Club World Cup
2025-06-30 - Manchester City vs Al Hilal
A Sports Betting Pick by ArmchairPunter
Football : Club World Cup: Round of 16
Venue: Camping World Stadium
Monday 30th June 2025, 2100hrs (Eastern Time US)
Tuesday 1st July 2025, 0200hrs (GMT)
The FIFA Club World Cup has now reached the knockout stage of the competition and the round of 16 games will get underway at the start of next week with Manchester City taking on Al Hilal at the Camping World Stadium with Pep Guardiola’s City side showing supreme form in the group stage.
Indeed, The Citizens finished top of Group G with a 100% winning record, picking up victories against Wydad Casablanca 2-0, Al Ain 6-0 and Juventus 5-2 respectively whilst rattling up a total of 13 goals in the process.
Having finished last season’s Premier League campaign with a two-game winning streak which consisted of victories against Bournemouth 3-1 and Fulham 2-0, this means City have scored a total of 18 goals within their last five games in all competitions.
Further goals are therefore expected in this round of 16 clash against Al Hilal.
Saudi Arabian outfit Al Hilal narrowly edged out Austrian side RB Salzburg to claim a top two finish in Group H finishing runners-up and two points behind the group winners Real Madrid as two draws and a win secured a place in the round of last 16.
Holding both Real Madrid and RB Salzburg to impressive draws along with a 2-0 victory over Pachuca saw Simone Inzaghi’s side produce a solid start to their FIFA Club World Cup campaign but they are expected to face much stiffer competition on Monday night.
Nevertheless, Al Hilal will bring an unbeaten run of eight games into this knockout game which includes collecting five wins so the Saudi Arabian outfit will be quietly confident they can give Manchester City a run for their money here.
The Betting Verdict
Manchester City’s superior goalscoring prowess should see Pep Guardiola’s side over the line here.
The Pick :
Manchester City 2-1 Al Hilal
