Palmeiras vs Chelsea Bet Builder Tips, Best Bets, Stats, Predictions

England star Cole Palmer has taken more shots at the Club World Cup than any of his teammates, and we’re backing the super talented midfielder to continue in that same vein against Palmerias.

Palmer has fired off 12 shots in his 3 CWC appearances so far, with 6 arriving in the 4-1 win over Benfica last time out. The 23-year-old heads into the Palmeiras game averaging 3.80 shots per 90 minutes in the USA but is yet to find the back of the net and has only seen 3 of his efforts hit the target.

Palmer took 137 shots across all competitions for Chelsea this season with his nearest challenger for the Londoners being Noni Madueke who managed 91 shots. The former Man City midfielder ended the campaign averaging 3.40 shots per 90 minutes and we’re expecting the England international to stay on trend this week.

Brazilian midfielder Mauricio has featured in all 4 CWC matches for Palmeiras, chipping in with 1 goal and 1 assist so far.

Nobody has taken more shots in the USA for Palmeiras than the 24-year-old with Mauricio managing 9 shots and averaging 3.40 shots per 90 minutes. The midfielder has also managed to land more shots on target than any of his teammates, registering 5 SoT and averaging 1.89 shots on target per 90 minutes at the CWC.

It won’t come as much of a surprise to anyone that has followed Palmeiras this season that Mauricio has led the way when it comes to shots and shots on target for the Brazilian club at the CWC. Mauricio boasts a shots on target ratio of 50% across all competitions this season having landed 12 of his 24 efforts on goal, while his overall shots on target per 90 minutes average stands at 1.64.

Portuguese international Pedro Neto has managed to land more shots on target than any Chelsea player at the CWC so far, and we’re backing the former Wolves man to hit the target at least once against Palmeiras.

Neto, who has featured in 3 of Chelsea’s 5 matches at the CWC, has scored in each of his appearances in the USA having taken 7 shots in total. The 25-year-old is averaging 2.10 shots per 90 minutes at the CWC and his shots on target per 90 minutes stands at 1.20.

The Portuguese midfielder landed both of his shots against Benfica on target as Chelsea ran out comfortable 4-1 winners, leaving his shots on target ratio at a healthy 57.1% for the tournament. Neto hit the target with 22 of his 69 shots across all competitions for Chelsea this season, making for an average of 0.71 shots on target per 90 minutes.