There’s FIFA Club World Cup action taking place on Friday as Benfica take on Auckland City.
Our full set of predictions, statistics and match poll for Benfica v Auckland City can be seen below - along with the latest match odds.
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Form Guide
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Benfica
DWWWDD 📈
Benfica will play in this fixture coming off the back of a 1-1 Primeira Liga drawn match vs Braga.
In that game, Benfica had 59% possession and 13 attempts on goal with 2 on target. The only player to score for Benfica was Vangelis Pavlidis (63'). SC Braga got 17 attempts on goal with 7 of them on target. Rodrigo Zalazar (24') was the scorer for Braga.
Benfica haven’t been able to stop scoring goals, finding the back of the net in each and every one of their last 6 games.
They’ve claimed a sum of 15 during that time while also conceding a total of 5.
Auckland City
LLLLLL 🚑
Following on from a losing effort in their last game against Bayern Munich in FIFA Club World Cup action, Auckland City will be aiming to make amends here.
Kingsley Coman (6', 21'), Sacha Boey (18'), Michael Olise (20', 45'), Thomas Müller (45', 89') and Jamal Musiala (68', 73', 84') scored for Bayern Munich.
Looking at their form, and Auckland City have been scored against in 6 of their last 6 matches, conceding 26 goals in total. At the back, Auckland City have seen their frailties exposed. We shall soon find out whether or not that trend will end up being sustained in this game.
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Team News: Benfica
Alexander Bah (Cruciate ligament tear), Manu Silva (Cruciate ligament tear) and Tomás Araújo (unknown injury) are unavailable for Benfica gaffer Bruno Lage.
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Team News: Auckland City
Thanks to a fully healthy squad to pick from, the Auckland City manager does not have any fitness worries to report before this game.
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Prediction
It’s looking like Auckland City shouldn’t be fancied to score at all against a Benfica side who simply have the strengths to dominate proceedings in all areas of the contest.
We are predicting a very commanding 4-0 belting (at least) for Benfica at the end of the 90 minutes.
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⚽️ What are the best odds for this match?
Looking at the betting prices for the match in the 90 min. result market, the win for Benfica can be had for 1, betting on a draw is 41 & taking a punt on the win for Auckland City is 81. They’re the top prices available at the current time.
Andre Moura,
18:01 16/06/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
🏟️ Team Focus:
Benfica
Formed: 1904
Stadium: Estádio da Luz (64,642)
Captain: Nicolás Otamendi
Chairman: Rui Costa
Manager: Bruno Lage
🔑 Star Man: Vangelis Pavlidis
Normally deployed in the Striker position, Vangelis Pavlidis was born in Thessaloniki, Greece. After having made a senior debut playing for VfL Bochum in the 2015 - 2016 season, the goalscoring Forward has struck 19 league goals in this Liga Portugal 2024 - 2025 season so far in a total of 34 appearances.