Real Madrid vs Juventus predictions: Club World Cup tips and odds
Real Madrid vs Juventus tips
Madrid to win and over 2.5 goals @ 7/5 with Paddy Power
Vinicius Junior to score @ 13/8 with Paddy Power
Alberto Costa to be carded @ 13/5 with Paddy Power
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Madrid improving under Alonso
Both in terms of scorelines and performances, Real Madrid got better as the group stage of the Club World Cup went on, and they should be too strong for a wounded Juventus side who were crushed 5-2 by Manchester City last time out.
After a gritty 1-1 draw with Al-Hilal, Madrid eased to a 3-1 win over Pachuca despite going down to 10 men after just seven minutes, but they saved their best performance for last – a controlling and confident 3-0 defeat of Salzburg.
Having played in a 3-5-2 set-up for that game, with marauding wing-backs – something that proved problematic for Juve in their loss to City – Real are already establishing an identity under Xabi Alonso.
Juventus rotated their line-up for the defeat by City but the manner of the loss was still unacceptable and their defence, which will not be helped here by the absence of the injured Nicolo Savona, could again buckle against the Spaniards.
Madrid to win and over 2.5 goals – which has been a winner in their last two games – looks like a decent bet at 7/5.
Vinicius primed to strike
There are some decent odds-against options in the goalscorer prices for this game but Vinicius Junior perhaps offers the best value at 13/8, especially with the Super Sub promotion active for this market.
If Alonso chooses to stick with the 3-5-2 from the last game, Vinicius could once again play as part of a front two, most likely with Gonzalo Garcia given Kylian Mbappe will probably be on the bench, and the Brazilian could get more opportunities to strike at goal.
He scored in the 3-0 win over Salzburg and is averaging 1.7 shots per game in the tournament, while he bagged 11 goals in La Liga and eight in the Champions League last term.
Costa card looks a smart bet
Juventus wing-back Alberto Costa had a torrid time of it against Jeremy Doku in the City defeat, committing two fouls before he was hooked after 56 minutes by Igor Tudor.
Despite that display, the 21-year-old is likely to start against Real Madrid and is a nice price at 13/5 to be carded, again making use of the Super Sub promotion with Paddy Power.
Costa is averaging two fouls per game at the Club World Cup and this time around he will probably be up against Trent Alexander-Arnold, who drew fouls in the wins over Salzburg and Pachuca.
Juve have already collected six yellow cards in this tournament and Costa, who picked up three cards in just six Serie A appearances last term, is a prime candidate to go into the book.
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