Man City vs Al Hilal Prediction, 08:00 July 1: Goodbye Asia

TPO - Football prediction Man City vs Al Hilal, round of 16 FIFA Club World Cup 2025 at 08:00 on July 1 - information on forces, expected lineup, form, history of confrontation. Al Hilal has made Asia proud by becoming the only team to participate in the knockout round. However, Man City is too strong an opponent for them, causing the journey of the 19-time champion Saudi Arabia team to end here.

Pre-match review Man City vs Al Hilal

Man City completed the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup group stage in the most impressive way, as the only team to win the maximum 9 points, while also making resounding victories over Al Ain (6-0), Juventus (5-2) and Wydad AC (2-0). The Citizens' dominance was also shown by leading their opponents for 89% of the time. There is no doubt that with Rodri returning, Erling Haaland, Phil Foden, Jeremy Doku and new signings such as Rayan Cherki or young player Claudio Echeverri shining one after another, the Manchester team is a strong candidate for the championship of the tournament.

Not as impressive as Man City, but Al Hilal's victory over Group H with Real, Pachuca and RB Salzburg is also a miracle. Although they only scored 3 goals, the Asian representative has a solid defense with only 1 goal conceded. After holding Real to a draw, coach Simone Inzaghi and his team are dreaming of another special night against Man City.

However, it should be noted that the difference in class between the two teams is huge. Man City are also very experienced in big matches, and possess a dynamic and creative attack. A victory for the European representative is not in doubt, although it may not be by a large margin.

Form, head-to-head history Man City vs Al Hilal

Since losing 1-3 to Al Ahli in the AFC Champions League semi-finals, Al Hilal have gone eight games unbeaten, including three group stage matches in the FIFA Club World Cup. This is their second competitive meeting with a Premier League club. Al Hilal previously faced and lost 0-1 to Chelsea in the 2022 Club World Cup semi-finals.

As for Man City, they have won their last 5 matches and are very confident for the match against Al Hilal. Previously, The Citizens participated in the Club World Cup 2023. They defeated an Asian team (Urawa Red Diamonds) in the semi-finals and then beat Fluminense to win the championship.

Man City vs Al Hilal squad information

Man City are thriving again after Rodri's return, and the new players are integrating very quickly. The young midfielder Rico Lewis's 3-match suspension due to a red card in the opening match against Wydad AC does not affect the strength of The Citizens much.

On Al Hilal's side, faith is placed in a squad of foreign stars, including Koulibaly, Neves, Milinkovic-Savic, Malcom and Joao Cancelo, a former Man City player.

Expected lineup Man City vs Al Hilal

Man City: Ederson; Nunes, Khusanov, Gvardiol, O'Reilly; Gonzalez, Gundogan; Cherki, Foden, Doku; Haaland

Al-Hilal: Bono; Cancelo, Tambakti, Koulibaly, Lodi; N. Al-Dawsari, Neves, Kanno; Milinkovic-Savic; Malcolm, Leonardo

Score prediction Man City 2-0 Al Hilal

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Thanh Hai

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