FIFA Club World Cup Quarter-Final Tips
There are four cracking Club World Cup quarter-finals to look forward to with the United States extravaganza down to just eight teams.
The action gets underway with Friday’s clash between Fluminense and Al Hilal and we have a wager in each of the four quarter-finals.
Tip 1 – Al Hilal to beat Fluminense @ 29/20
Al Hilal pulled off a huge shock when beating Manchester City 4-3 following extra time in the last-16 and the Saudi side can reach the semi-finals by beating Fluminense.
Simone Inzaghi’s men were unbeaten in the group stage of the Club World Cup, conceding only one goal along the way so the victory over City was certainly no fluke.
The SPL side put up an expected goals figure of 3.16 and had 17 shots on goal in their 4-3 last-16 win over the Citizens, underlining that this is a Saudi squad full of talent.
Marcos Leonardo, Joao Cancelo and Ruben Neves are top-level performers meaning Fluminense could struggle to resist Al Hilal.
The Brazilians conceded 68% possession, lost the shot count 16-11 and corner count 5-2 in a fortunate 2-0 win over Inter at the last-16 stage and Tricolor could fall short here.
Tip 2 – Chelsea to beat Palmeiras @ 21/20
Chelsea have grown into the Club World Cup and, although the Blues were taken to extra time by Benfica at the round of 16 stage, Enzo Maresca’s men made a positive impression.
The west Londoners hit 22 shots and created an expected goals figure of 2.69 in their 4-1 win over the Eagles and Maresca has had the luxury of being able to rotate his side and keep the team fresh.
Palmeiras can be considered pretty fortunate to down Botafogo 1-0 after extra-time – they may run out of luck against a progressive Chelsea side.
Tip 3 – Over 3.5 goals in PSG vs Bayern Munich @ 7/5
Bayern Munich have hit a whopping 16 goals in their four Club World Cup matches, though PSG aren’t far behind with 12 strikes.
The European giants meet in a top-level quarter-final and it’s hard not to see how this last-eight tie doesn’t go goal crazy.
Bayern were 4-2 winners over Flamengo last time out, while PSG hit 19 shots in a rampant 4-0 success over Inter Miami.
Taking over 3.5 goals looks the play here.
Tip 4 – Real Madrid to have over 16.5 shots vs Borussia Dortmund @ 19/20
Dortmund have stuttered their way through to the quarter-finals of the Club World Cup but their run looks set to be ended by Real Madrid.
Die Borussen lost the shot count 14-6 and corner count 5-3 to Monterrey in their 2-1 last-16 success and they take a major step up in class against Real.
Los Blancos were clearly the better side when beating Juventus last time out and Xabi Alonso’s men hit 22 shots on goal against a useful Juve outfit.
Odds correct at time of publication but subject to fluctuation