Chelsea vs Wrexham Prediction and Betting Tips | July 19, 2023
Chelsea square off against Wrexham in the Florida Cup, an annual international friendly competition, on Wednesday (July 19). This is the ninth edition of the exhibition event, where Chelsea are making their second appearance. They finished runners-up last season, losing 4-0 to Arsenal.
Meanwhile, Wrexham, owned by Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, will kickstart their tour of America with this game. They also play LA Galaxy II, Manchester United and Bethlehem Steel later this month.
Chelsea will get their pre-season underway in their first game under new manager Mauricio Pochettino. They will take part in the Premier League pre-season tournament after this game.
The Blues play Brighton & Hove Albion, Newcastle United and Fulham later this month and will conclude their pre-season next month against Bundesliga giants Borussia Dortmund.
The Blues have endured a poor run in recent games, with one win across competitions since March.
They will play their first game under Pochettino and will look to leave a good account of themselves in their first pre-season game. The Blues will be without the services of defender Wesley Fofana, who has not travelled to the USA due to an ACL injury.
Wrexham, meanwhile, have one win in seven meetings against the Blues but are unbeaten in five games across competitions, Chelsea, though, have the upper hand in terms of squad quality and should eke out a narrow win.
Prediction: Chelsea 2-1 Wrexham
Tip 1: Result - Chelsea to win
Tip 2: Goals - Over/Under 2.5 Goals - Over 2.5 goals
Tip 3: At least a goal to be scored in the first half - Yes
Tip 4: Christopher Nkunku to score or assist any time - Yes
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