The final round of fixtures in the Club World Cup Group Stage are well under way.
A tournament that has staged the clash of continents, it has thrown up surprises and goals galore in this first renewal of the newly-revamped format.
Global glory and the unique title of club world champions remains at stake, as clubs look to progress into the next round of the competition.
Sport Preview’s Callum Close previews two more games and highlights his betting selections for each match.
Juventus vs Manchester City: Kenan Yildiz to score or assist – 11/4 (PaddyPower)
Thursday night will see the Camping World Stadium host the battle of two European heavyweights in fine form.
Both teams have cruised to victory in their opening two matches, against Morocco’s Wydad and Al-Ain – from the United Arab Emirates.
These results have seen Juventus continue a run of seven games without defeat, whilst City have lost only once in their previous 15 matches.
Manager Pep Guardiola’s side are also yet to concede a goal in this tournament – adding to a run of six ‘clean sheets’ from their last eight matches.
However, they trail their Italian opponents in Group G’s standings, having scored one less goal.
The winner of this game will qualify as group winners, meaning that the incentive to win remains despite their respective qualifications secured.
Despite their scoring prowess in this tournament, the last time these two clubs faced off featured only two goals – back in December.
Only one of seven head-to-heads between these clubs have featured more than two goals, and for that to happen once more is priced at evens – with Bet365.
For punters looking at something more valuable, player markets could be the play.
Turkish forward Kenan Yildiz is 9/4 (PaddyPower) to have a goal involvement, something he has done six times in his last four games for the ‘Bianconeri’ and that is the selection.
Punters can also take advantage of PaddyPower’s ‘Super Sub’ promotion, with their bet carrying on to a substitute should Yildiz leave the pitch.
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Salzburg vs Real Madrid: Rodrgyo to score or assist + Real Madrid to win both halves – 13/5 (Bet365)
This clash – the final fixture in Group H – will see a rematch between two clubs that faced each other in the UEFA Champions League.
‘Los Blancos’ ran out 5-1 victors when they welcomed the Austrian side to the Santiago Bernabeu back in January.
They will meet again with their place in the knockout stage to play, with both teams on four points after their opening two fixtures.
Saudi Arabia’s Al-Hilal took points off both clubs, drawing 0-0 with Salzburg whilst a stoppage-time penalty miss saw Real squander the chance to defeat the Arabians 2-1.
It was the first time in 17 matches that Salzburg failed to find the net.
Both sides made no mistake against Mexico’s Pachuca, however, as the Austrians won 2-1 and Madrid won 3-1.
It was Madrid manager Xabi Alonso’s first win in charge, despite his side having a player sent off in the seventh minute.
From a betting perspective, Real are – understandably – heavy favorites and the selection is going to be Madrid to win with some stipulations.
With Real’s array of forward players, I fancy them to win both halves just like they did when the two teams met in January.
Rodrygo was on target twice in that match and is priced at 4/5 (Bet365) to have a goal contribution in this match.
Combining the above is priced at 13/5 (Bet365) and that is the selection.
