Chelsea vs Real Madrid. Prediction and Preview. Probable Lineups, Team News, Stats, and more

Chelsea FC will face Real Madrid CF in the Club Friendly match at the Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, USA. The fixture will take place on Wednesday, August 7, beginning at 04:30 IST.

Parimatch News will tell you everything you need to know ahead of the upcoming match.

Chelsea News & Current Form: 

In the last campaign of the English Premier League, Chelsea played 38 matches, in which they won 18 times, drew nine times and lost in 11 meetings. After such results the London team had 63 points in the piggy bank, which allowed them to finish in sixth position in the standings, having a 5-match winning streak at the end of the championship. At the same time, the players scored an average of 2 goals per match: 77 goals in 38 matches, but the defence failed and as many as 63 goals were conceded. Moreover, the Londoners reached the semifinals of the Emirates FA Cup and played in the final of the English Football League Cup.

Incomprehensible things continue to happen with the once-strongest club in England. Londoners again behave strangely in the transfer market, replenishing the already bloated squad with a bunch of young players. The team is still in the process of personnel restructuring and the new club management is not shy to change coaches. It seemed that last season Mauricio Pochettino managed to stabilise the Blues’ game and determine the core of the squad. Nothing foreshadowed trouble, but the Argentine mentor was fired, and his place was taken by Enzo Maresca, former head coach of Leicester City FC. By the way, his debut turned out to be quite unsuccessful, but it took time to get used to the new place.

Under his leadership, the capital club held four friendlies. In the first game, the Londoners made peace with Wrexham AFC (2:2), after which they could not oppose Celtic FC (1:4): Christopher Nkunku scored two goals in those two games. The main thing is that this time his skills will be useful during the EPL season. And, of course, there are no injuries.

Maresca reassured the fans and promised that all the problems would be solved soon. The coach had to pay special attention to the defence. He was not lying, because in the next meeting, Chelsea won against Club America with a score of 3:0: the Mexican club was under powerful pressure and could not do anything about it.

The last meeting was a loss from Manchester City (2:4). It is worth noting that in these commercial duels, the Aristocrats delight the public with an open and productive game.

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Real Madrid News & Current Form: 

Madrid held the last Primera campaign extravaganza and confidently became the champion. At the same time, they ended up 10 points ahead of the nearest pursuer FC Barcelona, having managed to score 95 points. The team suffered only one defeat, which is the best indicator in the league. Therefore, the Royal Club is preparing for the new season with the status of the strongest team on the continent: the Blancos will defend the status of champions of Spain and the best club in Europe. 

Now the club is completing a tour of the United States: three control matches have already been held. In the first match against Albacete Balompie wards of Carlo Ancelotti celebrated a confident victory with a score of 3:0, then both of the following matches Real lost. It is noteworthy that the opponents were AC Milan (1:0) and Barca. (1:2). Jude Bellingham, Rodrygo and Fede Valverde, who were given extra time off after the UEFA EURO 2024 and CONMEBOL Copa America, did not fly to the US at all. Toni Kroos has finished his career and the team is not counting on the injured David Alaba for the time being.

The squad includes Thibaut Courtois, who Domenico Tedesco didn’t take to the Euros at all, Antonio Rüdiger, who had a rather tight European Championship, Eder Militao, Arda Güler, and Luka Modric. Vinicius Jr is back and already played a dozen minutes in the last match. Since the team has no representatives at the Paris Olympics, this makes Ancelotti’s task of preparing the squad for the new season a little easier.

Of course, Madrid is not too upset by defeats in friendlies but slaps from European giants need to be mended. This team just has to finish the tour on a good note. The stars are in the squad, the opponent is not the most serious, and the mood before the UEFA Super Cup should be improved.

By the way, the match in the battle for the first trophy of the season will be held against Atalanta BC in Warsaw on 14 August. And it is still necessary to return to Europe, to gather all the rested stars, to acclimatise, to play. Coach Ancelotti loves trophies, but in such a schedule it is getting harder and harder to get them.

There can be no complaints about the team’s transfer dealings. They are point-by-point strengthening the already excellent squad. It is worth the free transfer of Kylian Mbappe, who did not go to the EPL on more favourable financial terms for the dream of playing for the royal club. Also worth mentioning is the transfer of the top talent of the moment, Endrick. The deal was announced back in winter, however, the striker from SE Palmeiras could only move to a Spanish club once he is 18, that’s part of the deal. 

The Brazilian club received 35 million euros for the talented player, but with bonuses, the amount could rise to 60 million. And Real Madrid will also pay taxes – and the whole deal could rise to 72 million euros. This is already a record amount for a player under 17 years old (for Bellingham the club paid 25 million), and bonuses can become a record for players under 18 years old. 

