Juventus – Manchester City

Juventus’ odds look overly inflated

Group G has become one of the most uninteresting groups of the Club World Cup group stage. The two favourites from Europe were three heads above the teams from Asia and Africa. In essence, the third round in this quartet is designed to answer formal questions. It has already been decided in principle that Juventus and Manchester City will go to the play-offs, while Vidad and Al Ain will play the final game of the World Cup. The European clubs will be in head-to-head competition for the top spot. But who will be the lucky winner? Of course, the most desirable outcome for the Italian and English teams would be to avoid a meeting with Real Madrid already in the 1/8 finals. However, guessing what place in their group will take the royal club is now quite difficult. Group H meetings will take place later than the "showdown" between Juventus and Manchester City. If we proceed from sports principles, the Spanish team is the favourite to meet Salzburg, will claim victory and, as a consequence the final first place. So, the Italian and English teams are also motivated to fight for the first place. At the same time, a draw may suit Juventus, who scored one goal more than Manchester City. Bookmakers have identified the English club as the favourite for the upcoming clash, offering odds of 1.75 on their victory. Juventus have had a very tense season. And the tension was transmitted from the club's management to the players on the pitch and fans in the stands. The Turin club only in the last round of Serie A decided the question of participation in the next round of the Champions League. There were also questionable successes in other tournaments. However, in the United States, the Italian team is very pleasing to its fans with a bright and uncharacteristically attacking game. Juventus scored Vidad and Al Ain a total of nine goals, conceding only one. Even neutral fans from all over the world know about Manchester City's season. For Guardiola's team, the current tournament in the United States is an opportunity to start from scratch. So far, the "citizens" are doing well. Manchester City is the only club in the tournament that has yet to concede a goal. However, Juventus could very well spoil that statistic. There is no doubting the goals of Holland and company.