Benfica vs Auckland City: prediction, preview, line-ups and odds for match on June 20, 2025
FIFA Club World Cup
Game Prediction
Benfica and Auckland City will face off in the 2nd round of the Club World Cup on June 20, 2025. The only question is how many the Oceanian semi-amateurs will concede this time.
Preview: Benfica vs Auckland City
The Portuguese were unable to defend their title in 2023/2024, losing, however, in a very tough fight to neighbouring Sporting. Speaking about the next cycle, the scenario in the Primeira, despite the replacement of coach, was repeated. The club also lost the cup final after that. Still, it, having defeated the neighbour in a penalty shoot-out, at least got the League Cup back in the winter.
The New Zealanders have been in full order in terms of trophies for a long time. Moreover, it can be said both about the national and regional levels (this is because the Australian representatives are now playing in the Asian region). This spring, they won the Oceania Champions League, beating everyone except Rewa.
The club from Lisbon started the Club World Cup against a strong opponent, Boca Juniors. Speaking about that struggle with the Argentines, the team, having conceded twice in the middle of the first half, snatched a draw after the break. The underdogs met the powerful rival, Bayern Munich. And they conceded 10 goals!
Benfica vs Auckland City: key statistics and trends
- Benfica has not won 4 times in a row.
- On average, Benfica scores 2.47 goals and concedes 0.82 goals per match.
- 50% of Benfica’s meetings have ended with “both teams to score: yes” and the average number of goals per struggle is 3.29.
- Auckland City has won 6 of 9 previous confrontations.
Benfica vs Auckland City: possible starting line-ups
Benfica (possible line-up): Trubin – Alvaro Fernandez, Otamendi, Antonio Silva, Tomas Araújo – Kökçü, Florentino, Aursnes – Di Maria, Aktürkoğlu, Pavlidis.
Auckland City (possible line-up): Tracey – Lobo, Boxall, den Heijer, Mitchell, Murati – Manickum, Ilich, Garriga, Yoo – Bevan.
Previous head-to-head matches: Benfica vs Auckland City
The clubs will play against each other for the first time.
Free prediction for the match Benfica vs Auckland City
The Portuguese club should not just win – another rout is expected. Still, it makes sense to limit the bet to “a -5.5 goal handicap” (odd: 1.6).