Prediction, Odds & Betting Tips for Salzburg vs. Real Madrid at FIFA Club World Cup
Prediction, Odds & Betting Tips for Salzburg vs. Real Madrid at FIFA Club World Cup
The Los Blancos road to redemption will be tricky in the USA. Real meets Salzburg in the final game of their FIFA Club World Cup group stage, and they have nothing on their mind but a win. Xabi Alonso wants to set the tone right away at the start of his tenure at Bernabeu.
Salzburg
Salzburg defeated Pachuca in the opening game of the tournament, 2-1. The game went back and forth, with the Austrians taking the lead and then allowing an equalizer before scoring a game-winner. Gloukh and Onisiwo have put their name on the scoresheet.
This was the fourth win for the Bulls in the past five events, including the Austrian Bundesliga finish. In each of those five meetings, they would score two or more goals.
Salzburg plays matches with both teams scoring, as that happened on 9 occasions in the recent 10 contests. Also, 8 of these encounters have ended with over 2.5 goals.
Real Madrid
The Los Blancos came to the United States to erase the events of last year and to begin a new era in their history. The former player and now well-established head coach, Xabi Alonso, took over the reins, and he wants to send a message to all his rivals that his team has the highest possible intentions.
Sure, Real isn’t in such a great position right now after two rounds, and after 1-1 against Al-Hilal, they have to prove plenty of things. Their attack is on fire, completing the last six games of the previous campaign netting twice or more in each event.
Vinicius is settled, and he stated that his main objective right now is to win the FIFA Club World Cup with Real, and that there is nothing else on his mind at the moment.
Salzburg: Schlager; Trummer, Gadou, S Baidoo, Mellberg; Bidstrup, Kawamura; Dorgeles, Gloukh; E Baidoo, Ratkov
Real Madrid: Courtois; Alexander-Arnold, Asencio, Huijsen, Garcia; Valverde, Tchouameni, Bellingham; Rodrygo, Vinicius, Mbappe
The two met in the previous UEFA Champions League group stage, when Real obliterated the Bulls, hammering them 5-1. Rodrygo and Vinicius netted a brace each with Mbappe adding one goal as well. Bellingham had two assists.
Real might have ended the last season poorly and opened this competition with a failure. That’s why we expect them to be much more motivated and resilient. Our pick here would be to bet on Los Blancos’ easy win by at least a two-goal margin. They have all that it takes to dominate and easily dispatch the Austrian crew.
Our verdict: Real Madrid -1.5