Manchester City vs Al Ain prediction 23.06.2025 | FIFA Club World Cup
Manchester City
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Al Ain
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1.12
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10.70
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- Competition: FIFA Club World Cup
- Date: Monday, 23rd June, 2025
- Kickoff: 02:00 UK / 03:00 CEST
- Venue: Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta, GA)
Manchester City are coming off a terrible season, at least by their standards. For the first time since the 2016/17 season, the Citizens ended the season without a single trophy. A combination of several factors ultimately led to their failure: injuries to key players, a decline in defensive performance, and squad fatigue due to the number of games played. Still, in the latter part of the season, they consolidated and finished the season well, at least securing a Champions League spot after finishing third in the Premier League. Meanwhile, in this FIFA Club World Cup, the Citizens opened the competition with a 2:0 over Wydad Casablanca.
Al Ain earned their spot in the FIFA Club World Cup by winning the 2023/24 AFC Champions League. This season, they weren't on an expected level across the competitions. In the domestic league, they finished 5th, four points behind the AFC Champions League 2 spot. And in the AFC Champions League, they were simply atrocious, finishing as the last-placed team (12th) in the group without a win in eight rounds.
Manchester City vs Al Ain pick: Manchester City to win and cover the -2 AH spread
Manchester City opened the tournament with an easy 2:0 win over Wydad in a match where they dominated from the very start of the game. Additionally, although Manchester City did not meet expectations throughout the season, they performed well in the latter part of the season, winning nine of their last 12 games - a 75% win rate.
Al Ain had a miserable start in the FIFA Club WC, losing 5:0 to Juventus. It was evident from the first minute that Al Ain will have massive problems defensively, and we firmly believe they will have an even bigger problem against Manchester City. This year, Al Ain were horrible, and they objectively do not belong in this competition. In the AFC CL, they lost six out of eight games (75%) against much worse competition than they will face in this tournament.
The difference in quality is simply too great, and considering all the above, anything but a big win for the Citizens would be a massive surprise.
Manchester City team news
In the previous game against Wydad, right full-back Rico Lewis received a straight red card and will be suspended for the upcoming game.
After a 2:0 win over Wydad, coach Pep Guardiola spoke to the media. He said they deservedly won the match and could have scored even more goals. The coach was also asked if their goal was to win the competition or to prepare for the next season, and he said it is a mix of the two. Pep added that these matches are crucial for players like Rodri, who has been out for nine months and desperately needs minutes.
Last matches of Manchester City
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Manchester City
2 : 0
Wydad Casablanca
FIFA Club World Cup
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Fulham
0 : 2
Manchester City
Premier League
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Crystal Palace
1 : 0
Manchester City
FA Cup
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Southampton
0 : 0
Manchester City
Premier League
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Manchester City
1 : 0
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Premier League
Manchester City lineup
Goalkeeper
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31
Ederson
Defenders
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24
Josko Gvardiol
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22
Vitor Reis
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6
Nathan Ake
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75
Nico O'Reilly
Midfielders
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47
Phil Foden
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4
Tijjani Reijnders
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29
Rayan Cherki
Forwards
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26
Savinho
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7
Omar Marmoush
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11
Jeremy Doku
Al Ain team news
After a 5:0 win against Juventus, coach Vladimir Ivic spoke to the media. He said Juventus was a better team and deserved to win. However, he said they respected the opponent too much, which gave the opposing team a lot of confidence. The Serbian coach also said they made some defensive mistakes, which could have been easily avoided.
Last matches of Al Ain
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Al Ain
0 : 5
Juventus
FIFA Club World Cup
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Al Nasr
0 : 2
Al Ain
Uae League
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Al Ain
0 : 0
Ajman
Uae League
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Al Sharjah
0 : 3
Al Ain
Uae League
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Al Ain
3 : 0
Al Urooba
Uae League
Al Ain lineup
Goalkeeper
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1
Rui Patricio
Defenders
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70
Abdoul Karim Traore
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14
Marcel Ratnik
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25
Rami Rabia
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3
Kouame Kouadio
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36
Facundo Zabala
Midfielders
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10
Kaku
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5
Yong-Woo Park
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20
Matias Palacios
Forwards
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21
Soufiane Rahimi
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9
Kodjo Laba
3 Reasons why Manchester City should win and cover the -2 AH spread
- Manchester City won the first game of the competition 2:0 vs Wydad
- Al Ain lost the FIFA Club World Cup opener 5:0 vs Juventus
- Al Ain lost six out of eight AFC Champions League games this season
Main prediction Manchester City - Al Ain
AH1 (-2)
Best Odds:
1xBet
1.56
Additional predictions
Manchester City & Al Ain current standing in FIFA Club World Cup
| Group G | P | W | D | L |
G - A
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GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juventus | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 - 0 | +5 | 3 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 - 0 | +2 | 3 |
| 3 | Wydad Casablanca | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 - 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 4 | Al Ain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 - 5 | -5 | 0 |