Manchester City vs Wydad AC Preview, prediction, lineups, betting tips & odds | FIFA Club World Cup 2025

The Cityzens are the defending champions of the competition.

Manchester City are gearing up to battle the Wydad Athletic Club in their opening match of the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 edition. The interesting contest between the two sides will take place at the Lincoln Financial Field.

English Premier League side Manchester City are now looking to begin their FIFA Club World Cup 2025. Their 2024-25 campaign went trophyless, but now they have a chance to grab one here. Pep Guardiola-led Man City have added some players to strengthen their squad and it will be interesting to see what type of plays they will come up with.

The Moroccan side, Wydad Casablanca, will have a tough challenge on their hands. They ended their Botola Pro 1 2024-25 campaign in third place. Wydad AC came up with decent performances, but it was not enough to win the league title. It will be interesting to see what type of plays they will come up with to stand a chance against the Cityzens.

Kick-off:

• Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
• Stadium: Lincoln Financial Field
• Date: Wednesday, June 18
• Kick-off Time: 21:30 IST/ 16:00 GMT/ 12:00 ET/ 09:00 PT
• Referee: Ramon Abatti
• VAR: In use

Form:

Manchester City: W-D-L-W-W

Wydad AC: W-W-W-L-L

Players to Watch

Erling Haaland (Manchester City)

Erling Haaland will be leading City in the final third. Haaland also came up with some decent performances in his last few games for the Norway national football team. He was the top goal scorer for the Cityzens in the Premier League, but his form saw a dip in the last few months. Haaland will be looking to make a comeback here.

Mohamed Rayhi (Wydad AC)

The 30-year-old Dutch midfielder, who can also be in action as a winger, came up with 12 goal involvements for Wydad AC in the Moroccan league this season. Mohamed Rayhi will be looking to step up as they next face Manchester City. It is not going to be an easy task for Rayhi, but he will be looking to come up with a top performance here.

Match Facts

• Man City are on a two-match winning run.
• Wydad AC are on a two-match losing streak.
• This will be the first-ever confrontation between the two teams.

Manchester City vs Wydad AC: Betting Tips and Odds

• Man City to win @1/14 bet365
• Erling Haaland to score @9/4 Skybet
• Goals over 3.5 @93/100 10 bet

Injury and Team News

Man City have all of their players ready to be in action.

Wydad AC will be without the services of Renan as he is injured.

Head-to-Head

Total matches: 0

Manchester City won: 0

Wydad AC won: 0

Draws: 0

Predicted Lineups

Manchester City predicted lineup (4-2-3-1)

Ederson (GK); Nunes, Dias, Akanji, Gvardiol; Silva, Rodri; Marmoush, Reijnders, Doku; Haaland

Wydad AC predicted lineup (4-2-3-1)

Benabid (GK); Moufi, Meijers, Boutouil, Bouchta; Zemraoui, Moubarik; Rayhi, Mailula, Lorch; Obeng

Match Prediction

These sides are going to meet for the first time and it will be an interesting contest to look at. Manchester City are likely to come out on top against Wydad AC in the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 fixture.

Prediction: Manchester City 4-0 Wydad AC

Telecast Details

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