Tuesday’s Club World Cup Group C action kicks off at 3:00pm EST with both group games being played at the same time. We’ll focus on 3rd Boca Juniors playing 4th Auckland City. Read on for our top Auckland City vs Boca Juniors picks.
Auckland City vs Boca Juniors Odds
| BET | ODDS |
| Auckland City | +5000 |
| Draw | +3300 |
| Boca Juniors | -20000 |
| Over 2.5 | -2000 |
| Under 2.5 | +1000 |
Club World Cup odds at Bet365.
Auckland City vs Boca Juniors Head-to-Head
This is their first-ever meeting.
Auckland City Preview
The amateur club looked like a team with players who have other jobs, playing against the German champions Bayern Munich on Matchday 1 as they were run off the pitch losing 10-0. The shots were 31-1 and 17-1 in attempts/shots on target and Bayern had 72% possession.
On Matchday 2 shockingly, they held their own for 45 minutes with Benfica not scoring until a stoppage time PK. But a 1-0 deficit at halftime quickly got worse in the second half as the damn broke and Benfica went on to win 6-0. This time they gave up 65% possession and were outshot 32-4 and 16-2 on target.
Auckland are 9 games into the New Zealand Northern League and are currently 3rd at 8-1-4, scoring 22 and allowing 14. They’re also into the 3rd Round of the Chatham Cup.
Auckland, of all teams, actually has the most Club World Cup appearances of any team, with 12 all-time showings.
Auckland City are the most successful team in Oceania, having won 11 of the last 13 OFC Champions League titles.
Boca Juniors Preview
Boca Juniors jumped out to a 2-0 lead over Benfica on Matchday 1 before coughing up that lead and drawing 2-2. Miguel Merentiel and Rodrigo Battaglia had the goals, while Ander Herrera saw red in the 45′ which didn’t help in defending the lead. Jorge Figal also saw red late-on in the 88′. While Benfica took a red of their own in the 72′. Through all of that there were only 5 shots on target, 3-2 for Benfica.
On Matchday 2, it was all Bayern Munich early and Harry Kane scored in the 18′, however, despite many chances, it was just 1-0 at the half. Boca fought back and Merentiel scored again in this tournament to make it 1-1 in the 66′, but Michael Olise got the winner for Bayern, (2-1) in the 84′. Bayern led in shots 11-4 and shots on target 4-3.
Boca is technically in the offseason for as the Clausura hasn’t started yet in Argentina.
During the Apertura, they were 2nd at 10-3-3 scoring 24 and allowing 11. Though 2nd, they were tied with 33 points for 1st with Argentinos Jrs. In the playoffs they lasted 2 rounds, drawing Lanus 0-0 and winning in PKs, before losing 1-0 to Independiente in the quarterfinals.
That makes them winless in regulation in 6 games but still only 5 losses in 22 overall matches this year. Boca had typically been strong defensively before recent games. Only 5 times in 22 games have they allowed more than 1 goal in a match.
Their leading scorer has been Miguel Merentiel who’s now scored in both CWC games, making him a great player prop bet against a weak Auckland side.
Auckland City vs Boca Juniors Prediction
Boca are 3 points back of Benfica for 2nd in the group and have a -1 goal differential, while Benfica’s is +6. They’ll need a massive win over Auckland and for Benfica to get nothing versus Bayern to have a chance of advancing. Whether they go through or not, Boca will be lifted by a huge fan-base, will win by a few goals and Merentiel should be involved.
Therefore, you’ll need a pretty big win or to correctly predict multiple goal scorers to get any sorta return. Boca to score 5+ goals and Merentiel to score is only -175 at Bet365. Up that to 2+ goals for Merentiel and you’ll get +110.
Or Boca to score 6+ is -120, and Merential to score brings it to +105.
- FIFA Club World Cup Picks: Boca to score 5+ goals and Merentiel to score 2+ (+110) at Bet365
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