Fluminense vs Al-Hilal Predictions, Betting Tips & Match Preview

Dean Smith 03 Jul 2025
  • Fluminense and Al-Hilal head for Orlando in a Club World Cup quarter-final clash with the two sides only three matches away from claiming the crown. 

    Al-Hilal pulled off a huge shock when beating Manchester City in the round-of-16 stage and the Saudi side will fancy their chances of striking again against Tricolor when the pair clash on Friday night (20:00 BST).

Fluminense vs Al-Hilal Predictions

  • Full Time Result: Al-Hilal
  • Correct Score: 2-1
  • Both Teams to Score: Yes
  • Over/Under 2.5 Goals: Over
  • First Goalscorer: Marcos Leonardo

Fluminense vs Al-Hilal Betting Tips

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Why We’re Backing Al-Hilal to beat Fluminense at 6/4 with bet365

  • Al-Hilal were unbeaten in their three group-stage matches and conceded only one goal. 
  • Al-Hilal put up an expected goals figure of 3.16 and had 17 shots on goal in their 4-3 last-16 win over Manchester City. 
  • The open play expected goals figures in Al-Hilal’s 4-3 win over Manchester City finished 2.75 to 2.53 in favour of the Saudi side.
  • Fluminense conceded 68 per cent possession, lost the shot count 16-11 and corner count 5-2 in a fortunate 2-0 win over Inter Milan last time out. 

Why We’re Backing Marcos Leonardo to score first at 9/2 with bet365

  • Marcos Leonardo scored 17 goals in 24 Saudi Pro League appearances this season.
  • Leonardo has scored three goals in his last two Club World Cup matches.
  • The Brazilian is taking 2.85 shots per 90 minutes in the Club World Cup. 

Al-Hilal Form & Stats

  • Al-Hilal are unbeaten in their four Club World Cup matches.
  • Al-Hilal have scored six goals in their last two Club World Cup contests.

Fluminense Form & Stats

  • Fluminense have failed to score in two of their four Club World Cup games.
  • Fluminense conceded 16 shots in their victory over Inter Milan

Player to Watch 

Marcos Leonardo made a big-money move from Benfica to Al-Hilal and the 22-year-old scored 17 goals in 24 Saudi Pro League appearances this season.

The Brazilian made a huge impact when scoring twice against Manchester City in the last-16 round of the Club World Cup and that brace followed another strike against Pachuca.

Leonardo should continue to pose a major threat against Fluminense. 

Fluminense vs Al-Hilal Head-to-Head Results

These two sides will meet for the first time in Orlando.

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