Manchester City vs Al Hilal Prediction: match preview, predicted lineups, tips & odds on July 1, 2025
FIFA Club World Cup
In the Round of 16 of the FIFA Club World Cup on July 1, 2025, Manchester City and Al Hilal will face off. The favorite is clear, but Simone Inzaghi has already shocked at his new post, achieving a good result in the group stage.
Our Prediction for Manchester City vs Al Hilal
The English side began this season by winning the Super Cup, but in England, that is considered a bad omen for a reason. Afterwards, in part due to Rodri’s serious injury, the club suffered a significant slump. Yes, after spending over 200 million on new signings in January, the favorites managed to climb to third place in the Premier League at least. However, they were immediately knocked out in the Champions League playoffs, losing to Real Madrid, and later, in the cup final at the end of spring, lost to Crystal Palace. Meanwhile, their opponent from Riyadh, who in 2024 won the race for the Saudi Arabian championship ahead of Al Nassr, finished second in the new season, behind Al Ittihad. Al Hilal also lost to local rivals Al Ain in the AFC Champions League semifinal.
At the start of the summer, Simone Inzaghi moved to the Middle East. His first achievement was leading his new team to the FIFA Club World Cup playoffs – now the sole Asian representative in the tournament. To accomplish this, the Italian’s new charges drew with Real Madrid and RB Salzburg, and defeated Pachuca.
Before the trip to the USA, Guardiola gained several new signings. They helped the team to a string of victories. After comfortable wins against underdogs Wydad (2-0) and Al Ain (6-0), the Manchester powerhouse faced a seemingly decent opponent, Juventus. But City thrashed them 5-2!
Manchester City vs Al Hilal: Key Stats and Trends
- Manchester City have only won at the tournament
- On average, Manchester City score 1.89 goals and concede 1.16 goals per match
- 55% of Manchester City games end with both teams scoring, with an average total of 3.05 goals per match.
- Al Hilal are unbeaten in eight consecutive matches
- On average, Al Hilal score 2.79 goals and concede 1.21 goals per match
- 65% of Al Hilal matches end with both teams scoring, and the average total goals per match is 4.
Manchester City vs Al Hilal: Possible Starting Lineups
Manchester City (possible lineup): Ederson – Ait-Nouri, Akanji, Ruben Dias, Matheus Nunes – Doku, Rodri Hernandez, Reijnders, Bernardo Silva, Savio – Marmoush
Al Hilal (possible lineup): Bounou – Lodi, Koulibaly, Tambakti, Joao Cancelo – Al-Dawsari, Ruben Neves, Al-Dawsari, Milinkovic-Savic, Malcom – Marcos Leonardo
Previous Matches: Manchester City vs Al Hilal
Interestingly, the only head-to-head meeting was won by the Saudis. However, that was a friendly in the summer of 2012, which ended 1-0 in favor of the underdog.
Free Prediction for Manchester City vs Al Hilal
Marmoush and company are simply stronger, and very noticeably so. We expect a victory from the European favorite here with a handicap of “-1.5 goals” (odds – 1.87).
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