Manchester City vs Al-Hilal Prediction: Saudi giants face off against City

Manchester City vs Al-Hilal: Prediction and odds on the Match on 01 July 2025

The prestigious FIFA Club World Cup 2025 round of 16 will feature a tough encounter at the Camping World Stadium in Florida, where defending champions Manchester City will face off against Saudi giants Al-Hilal. City, unbeaten in Group G with a 13-2 goal difference, are the favorites after a 5-2 thrashing of Juventus, driven by Erling Haaland’s lethal finishing. Al-Hilal Group H runners-up also remained unbeaten throughout the group stage games as they secured their spot with a 2-0 win over Pachuca. The Saudi giants, Al-Hilal, showed great strength in their game against Real Madrid, which goes to show their strength as a team, and we believe they will give their all at the Camping World Stadium on Tuesday. Manchester City remain favorites for the victory, but we cannot underestimate Hilal. Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available. 

Manchester City: form and statistics

Form in the Club World Cup: WWW

Manchester City, the 2023 Club World Cup champions, stormed through Group G with a perfect record, securing three consecutive victories in the three games played. It all began with a 2-0 win over WAC in their season opener with goals from Foden and Jeremy Doku. Five days after their win over WAC, they traveled to the Mercedes-Benz Arena, where they secured their biggest win of the competition so far. They thrashed and annihilated Al-Ain by 6 goals to nil, Iky Gundogan secured a brace in that game and the goals just kept on going in. Still basking in the euphoria of their victory over Al-Ain, City carried this momentum to Orlando, where they defeated a fellow European team, Juventus, by a 2-5 scoreline. Pep Guardiola’s boys had a blast in the group phase as they finished top of Group D. 

Pep Guardiola, despite a trophyless 2024-25 season, has City firing in the Club World Cup as he aims to win the title for the second time in a row. City will now face an Al-Hilal side for the first time in the club's history, and City must make their name on the field come Tuesday.  

Manchester City Lineup

Manchester City: Possible Lineup

Pep Guardiola continues to chase success at the global stage of the Club World Cup, and his players are well aligned with him in that pursuit. Erling Haaland bagged his 300th career goal against Juventus, and we are likely to see more from him as the competition intensifies. Rico Lewis’ red card against Wydad still keeps him out of the squad, and Omar Marmoush’s halftime injury against Juventus is raising concerns. We know Guadiola to rotate his squad, and this might as well be the case as they prepare to take on Al-Hilal. 

🔖 Manchester City starting lineup (4-3-2-1)

Ederson— Akanji, Ruben Dias, Gvardiol, Rayan Ait-Nouri—Bernardo Silva, Rodri, Tijjani Reijnders— Omar Marmoush, Phil Foden– Erling Haaland. 

👤 Head coach: Pep Guardiola 

Al-Hilal: form and statistics

Form in the Club World Cup: WDD

Al-Hilal, Saudi Pro League runners-up in 2024-25, turned up and had a positive outcome in one of the most important games they’ve played this season. Al-Hilal held Real Madrid to a 1-1 draw in their Club World Cup opener. What we witnessed was a pure masterclass from Al-Hilal against one of the best clubs in the world, and they eventually held them down to a draw. They also played to a goalless draw in their second Group H game against Salzburg, but eventually got their victory in Group H against Pachuca with Salem Al-Dawsari and Leonardo finding the net in the 2-0 winner. 

Simeone Inzaghi has changed everything for Al-Hilal, with an unbeaten record in all three games in charge of the Blues, but he will give one of the toughest tasks yet, and that’s against Manchester City in the knockout rounds. Inzaghi hasn’t won any game against Guardiola, with Pep leading in the manager head-to-head. 

Inzaghi’s high-pressing approach was instrumental against Real Madrid, with a good possession average and five shots on target, with two big chances created. We expect a similar pattern against City, but it’ll take a lot to overpower City. 

Al-Hilal Lineup

Al-Hilal: Possible Lineup

Coach Inzaghi had an incredible start to life as Al-Hilal manager with an incredible performance against Real Madrid. His tactics pulled off with Marcos Leonardo leading the attack as Mitrovic is out injured. João Cancelo continues to shine with his runs in and out. Salem Al-Dawsari and Leonardo will lead Inzaghi’s attack. 

🔖 Al-Hilal starting lineup (4-2-3-1)

Bono – Renan Lodi, Koulibaly, Ali Tambakto, Joao Cancelo, — Ruben Neves, Nasser Al-Dawsari — Malcom, Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, Salem Al-Dawsari – Marcos Leonardo 

👤 Head coach: Simone Inzaghi

Manchester City vs Al-Hilal: head to head statistics

This is the first meeting between both teams, adding an extra layer of excitement to the matchup. City is a top attacking team and they have the most goals so far in the Club World Cup. We expect a high-attacking line from City ,but still see Hilal maintaining their defense. 

Manchester City vs Al-Hilal: Betting Tips & Odds

• City has won their last 5 games, and the bet is offered on the 1xBet bookmaker website for odds of 1.23 odds;
• City has scored first in their last five games, and the bet is offered on the 1xbet bookmaker website for 1.25 odds.
• Some Betway experts believe that Hilal stands a chance against City, and this option is offered on the Betway bookmaker website for 10.5 odds;
• Erling Haaland has scored two goals in the Club World Cup, and the option for him to find the net against Hilal is offered at 1.65 odds on Bet365.

Manchester City vs Al-Hilal match prediction 01 July 2025

Both teams are unbeaten with impressive performances in their group stage games. We witnessed an Al-Hilal side that defended well and had a great game against Real Madrid, and we are in our own way hoping for a similar performance on Tuesday. Manchester City, starved of silverware last season, is hoping to win the Club World Cup as a form of consolation for Pep Guardiola and the City fans at large. One thing is sure, and it's a highly attacking game, CIty will dominate the game with passes all around, but Hilal cannot be underestimated. I believe City will not lose this game and we can bank on a win and a total of over 1.5 goals for City. 

Our match prediction: is a total of over 5.5 corners for City for a coefficient of 1.61 in the 1xBet bookmaker. 

Our betting tip on the match: is a total of over 1.5 goals in the first half for 1.97 in the Betway bookmaker.

Lastly: A both teams to score at 1.72 odds in the Bet365 bookmaker.