Al Ahly vs Al Ittihad Predictions

• Al Ittihad have a home advantage as this game is being played in Jeddah.
• Al Ittihad have won four of their last five games and have just one defeat in their last seven.
• Al Ahly have failed to win their last three games.

Al Ittihad can make home advantage count

Al Ahly enter the Club World Cup on Friday as they face off against Saudi Arabia’s Al Ittihad.

The Egyptian side are the designated home team, but it is the ‘visitors’ who will have home advantage here as the game is being played in their home city of Jeddah.

Al Ittihad have enough quality in their squad to win on neutral territory but with this game taking place at their King Abdullah Sports City home it is hard to see anything other than a win for the Saudi side.

Al Ittihad can set up Fluminense clash

A semi-final meeting with Brazil’s Fluminense awaits, and Al Ittihad can secure a place in the last four.

The Saudi champions brushed aside New Zealand’s Auckland 3-0 in the last round, while this Al Ahly’s first game in this competition and they come into the clash with just one win in their last five games – although four of those have been draws.

Goals appear to be an issue for the Egyptians as they have failed to score in two of their last three games but as Al Ittihad have just one clean sheet in their last nine games there may well be goals at both ends.

A 3-1 win for Al Ittihad is the correct score prediction as they have scored at least three goals in three of their last seven games and should be able to grab a few against Al Ahly as they look to make a bit of a statement. Veteran Frenchman Karim Benzema is the standout pick for an anytime goal as he has nine goals in 13 Saudi league games and will be on penalty duties, having scored from the spot in the win over Auckland.

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