Four FIFA Club World Cup ties take centre stage on Thursday as the group stage reaches its climax.
First up is the final two matches in Group G, with Juventus and Manchester City locking horns in Orlando in the hunt for top spot, while Wydad Casablanca and Al Ain look for their only points of the tournament.
The early hours of Friday pits Real Madrid and Red Bull Salzburg against one another, while Al Hilal hope to leapfrog one of the two European sides with a win over the eliminated Pachuca.
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Bet of the day – Under 2.5 goals in Wydad Casablanca vs Al Ain at 1/1
Wydad Casablanca and Al Ain have both been eliminated from the Club World Cup and neither have caught the eye going forward so far.
They have managed just 13 shots on target in their four combined games, registering 3.65 expected goals and scoring just once between them.
Wydad Casablanca did manage to score against Juventus and look the more likely side to win, but with nothing on the line, don’t expect many fireworks at Audi Field.
Special of the day – Real Madrid to win, both teams to score & Gonzalo Garcia to score anytime at 12/5
Top spot is on the line at the Lincoln Financial Field, but favourites Real Madrid should get the job done in a high-scoring affair against Red Bull Salzburg.
The Austrian side have picked up four points from their two games, but they lost on shots and expected goals against both Pachuca and Al Hilal and are fortunate to find themselves in this position.
They could come unstuck against Real Madrid, although Los Blancos have conceded in both of their games and allowed Pachuca 25 shots on goal last time out, thanks in part to their ongoing injury crisis at the back.
Kylian Mbappe’s hospitalisation has ruled him out of the group stages, but 21-year-old Gonzalo Garcia has stepped up admirably, despite his lack of experience in the Real Madrid first team.
He scored their only goal of the game against Al Hilal, hitting the target with four of his six shots. He failed to score in their win over Pachuca, but he did provide an assist and should be counted as a threat against Salzburg.
Long shot of the day – Juventus to win and both teams to score at 7/1
Juventus lead the way in Group G on goals scored, but they may continue their emphatic start to the Club World Cup with a shock win over Manchester City in Orlando.
The Old Lady have scored nine goals in their two matches, but more encouraging will be their excellent record against the Citizens.
They last met in the 2024/25 Champions League league phase, beating them 2-0 in Turin to make it three successive victories against Manchester City.
A clean sheet may elude the Italians, though. They conceded against Wydad Casablanca, and Pep Guardiola’s side have notched eight times in this competition.
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