FIFA Club World Cup 3rd Place Match Analysis

Earlier in the week, Man City ended Urawa Red Diamonds’ and Fluminense ended Ahl Aly’s FIFA Club World Cup runs, which is why on Friday before the FIFA CWC Final, Urawa battles Ahl Aly for third place.

Heading into the match, Al Ahly is the favorite at +115. Odds have yet to drop for the spread line and total.

Check out FIFA Club World Cup odds, analysis, and free pick for the FIFA Club World Cup Third Place match between Urawa and Ahl Aly.

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Urawa Red Diamonds vs Ahl Aly
Handicap Odds: TBD
Money Line Odds: Urawa +180/ Al Ahly +115 / Draw +260
Over Under Total: TBD

Friday, December 22nd at 9:30 am ET
Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Why Bet on Urawa Red Diamonds versus Ahl Aly

Losing to Manchester City had to have disappointed the Red Diamonds. But Urawa fell to the UEFA Champions Leaguee favorite. The Citizens only beat Urawa Red Diamonds by 3 goals.

It doesn’t sound good, but the Citizens blasted Bournemouth 6-1 in a match earlier in the season. Urawa Red Diamonds beat a solid Mexican Liga squad in Leon in the quarterfinals. So we should expect Urawa to step it up against Ahl Aly.

Urawa Red Diamonds Last 5

L – 0-3 vs Manchester City
W – 0-1 vs Leon
L – 2-1 vs Hanoi
W – 0-2 vs Consadole Sapporo
W – 3-1 vs Wuhan Three Towns

Urawa Red Diamonds Predicted Starters

Nishikawa
Hoibraten
Scholz
Akimoto
Sekine
Yasui

Iwao
Nakajima
Kante
Koizumi
Okubo

Why Bet on Al Ahly versus Urawa Red Diamonds

Fluminense is a good team in the deep Brazilian Serie A league. So losing 2-0 to Fluminense makes some sense.

In the match before, Al Ahly upset Karim Benzema and Al Ittihad in the quarterfinals. Al Ittihad was one of the favorites to make the finals. So if Al Ahly returns to the form that led to beating Ittihad, they should have a great shot of taking home the third place trophy.

Al Ahly Last 5

L – 2-0 vs Fluminense
W – 3-1 vs Al Ittihad
D – 0-0 vs CR Belouizdad
D – 1-1 vs Young Africans
W – 3-0 vs Medeama

Al Ahly Predicted Starters

El-Shenawy
Abdelmonem
Ibrahim
Maaloul
Hany
Attia

Koka
Ashour
Kahraba
El-Shahat
Tau

Final Betting Analysis: Urawa Red Diamonds vs Al Ahly

This should be a tight match. Al Ahly didn’t just beat Al Ittihad, they dominated their rivals 3-1. The team from Cairo, Egypt bounced in their last against Fluminense, but that was to be expected because Al Ahly put it all out there in the win over Ittihad.

Still, Urawa Red Diamonds is a solid team. The Japanese League club had no shot against Manchester City. Urawa has a much better chance against Al Ahly.

Urawa’s defense should squelch much of what Al Ahly wishes to accomplish on offense. There will be a situation where Al Ahly over attacks, pushes too much, and that’s when Urawa Red Diamonds counters with a goal. Urawa wins the third place game 1-0.

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2023 FIFA Club World Cup Game Schedule

Date	Time	Round	Home		Away
Friday, December 22	10:30 a.m.	Final	Manchester City	vs.	Fluminense
Friday, December 22	1:30 p.m.	Third Place	Urawa Red Diamonds	vs.	Al Ahly

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FIFA Club World Cup Games: Bayern Battles Tigres in Title Match

On Thursday, the 2021 FIFA Club World Cup Tournament concludes with the third-place and first-place games. In the third place game, Brazilian squad Palmeiras takes on Ahl Aly. Then after that match, top Bundesliga club team Bayern Munich throws down against Mexican Liga team Tigres U.A.N.L.

Check out analysis, FIFA Club World Cup odds, and free picks for both Final and 3rd place matches.

2021 FIFA Club World Cup Games

Thursday, February. 11th, 2021
Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar

Thursday, Feb. 11th Matches

Palmeiras -163 / Ahl Aly +421

On Feb. 4, Ahl Aly beat opponent Ahl Duhail 1-0. The victory sent Ahl Aly into a Club World semifinal match versus Bayern. Although Bayern beat Aly 2-0, the defending Champions League squad didn’t cover the handicap.

Aly went off as a +2 ½ underdog. The ½ a goal, like we suspected, was the difference in the match. On Thursday, Ahl Aly looks to beat Palmeiras and claim third in the 2021 FIFA Club World Cup. It won’t be easy for Ahl Aly to reach their goal.

To be sure, Palmeiras’ form heading into last week’s matches didn’t match that of Ahl Aly’s. But Palmeiras is the third-ranked team in Brazil, the most soccer-crazy nation on the planet. Aly hails from Egypt. Although they’re the top-ranked squad in Egypt, teams in their country aren’t close to teams in Brazil.

With that being written, Ahl Aly has a shot. The odds make them an overlay. Also, Palmeiras won’t be as psyched for this third-place match as Aly. The best team in Egypt figures to beat one of the best from Brazil in the Club World third-place match.

FIFA World Cup Pick: Ahl Aly

Tigres U.A.N.L +1 ½ (+121) / Bayern Munich -1 ½ (-161)

The championship doesn’t have as much drama as the third-place match. Tigres U.A.N.L is the top-ranked club team in Mexico. But the underdog faces the best club team in the world on Thursday.

Bayern Munich ranks ahead of Manchester City, Atletico Madrid, Barcelona, and Paris St-Germain. Bayern should squash Tigres by at least 3 goals. In some matches, when BM feels like turning it on, Bayern has beaten teams by 5 to 6 goals.

There is one positive for U.A.N.L., though. Thursday’s battle will be Bayern’s third in the past 6 days. On Feb. 5, Bayern beat Hertha Berlin 1-0. Then on Feb. 8 they beat Al Ahly 2-0.

The door won’t open far enough for Tigres to get the win. But the door may be open enough for us to back the underdog on the handicap. Bayern could dominate by two goals for sure.

Then again, the third match in a row could lead Munich to take it easy after going up 1-0. Bayern is back it at four days after this against Arminia Bielefeld. So on Thursday we shouldn’t expect Bayern to destroy the best team in Mexico.

FIFA World Cup Pick: Tigres U.A.N.L