June 24th FIFA Club World Cup - Auckland City VS Boca Juniors Prediction
FIFA Club World Cup - Auckland City VS Boca Juniors
Match Time:25-06-2025 03:00 Wednesday (GMT+8)
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Team Reviews
Auckland City
Auckland City FC, coached by Ivan Vicelich, is last in Group C with 0 points after heavy defeats: 10-0 to Bayern Munich on June 15, 2025, at TQL Stadium, Cincinnati, and 6-0 to Benfica on June 20, 2025, at Inter&Co Stadium, Orlando. Their form shows 1 win, 1 draw, and 3 losses in their last five competitive matches, averaging 0.6 goals scored and 3.2 goals conceded per game. Key players include goalkeeper Conor Tracey, who made key saves despite conceding 16 goals, and forward Myer Bevan, their main attacking hope. Auckland’s strengths are their Oceania dominance (13 OFC Champions League titles) and team spirit, but their part-time squad (players include teachers and accountants) struggles against elite opposition, facing 38 shots across two CWC games. They are effectively eliminated but aim to score their first tournament goal.
Boca Juniors
Boca Juniors, led by Miguel Ángel Russo, is third in Group C with 1 point after a 2-2 draw against Benfica on June 16, 2025, in Miami (goals from Miguel Merentiel and Rodrigo Battaglia) and a 2-1 loss to Bayern Munich on June 20, 2025, with Merentiel scoring. Their form includes 1 win, 2 draws, and 2 losses in their last five, averaging 1.4 goals scored and 1.4 goals conceded. Key players include Merentiel (10 goal involvements in 2025 Apertura) and goalkeeper Agustín Marchesín. Boca’s strengths are their physicality and fanbase energy, but suspensions to Ander Herrera and Nicolás Figal, plus injuries to Edinson Cavani and Marco Pellegrino, weaken their squad. They need a win and a Bayern victory over Benfica to advance, with Opta giving them a 33.7% knockout chance.
Head-to-Head
Auckland City and Boca Juniors have no prior competitive meetings, making this Group C match on June 24, 2025, at Inter&Co Stadium, Orlando, at 12:00 PM EDT, their first encounter. Boca’s experience against weaker sides (e.g., 3-0 vs. Central Coast Mariners in 2018) contrasts with Auckland’s struggles against top-tier clubs (16 goals conceded in 2 CWC games).
Prediction: Auckland City 0-4 Boca Juniors
Boca Juniors are heavy favorites, with Opta predicting a 90.2% win chance due to their professional squad and Auckland’s defensive woes (16 goals conceded, 0 scored). Boca’s Merentiel and Battaglia should exploit Auckland’s backline, which collapsed against Bayern and Benfica. Auckland’s Bevan may create a chance, but their part-time status and lack of firepower make an upset unlikely. Posts on X highlight Boca’s need for a big win to boost goal difference (+1 vs. Benfica’s +6) and Auckland’s aim for a consolation goal. Both teams’ recent games suggest goals (Auckland: 100% of CWC games over 2.5 goals; Boca: 60%). Referee Mustapha Ghorbal may issue cards if Boca’s physicality escalates. The match streams free on DAZN.
Boca is likely to dominate, with Merentiel scoring twice and Battaglia adding a goal. Auckland’s defense may hold briefly, but Boca’s urgency and quality should secure a convincing win, keeping their knockout hopes alive pending the Bayern-Benfica result.
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