Chelsea form guide: W-L-W

Real Madrid form guide: D-L-W-L

Chelsea vs Real Madrid Head-To-Head Record:

• April 12, 2022: Real Madrid  2 – 3 Chelsea (UEFA Champions League);
• April 12, 2023: Real Madrid  2 – 0 Chelsea (UEFA Champions League);
• April 18, 2023: Chelsea 0 – 2 Real Madrid (UEFA Champions League).

Chelsea vs Real Madrid Predicted XI:

Chelsea’s possible starting lineup (4-2-3-1): Jorgensen; James, Badiashile, Colwill, Chilwell; Dewsbury-Hall, Fernandez; Madueke, Nkunku, Sterling; Guiu.

Real Madrid’s possible starting lineup (4-3-3): Courtois; Vazquez, Militao, Rudiger, Garcia; Guler, Martin, Ceballos; Rodrygo, Endrick, Vinicius Jr.

Statistical preview of the match Chelsea vs Real Madrid:

• The total value of the Londoners’ squad is 1.09 bln euros, while the total of the Spaniards comes up to 1.35 bln euros.
• Chelsea’s First XI average age is 24.0 years, and Real’s First XI average age is 27.1 years.
• In the last 5 games, Chelsea conceded an average of 2.20 goals per game and scored an average of 2.00 goals per game.
• In the last 5 games, Real Madrid scored an average of 1.40 goals per game and conceded an average of 1.40 goals per game.
• In their last 5 matches, Chelsea have managed to secure 2 victories. In these duels, 10 goals were scored with 11 conceded.
• In their last 5 matches, Real Madrid celebrated 2 victories. The team scored 6 goals with 3 goals conceded.
• Chelsea have not conceded just once in their last seven matches.
• Real Madrid have beaten the Londoners in their last 2 head-to-head meetings.

What has been said before the match:

Goalie of the Blues Marcus Bettinelli about team bonding during the summer tour and how that cohesion transfers to the field:

“We are such a young squad and a new group because we have signed a lot of players over the last few years, so it takes time and you have to know players off the pitch before you get to know them on the pitch.”

“There is a lot of team bonding that takes place while we are away. We are together for the huge majority of that time and the tour is a chance to get to know the lads on a personal level. That then transcends onto the pitch.”

“Once the season starts, especially when you are in Europe, it is difficult to spend this amount of time together as some of the lads have children or there are certain things they have to get home for whereas here we are in a bubble.”

“We have experienced some really tough times over the last two years, some really bad moments, and I think we had a good season last season, we finished well and now the new head coach has come in and we are all really enjoying his ideas and the way he wants us to play.”

“We are definitely building something and I think you are starting to see that on the pitch. Pre-season results are not always the be-all and end-all and the head coach has been saying the whole time that this is about the process and the plan.”

Carlo Ancelotti, gaffer of the Blancos, about what’s at stake and being patient with young players:

“The game against Chelsea should be similar to the Clásico. They’re pre-season games, we have to improve the players’ individual fitness. After that, we’ll all come back together to prepare for the first game.”

“We have to fight for all the trophies and I can assure you that we’re going to do that. The schedule is very demanding, but we have a squad with enough quality to compete in every competition. Just as we always do. That’s what the club demands.”

“We’ve got to be patient with Endrick, he’s shown great quality and talent. As with Güler last year, we don’t want to put pressure on the young players. There’s a lot of pressure behind him, he’s a player who is loved all over the world, especially in Brazil, but we have to be patient with this type of player. Especially with young ones.”

Chelsea vs Real Madrid Prediction:

Real Madrid is the current holder of La Liga and the Champions League titles, which inherently gives reason to consider Los Blancos as the strongest club in Europe and the favourites in almost every game. At the same time, in the last two friendlies, the Spaniards lost to AC Milan and Barcelona — 0:1 and 1:2, respectively. Carlo Ancelotti’s wards would like to break the streak of failures, as such an ambitious team can not afford three consecutive defeats even if they occurred during the pre-season preparation. Chelsea are also not the best in the summer: only one win in 4 matches with a total score of 8:10 and only once did the Londoners concede less than 2 goals. For the Royal Club, the clash with a self-exploring Chelsea is a great opportunity to improve the stats, as the Londoners are scoring a lot and conceding considerably. The Blues have seen 45 goals in their last 11 matches with an average of 4.09 goals per game. We expect Real Madrid to end the American tour on a positive note to approach the UEFA Super Cup in good spirits. 

Parimatch News staff prediction:

We say: Real Madrid will win with an individual total over 1.5 – Yes.

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