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Al Jazira vs Pirae free betting predictions and latest odds
The FIFA Club World Cup starts here with Al Jazira vs AS Pirae and all the bookmakers are expecting a comfortable victory for the side from the UAE but the little known side from Tahiti will be hoping to cause an upset.
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Al Jazira & BTTS
On paper, Al Jazira have the far better of the two squads and this is a game they should be winning with relative ease. Al Jazira have won three of their last six matches in all competitions and both teams have scored in each of their last five outings. Both teams have also scored in two of Pirae's last three matches and the visitors recently scored 11- goals against Mataiea and 8-goals against Excelsior in Tahiti's Ligue 1.
4-1 to Al Jazira
In terms of a final scoreline, we're backing Al Jazira to secure a 4-1 win in the 1st round of the FIFA Club World Cup. Al Jazira are the favourites to win the game but haven't kept a clean sheet in any of their last five matches while Pirae have been in good goalscoring form of late, netting 26-goals in their last six matches but against considerably weaker opposition than Al Jazira.
Everything you need to know about Al Jazira vs Pirae
Al Jazira the overwhelming favourites to progress
Al Jazira went down 2-1 at the Sheikh Zayed Sports City where they took on Al Wahda. Up until that game, Al Jazira were enjoying an unbeaten run of matches that dated back to late November but while The Pride of Abu Dhabi have been in good form of late, they have found clean sheets hard to come by which is one of the reasons we have backed both teams to score on Thursday afternoon.
Al Jazira Predicted Lineup – Ali Khaseif, Mohammed Al Attas, Abdullah Idrees, Khalifa Al Hammadi, M. Rabii, T. Serero, João Victor, Abdalla Ramadan, A. Diaby, Ahmed Al Hashmi & Bruno
Pirae were at home against the Tahiti Ligue 1 leaders Venus last time out but ended up losing the game 1-0 and missed out on the chance to close the gap between the two clubs. Pirae would have fancied their chances against Venus, though, as they went into the game on the back of two huge league wins against Mataiea and Excelsior (11-1 & 8-1).
Pirae Predicted Lineup – Jonathan Torohia, Taumihau Tiatia, Matatia Paama, Sandro Tau, Sylvain Graglia, Yohann Tihoni, Donovan Bourebare, Alvin Tehau, Jay Warren, Axel Williams & Jonathan Tehau
Last Five Results
Al Jazira: 1-1 Draw, 2-1 Win, 1-1 Draw, 3-2 Win & 2-1 Loss
Pirae: 0-0 Draw, 3-0 Win, 8-1 Win, 11-1 Win & 1-0 Loss
Q&A – Al Jazira vs Pirae
- Who are the favourites to win? – Al Jazira are the overwhelming favourites to win with all bookmakers.
- What was the score when these two teams last met? – These two teams have never played one another before.
- What time is kick-off? – 16:30 GMT, 17:30 CET.
