Auckland City vs Boca Juniors Prediction and Betting Tip - Odds, H2H and Preview Predictions

Auckland City vs Boca Juniors Prediction and Betting Tip - Odds, H2H and Preview

Tuesday night’s action in the Club World Cup sees a group-stage clash between Auckland City FC and Boca Juniors.

The only semi-professional team in the tournament, Auckland are a massive underdog in the Club World Cup, sitting at the bottom of Group C. On the other hand, Boca Juniors are looking to pick up silverware, following a disappointing start to the season in Argentina.

As the game approaches, here is everything you need to know about the sides ahead of kick-off.

Key Stats

• Auckland City are scoreless at the Club World Cup

• Auckland City have conceded 16 goals at the Club World Cup

• Boca Juniors are winless in their last five matches

• Boca Juniors have scored four goals in their last five matches

Team Preview, Form, and Standout Players

Coming from New Zealand, Auckland are the biggest underdogs at the Club World Cup – punching above their weight. Playing against European giants – Bayern Munich and Benfica in their opening two fixtures. Auckland have had a tough start, losing 16-0 on aggregate.

Their opponents, Boca Juniors, have had a mediocre start to the tournament, drawing in their opening fixture against Benfica before losing to Bayern. The clash with Auckland is a huge opportunity and chance for the South American side to secure their qualification to the next round.

Miguel Merentiel will be one to watch in this fixture, the Uruguayan having scored six goals and assisted three in 18 Liga Profesional Apertura appearances this season. Merentiel comes into the clash on fine form, having scored in the previous match.

Auckland City Preview

Auckland City Predicted Lineup (5-2-3): Garrow, Boxall, Lagos, Mitchell, Heijer, Bell, Zhou, Ilich, Yoo, Bevan, Zeb.

Coming into this meeting, despite a difficult start to the tournament, Auckland boast a fully healthy and injury-free squad to face Boca Juniors. Myer Bevan is the danger man in attack, with seven goals scored in all competitions.

Boca Juniors Preview

Boca Juniors Predicted Lineup (4-2-3-1): Marchesin, Advincula, Di Lollo, Costa, Blanco, Belmonte, Battaglia, Zenon, Palacios, Velasco, Merentiel.

Unlike their opponents, Boca have a trio of absentees. Ander Herrera and Marco Pellegrino are both out with ankle injuries, while Edinson Cavani is also expected to be out with a calf injury.

Head-To-Head

With both teams operating in different continents and at different levels of football, Auckland City and Boca Juniors are yet to meet with the Club World Cup offering the first meeting between the sides.

Betting Tip For Auckland City vs Boca Juniors

With a chance to secure their place in the knockout rounds and as the professional team in this clash – Boca Juniors will come in as the favourites. With all of this in mind, our team of professional experts have decided that the best tip for this game is for Boca Juniors to win. Odds of 1.004 from HighBet means that a £10 bet could see a potential return of £10.04.

Where To Watch

This match will be broadcast live on DAZN in the UK.

• Date: Tuesday, 24 June

• Kick-off Time: 20:00 GMT

• Channel: DAZN

Prediction

Auckland City 0-2 Boca Juniors