Prediction: Juventus to win 4-0
Best Odds: 11/1
Al-Ain and Juventus will lock horns with each other in the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup this week. The Group G match between the UAE Pro League club and the Serie A outfit will be held at Audi Field in Washington, DC and is scheduled to kick off at 2am UK time on Thursday.
Al-Ain
Al-Ain are the biggest and most successful club in the UAE. Al Zaeem have won a record 14 UAE Pro League, 7 President’s Cups, 5 Super Cups, 3 Federation Cups, two League Cup, two Abu Dhabi Championship, Joint League, Gulf Club Champions Cup and two AFC Champions League and one Emirati-Moroccan Super Cup.
Vladimir Ivic’s side have qualified for the FIFA Club World Cup because they won the 2023-24 AFC Champions League. Al-Ain, though, ended up fifth in the UAE Pro League in the 2024-25 season.
Al-Ain are unlikely to do much of note at the FIFA Club World Cup. The Emirati club have been drawn with Manchester City, Wydad AFC and Juventus in Group G. Premier League club Manchester City and Serie A outfit Juventus are the two favourites to qualify for the knockout stages from the group.
Team News:
Al-Ain are likely to line up in a 3-4-1-2 formation against Juventus. Patricio will be in goal for the UAE Pro League club. Autonne, Park and Cardoso will be the three defenders. Traore, Nader, Palacios and Erik will be the four midfielders. Kaku will be deployed as the playmaker-in-chief, with Laba and Rahimi as the two centre-forwards.
Juventus
Juventus are one of the biggest clubs in the world and are European giants. The Bianconeri have won the UEFA Champions League League in the past and have become Italian champions on multiple occasions.
The Bianconeri ended up fourth in the Serie A table last season with 70 points from 38 matches. Juventus will play in the UEFA Champions League in the 2025-26 campaign. The Serie A outfit are playing in the FIFA Club World Cup after earning their place through their eighth-place UEFA coefficient ranking over the past four years.
Juventus will fancy their chances of progressing to the knockout stages of the FIFA Club World Cup from Group G. Manchester City, Al Ain and Wydad AC are the other three matches in the group, and Juventus will be confident of ending up runners-up at least.
Team News:
Juventus are likely to line up in a 3-4-2-1 formation against Al-Ain. Di Gregorio will be in goal for Juventus. Kalulu, Gatti and Kelly will be the three defenders. Gonzalez, Thuram, Locatelli and Cambiaso will be the four midfielders. Conceicao and Yildiz will be deployed in attacking midfield. Kolo Muani will lead the line for Juventus.
Key Factors to Consider
- Al-Ain have won 4 of their last 6 matches in all competitions.
- Al-Ain have drawn 2 of their last 6 matches in all competitions.
- Juventus have won 3 of their last 5 games in all competitions.
- Juventus have drawn 2 of their last 5 games in all competitions.
- Juventus have lost 1 of their last 6 matches in all competitions.
Conclusion
While Al-Ain are a good team, Juventus are better and have more established players. It is very likely that the Italian giants will pick up three points from this particular game.
Prediction: Juventus to win 4-0
Best Odds: 11/1
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