High-scoring duel at Hard Rock Stadium?
Neither Real Madrid nor Juventus Turin won their national championship in the 2024/25 season, let alone any other title. For both of their countries’ record champions, the Club World Cup therefore represents a chance to end the past season on a conciliatory note. On the betting side, with Apple Pay, the tip for Real Madrid against Juventus is on a Blancos victory under favorable circumstances.
Both teams were quite prolific in the group stage. While the Royals scored seven goals, Juve scored eleven, but also conceded an impressive six. Accordingly, the prediction for Real Madrid vs. Juventus is that this top match in the round of 16 of the FIFA Club World Cup will tend to be high-scoring.
This duel has traditionally been synonymous with goals. In 21 meetings between the two teams, 55 goals have been scored. In the last three encounters alone, there have been three goals in each game (twelve in total). In six of the last seven matches between Real Madrid and Juventus Turin, both teams have scored, which is also very likely to happen again.
Real Madrid – Statistics & current form
Real Madrid parted ways with Carlo Ancelotti after a disappointing 2024/25 season that ended without a single title. Leverkusen’s successful coach Xabi Alonso took over the reins at the Royal Club ahead of the Club World Cup.
No wonder, as the Galacticos are also the record winners of this competition with five titles, although this time it will be held under a new format that makes winning the title much more complicated. However, if Real Madrid beat Juventus, the Merengues would face either Borussia Dortmund or Monterrey in the quarter-finals, against whom the White Ballet would also be favourites.
Will Kylian Mbappé return to the starting line-up?
Only in the semi-finals would they face a tough draw in the form of either Paris Saint-Germain or Bayern Munich, although the Blancos will have to do their homework first. In any case, the potential is there. Real Madrid have not lost in six competitive games (five wins, one draw). Apart from the 1-1 draw against Al-Hilal, they have scored at least two goals in each of their other five games.
That same attacking power is now needed against Juventus Turin, especially with Kylian Mbappé back in contention for a place in the starting line-up after recovering from a stomach bug that even required a trip to hospital. Even without the prolific Frenchman, however, Los Blancos recently recorded a confident 3-0 win against Red Bull Salzburg, demonstrating their enormous offensive potential.
Real Madrid’s expected line-up:
Courtois – Garcia, Huijsen, Tchouaméni, Rüdiger, Alexander-Arnold – Güler, Valverde, Bellingham – Vinicius Jr., Mbappé
Juventus – Statistics & current form
Juventus Turin had big plans for the 2024/25 season, but the turnaround under Thiago Motta failed to materialize. The overly defensive style of play ensured that the Bianconeri remained unbeaten for a long time. However, too many dropped points and draws allowed the competition to pull away, before a slump in the spring not only led to the dismissal of the former Bologna coach, but also buried all of the Italian record champions’ title ambitions – along with embarrassing defeats in the Coppa Italia against eventual relegation victims Empoli and in the Champions League against PSV Eindhoven.
Now, under Igor Tudor, the Zebre are looking to make a fresh start in the new season, having at least managed to secure Champions League qualification in the final stages of last season. The Club World Cup is now about proving their competitiveness at the highest level, but this has only been partially successful.
Juventus must improve defensively
The two must-win victories against Al Ain (5-0) and Wydad AC (4-1) were followed by a resounding 2-5 defeat against Manchester City. This explains why the Vecchia Signora are now clear underdogs. At Bet365, where new customers can get up to $100 in betting credits with the Bet365 bonus, odds of 5.50 are being offered on Real Madrid to beat Juventus in regular time.
The offense has been extremely successful recently, scoring eleven goals in the group stage of the Club World Cup. However, the six goals conceded also show what the Bianconeri urgently need to work on. Especially with Mbappé now returning to the Madrid side, it could otherwise be just as bitter for the Italian record champions as in the final group game…
Predicted Juventus line-up:
Di Gregorio – Cambiaso, Kelly, Savona, Kalulu, Costa – Thuram, McKennie – Yildiz, Conceicao – Kolo Muani
Real Madrid – Juventus Head-to-head record
Head to head: 11 – 2 – 8
The two teams have already played 21 competitive matches, with Real Madrid leading the head-to-head record with eleven wins. The most recent encounters between the two sides have always been very high-scoring affairs, with twelve goals scored in the last three meetings alone. In six of the last seven encounters, there have been goals from both sides.
Real Madrid – Juventus Tip
The top bookmakers are favoring Real Madrid against Juventus, and we also see them as the favorites. However, the odds are too low to offer value, especially as the Zebre were very clinical in the first leg and go into this clash between two record champions with some valid chances. Only two of the 21 previous meetings have ended in a draw, and with 55 goals scored, they have traditionally been very high-scoring encounters.
The Blancos, who are unbeaten in six competitive games (five wins, one draw), have scored at least twice in five of those six games, while Juve have also scored at least two goals in all three of their games at the 2025 Club World Cup. Accordingly, the prediction for a potentially high-scoring round of 16 match between Real Madrid and Juventus is interesting.