Man City's Erling Haaland is 5/2 favourite to score first against Al-Hilal at the Club World Cup
Manchester City are huge favourites with Sky Bet to win their Round of 16 tie at the Club World Cup early Tuesday (BST).
At the time of writing - Pep Guardiola's side are odds-on favourites at 1/12 to secure the win and progress to the quarter-finals.
Meanwhile, their opponents Al-Hilal are sizeable underdogs at 17/2 to upset the applecart.
Elsewhere, in a separate market - Erling Haaland is an 5/2 favourite to find the back of the net first.
Haaland has recorded three goals contributions in as many games at the Club World Cup to date.
Haaland's team-mates Omar Marmoush, Phil Foden and Rayan Cherki round out the three favourites in the market to score first - with the trio priced at 9/2, 6/1 and 6/1 respectively.
Foden and Cherki have scored a combined three goals during the group stage.
Sky Bet odds in Winner of Tie market for Manchester City vs Al-Hilal:
Manchester City 1/12
Al-Hilal 6/1
Sky Bet odds in Goalscorers market for Manchester City vs Al-Hilal:
Erling Haaland to score first 5/2
Omar Marmoush to score first 9/2
Phil Foden to score first 6/1
Rayan Cherki to score first 6/1
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