FIFA Club World Cup Prediction for today features the match of Flamengo. RJ vs Al-Hilal alone.
Somehow, I am interested in this match because, it is now in the semi final stage and also because Flamengo are experienced in this competition.
For this reason, I decided to write the analysis for this match. Predictions for other leagues outside the FIFA Club World Cup have been made alongside this one.
Introduction
Al-Hilal and Flamengo will clash today at Tangier’s Ibn Batouta Stadium in a replay of the 2019 Club World Cup semifinals, with Al-Hilal having the opportunity to exact revenge against Flamengo.
Al-Hilal advanced to this semi-final after extra time on Saturday, when they engaged in a penalty shootout in the second-round match against the hosts Wydad AC at 1-1.
After a decade of this competition, the Flamengos aim to make Brazil proud.
The reigning Copa Libertadores champions are back in this competition for the first time since 2019, when they lost the final to Liverpool in extra time (1-0).
Since a Brazilian team last won this competition more than ten years ago, Flamengo has a chance to become the third Brazilian Serie A team to go to the final of this competition tonight.
One of the few significant awards absent from Flamengo’s trophy case is the Club World Cup, as Mengao have only won one international tournament, the 1981 Intercontinental Cup, an event that was discontinued after 2004 and merged with the present competition.
Al-Hilal sets out to make history but have a huge mountain to climb.
Yahia Attiyat Allah’s handball in the box allowed the Saudis to force extra time from the penalty spot on Saturday against the Casablanca hosts.
The Moroccan would also be the only player to fail in the shootout, which resulted in a loss for Wydad.
They are now in the semi-finals of this competition for the third time in four years.
Thanks to their victory on penalties, they have the chance to become the first club from the Saudi Pro League to ever make it to the final if they win tonight and the first club from Asia to do so since Kishima Antlers did so in 2016.
Flamengo’s team news.
There are no injury concerns for the Brazilian outfit. However, the player to cause problems for Al-Hilal is the former Chelsea and Arsenal star David Luiz.
Al-Hilal team news
Mohamed Kanno, a creative midfielder, is suspended and will miss the FIFA Club World Cup semifinals today. His absence is a huge miss for the team.
Head to Head comparison
Flamengo defeated Al-Hilal 3-1 back in 2019. They will be looking forward to do it again.
Verdict
Flamengo, who have recently made numerous deep runs in South American club competitions, are aware of what it takes to succeed in the knockout stage.
Their stingy backline should be relatively fresh and capable of stopping an Al-Hilal attack that is strong and, they recently spent a lot of energy playing extra time before their shootout victory.
Prediction
Since the Flamengos are more rested and will be looking fresher than their opponent, and because they have beaten Al-Hilal before, I will choose them to do it again @1.50.
To make the odd bigger, I will pick the home team to win and under 4.5 goals to be seen @1.79
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