Ulsan HD is considered the second weakest team at the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup - Photo: REUTERS
This was considered the “least interesting” match of the FIFA Club World Cup, with both teams ranked among the least valuable. According to Transfermarkt, the total value of the Korean club Ulsan HD squad is only 15 million euros, higher than each of semi-professional team Auckland City.
Meanwhile, South African representative Mamelodi Sundowns is better off, with a squad value of 45 million euros, but is only ranked 27/32 teams.
Bookmakers rate Mamelodi slightly better when offering a handicap of 0.25 goals for the whole match and a draw in the first half. The over/under ratio for the whole match is 2.25 goals, and the first half is 1 goal.
Although Ulsan HD has a team that is rated lower, Korean football is considered the nemesis of African representatives.
At the national team level, Korea has a very good record against African giants such as Ghana, Cameroon, Senegal... They have never lost to Cameroon and Senegal even though they have met these two teams 8 times (4 wins, 4 draws).
As for Mamelodi FC, they participated in the 2016 FIFA Club World Cup. In the second round, they lost 0-2 to Kashima Antlers of Japan, then lost 1-4 to Jeonbuk of Korea in the fifth-place match.
Ulsan HD and Mamelodi have never faced each other, but that much data shows that the Korean representative is not afraid of the opponent who is considered to be stronger than them from Africa.
However, Ulsan HD's defense is not highly rated when they have conceded 4 consecutive matches. Meanwhile, Mamelodi is the team that has scored the leading goal in 7/8 of their recent matches.
Both teams have a fairly open attacking style of play, with few fouls, few cards and many corners. According to Sofascore , Mamelodi have a streak of 9 consecutive matches with 11 or more corners, while Ulsan HD have a similar streak of 5 matches.
Expected lineup:
Ulsan HD: Hyeon Woo; Sang Woo, Young Gwon, Myung Gwan, Ludwigson; Woo Young; Won Sang, Bojanic, Seung Beom, Jae Seok; Farias.
Mamelodi Sundowns: Williams; Mudau, Kekana, Lebusa, Modiba; Allende, Mokoena, Adams; Ribeiro, Rayners, Matthews.
Prediction: 1-1 draw in the first half, Ulsan HD win 2-1 in the end.
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HUY DANG
Source: https://tuoitre.vn/du-doan-ti-so-fifa-club-world-cup-ulsan-hd-danh-bai-mamelodi-sundowns-20250616192320042.htm
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