Urawa Red Diamonds vs Al Ahly Prediction: The African side will secure the maximum points

Urawa Red Diamonds will hope for an improved performance when they face off against Al Ahly at the Prince Abdullah al Faisal Stadium on Friday. Both teams head here with a defeat in their recent games, but Al Ahly will likely secure the maximum points here.

Urawa Red Diamonds (Japan)

The Red Devils head here with a total humiliation against the best team in the world, Manchester City. They were totally outnumbered by the Blues, failing to get a goal at goal.

The Red Devils have had a poor season, finishing in fourth spot with fourteen points behind the champion Vissel Kobe in Japan's Premier League. Following their success in the AFC Champions League last season, Urawa Red Diamonds have failed to make it out of the group stage. Urawa Red Diamonds defeated Al Hilal (1-0) to win the AFC Champions League, which in turn secured the ticket to this tournament.

Urawa Red Diamonds predicted line-up (4-3-3): Nishikawa, Hoibraten, Scholz, Sekine, Akimoto, Iwao, Koizumi, Okubo, Ito, Yasui, Kante.

Al Ahly (Africa)

After their impressive display against Ittihad Jeddah, the Red Devils were wasteful in their recent match against Fluminense. The Brazilians scored twice after hitting the posts two times, as none of Ah Ahly's six shots on target made it to the back of the net. The display further confirmed their struggles in front of goal in recent weeks.

One of the best sides in African league football will be gracing this tournament for the ninth time and have finished in third place three times. Al Ahly's journey in this competition last season ended in a (2-4) defeat against Flamengo as they bowed out as the fourth-best side in the tournament.

Al Ahly's predicted line-up (4-3-3): Mohamed El Shenawy; Akram Tawfik, Rami Rabia, Mohamed Abdelmonem, Ali Maaloul; Afsha, Aliou Dieng, Marwan Attia; Percy Tau, El Shahat, Kahraba.

Expert Betting Tips

Urawa Red Diamonds were totally outclassed by the outstanding Manchester City side, as they managed just two shots in the entire game. On the other hand, Al Ahly surrendered to a far more dangerous Fluminense team, who scored twice to secure the maximum points. Al Ahly head into this encounter as a more experienced side compared to Urawa Red Diamonds. Both teams will come for the three points, but we think Al Ahly pose more threats than the Japanese side; bet on an away win for 2.04.

We expect both sides to open up with more than two goals here for 2.5 goals for 1.57.

Al Ahly will get off to a flying start here; bet on an away halftime win for 2.50.

Good luck!