Al-Ittihad Jeddah vs Auckland City Prediction & Betting Tips - FIFA Club World Cup

Prediction published on 10/12/2023, 13:00  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 12/12/2023 at 05:00 in Football Predictions

After an 18-year wait, Al Ittihad are back at the FIFA Club World Cup and start their campaign against Auckland City FC. Al Ittihad, the hosts in this edition, last featured in it in 2005, and lost two of the three matches they played. They come into this game having picked good form in the recent game. A 3-1 loss to Damak in their last game was their first defeat in six games. Meanwhile, Al Ittihad haven't lost in the last five matches at home, winning four. The only time in the last five home matches that they failed to win was in a 2-2 draw with Al Hazm. All of their last four home matches have produced over 2.5 goals. Al Ittihad have failed to score in just one of their last 10 matches at home. Seven of their last nine home matches had over 2.5 goals.

Auckland City are also coming from defeat in their domestic league. They fell 2-0 to Wellington Olympic, in what was their third straight loss. That result also marked the first time in five matches that they failed to score. While they have a good scoring run, Auckland City aren’t very strong defensively. Only one of their last five matches has returned a clean sheet, with both sides scoring in three of the five matches. Three of their last five matches have however seen Auckland City score more than a goal. Though Auckland City lost their last away game 2-0 to Wellington Olympic, they generally have a good run. In their last eight away matches, they have seven wins.