Real Madrid take on Borussia Dortmund in the knockout stages of the FIFA Club World Cup, promising a spectacular football showdown.
Met Life Stadium, home to the New York Giants and New York Jets, plays host to the head-to-head, and we look at the best bets on show surrounding the occasion.
Real Madrid vs Dortmund Club World Cup betting preview
Both sides are unbeaten in their travels through the Club World Cup, and they have both relied on the services of their goalkeepers in the tournament. For both sides to keep the game goalless, the bookies have the score line at an impressive 18/1, 9.0, +1800.
Thibault Courtois has an average SofaScore rating of 7.68, with a landmark ten saves against Pachuca. Gregor Kobel similarly kept the doors shut against Fluminense with five saves to his name and has an average of 7.30.
One player who will aim to break the deadlock will be Kylian Mbappé, regardless of the number of minutes he plays. He featured in a cameo role last time out against Juventus in the 68th minute. He is 10/3, 4.33, +333.3 to open his account in this year’s tournament.
Dortmund, on the other hand, is a mix of experience and raw youth talent, bolstered by Jude Bellingham’s brother, Jobe. He will sadly miss the match due to a one-match suspension, so Marcel Sabitzer may likely stand in. He’s been booked before against Los Blancos and is 10/3 .33, +333.3, to end up in the referee’s eyeline.
Real haven’t lost in six games against Dortmund, racking up four wins. Dortmund haven’t managed a clean sheet against the men from Madrid and have been unwilling spectators to Real opening the scoring against them on five of six occasions.
The good news for Dortmund is that statistically, they have scored in five of those contests, with over 10.5 corners happening in each of those frenetic games. These matches have also gone over the 2.5 goals mark 83% of the time.
Niko Kovac, Dortmund’s Head Coach, was wary of the Real manager’s previous Bundesliga record, saying. “We know (Xabi Alonso) very well. He worked two and a half years in Germany, and he did a fantastic job. Now he’s implementing everything he had at Bayer Leverkusen at Real Madrid.”
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