All eyes will be on Camping World Stadium as Manchester City and Al Hilal contend with each other for a place in the quarterfinal of the FIFA Club World Cup on Tuesday, 1 July 2025.
View our free Man City vs Al Hilal predictions below.
Contents
- 1 Man City vs Al Hilal predictions: Citizens to lead at the break
- 2 Most recent H2Hs: Can Al Hilal improve their track record against English teams?
- 3 Man City preview: Looking to maintain their perfect record
- 4 Al Hilal Riyadh preview: Eyeing their first victory over European opponents
- 5 Player to watch: Erling Haaland
Man City vs Al Hilal predictions: Citizens to lead at the break
Key stats
- Manchester City had the lead at half-time in each of their last five matches.
- Al Hilal Riyadh are currently on an eight-match unbeaten run.
- There were at least 11 corners in five of Al Hilal's last seven games.
Correct score prediction: Man City 4-1 Al Hilal
To be fair, Al Hilal have no losses in their last eight matches across all competitions, and they have held their own against European teams like Real Madrid and Red Bull Salzburg in this tournament.
However, Manchester City are coming off an impressive 5-2 victory over Juventus. They are not just the only team with a perfect record in this competition, but Pep Guardiola’s men have also averaged over four goals per game in the Club World Cup.
Taking everything into account, anything other than a comfortable victory for Man City would be a surprise.
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Pre-game odds and win probability: Man City are overwhelming favourites
- HOME: 1/3 (1.33) – 75%
- DRAW: 17/4 (5.25) – 19%
- AWAY: 15/2 (8.50) – 11.8%
*Odds from Ladbrokes, subject to change
It is worth mentioning that the winner of this encounter will face either Inter Milan or Fluminense in the quarterfinal.
On that note, Man City are the expected winners at 1/3 (1.33). Teams with these odds usually have a 75% probability of winning.
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Interestingly, Manchester City have opened the scoring in five consecutive matches across all competitions, leading at half-time every single time. Bearing that in mind, HT Man City to win has an appealing look at 3/4 (1.75). That one has a 57.1% chance of landing.
Most recent H2Hs: Can Al Hilal improve their track record against English teams?
While this will be Manchester City's first encounter with a Saudi team, Al Hilal have lost two of two encounters with English sides (Chelsea, Newcastle), scoring no goals while conceding six times.
Man City preview: Looking to maintain their perfect record
Claudio Echeverri is ruled out of this game for City due to an ankle injury, as is defender Rico Lewis, whose ban was upgraded to three matches for the straight red he received in the opening win over Wydad AC. Lewis will be back for the quarterfinals if City progress.
Ballon d'Or holder Rodri is expected to start in midfield, alongside Bernardo Silva and summer signing Tijjani Reijnders. Erling Haaland began the Juve game from the bench, but should get the nod here with Savinho and Doku providing threats from the flanks.
Predicted lineup: Ederson (GK), Nunes, Diaz, Akanji, Nouri, Rodri, Silva, Reijnders, Doku, Savinho & Haaland
England Premier League 10/05/25
D
Southampton
0
Man City
0
England Premier League 02/05/25
W
Wolverhampton
0
Man City
1
England FA Cup 27/04/25
W
Nottm Forest
0
Man City
2
England Premier League 22/04/25
W
Aston Villa
1
Man City
2
England Premier League 19/04/25
W
Everton
0
Man City
2
Al Hilal Riyadh preview: Eyeing their first victory over European opponents
Salem Al-Dawsari could be unavailable for this game after sustaining an injury in the win over Pachuca in their last Group H game. Al Hilal needed the victory to advance to the round of 16, and thanks to goals from Al-Dawsari and Marcos Leonardo, the Saudi side got the job done.
Of the teams that qualified, Al Hilal is one of only two teams that scored only three goals in the group stage, which is ten fewer than what their Tuesday opponents scored.
Up against a free-scoring City side, Simeone Inzaghi's men will look to do the unthinkable – what no team has so far done against Pep Guardiola’s side. And with the ever-reliable Bono in goal, and the centre-back pairing of Hassan Al Tambakti and Kalidou Koulibaly steadying the ship, they will fancy their chances against the Premier League giants.
Predicted lineup: Bono (GK), Cancelo, Tambakti, Koulibaly, Lodi, Al-Dawsari, Neves, Malcom, Milinkovic-Savic, Kano & Leonardo
Saudi Arabia Pro League 12/05/25
W
Al Orubah
0
Al Hilal Riyadh
4
Saudi Arabia Pro League 07/05/25
W
Al Raed
3
Al Hilal Riyadh
5
AFC Champions League Elite 29/04/25
L
Al Ahli Jeddah
3
Al Hilal Riyadh
1
AFC Champions League Elite 25/04/25
W
Gwangju FC
0
Al Hilal Riyadh
7
Saudi Arabia Pro League 21/04/25
D
Al Shabab Riyadh
2
Al Hilal Riyadh
2
Player to watch: Erling Haaland
Erling Haaland has been in sensational form, scoring five goals and providing an assist in his last six appearances for club and country. The Norwegian forward has scored in back-to-back games and will look to extend his scoring run to three games.