Man City vs Al Hilal Predictions, Betting Tips & Match Preview

Joe Vaughan 30 Jun 2025

Manchester City’s dominant performances during the group stages, particularly a 5-2 demolition of Juventus, have seen them installed as the new favourites to win the Club World Cup.

City also find themselves in what looks the far easier side of the draw, away from Paris Saint-Germain, Bayern Munich and Real Madrid, and they next face Al Hilal in the last 16 in the early hours of Tuesday morning (2am BST).

Al Hilal remain unbeaten at the Club World Cup and impressed in a 1-1 draw with Real Madrid in their opener, but they may find this City side too much to cope with at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida.

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Man City vs Al Hilal Predictions

Full Time Result: Man City Win
Correct Score: 3-0
Both Teams To Score: No
Over 2.5 Goals: Yes
First Goalscorer: Jeremy Doku

Man City vs Al Hilal Tips

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Why We’re Backing Sergej Milinkovic-Savic Over 0.5 Shots on Target @ 6/4 with BetMGM

Sergej Milinkovic-Savic has had seven shots in total at the Club World Cup.
The Serbian has recorded a shot on target in two of his three appearances in this competition.
Milinkovic-Savic’s shots on target have come in his games against European opposition – Real Madrid and Salzburg.
Al-Hilal are without injured forward Salem Al Dawsari, so their other players will have to take on more attacking responsibility.

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Why We’re Backing Jeremy Doku First Goalscorer @ 9/1 with BoyleSports

Jeremy Doku is one of City’s form players, he has three goals in his last three games for club and country.
The Belgian attacker opened the scoring in the 5-2 win over Juventus.
Doku is averaging 3.0 shots-per-game in the Club World Cup.
Considering the above, Doku looks overpriced at 9/1 to break the deadlock.

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Man City Form/Stats

Since defeat in the FA Cup final, Manchester City have won five games in a row.
City have scored 18 goals across their last five games – with 11 in their last two.
Both teams have scored in just two of City’s last nine games.

Al Hilal Form/Stats

Al-Hilal have faced 15 shots on target in three games in this competition.
Al-Hilal’s Saudi Pro League games averaged 4.0 goals-per-game.
Al-Hilal have conceded three or more goals in four of their last five defeats.

Player to Watch

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has rotated his team throughout the tournament and he should continue that policy in this first knockout fixture. That could mean a start for summer capture Rayan Cherki, who has featured from the bench in the last two games.

Cherki has one goal so far and seems to be growing in confidence in his new surroundings, so he could make an impact in attack.

Another point of interest is former City man Joao Cancelo lining up for Al-Hilal. The full-back has faced City twice since his departure, representing Bayern Munich, and was booked in one of those games.

Man City vs Al Hilal Head-to-Head Record

This will be the first occasion that Manchester City and Al-Hilal have met in a competitive fixture.

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