head Coach: Luis Enrique<\/p>\n

Opta Power Rankings<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Opta
\nPower Rankings<\/a>\u00a0are a global team ranking system.
\nThey assign an ability score to over 13,000 domestic football
\nteams. This score is on a scale between zero and 100, where zero is
\nthe worst-ranked team in the world and 100 is the best team in the
\nworld.<\/p>\n

Ahead of kick-off, here are the Opta Power Rankings for both
\nsides.<\/p>\n

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