June 18th FIFA Club World Cup - Pachuca VS Red Bull Salzburg Prediction
FIFA Club World Cup - Pachuca VS Red Bull Salzburg
Match Time:19-06-2025 06:00 Thursday (UTC+8)
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Pachuca
CF Pachuca, coached by Jaime Lozano, qualified for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup by winning the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup, defeating Columbus Crew 3-0 in the final. In the 2024/25 Liga MX, they finished 16th in the Apertura but improved to 8th in the Clausura, losing to Club América in the quarter-finals. Their recent form shows 1 win, 2 draws, and 2 losses in their last five competitive matches, averaging 0.8 goals scored and 1.2 goals conceded per game. Key players include striker Salomón Rondón (15 goals, 5 assists in Liga MX) and winger Oussama Idrissi. Pachuca’s strengths are their experience in the competition (5 prior appearances, joint-most for a Mexican club) and Rondón’s finishing, but their attacking struggles (no goals in their last two matches) and injuries to Andrés Micolta (knee) and doubts over Miguel Rodríguez and Sergio Barreto are concerns.
Red Bull Salzburg
FC Red Bull Salzburg, led by Thomas Letsch, qualified as the ninth-best UEFA team in the four-year rankings, marking their Club World Cup debut. They finished second in the 2024/25 Austrian Bundesliga to Sturm Graz and had a poor UEFA Champions League campaign, winning only 1 of 8 matches. Their form includes 3 wins, 0 draws, and 2 losses in their last five competitive matches, averaging 2.2 goals scored and 1.8 goals conceded. Key players include midfielder Oscar Gloukh (15 goal contributions in 26 Bundesliga matches) and forwards Dorgeles Nene and Petar Ratkov. Salzburg’s strengths are their high-pressing, youth-driven style and attacking output (10 goals in their last 4 Bundesliga matches), but injuries to Karim Konaté, Nicolas Capaldo, Hendry Blank, Maximiliano Caufriez, Daouda Guindo, and Moussa Yeo, plus a fragile defense (1 clean sheet in 9 matches), are weaknesses.
Head-to-Head
Pachuca and Red Bull Salzburg have no prior competitive meetings, making this Group H opener on June 18, 2025, at TQL Stadium, Cincinnati, their first encounter. Pachuca’s experience against European sides, including a 2024 Intercontinental Cup final loss to Real Madrid, contrasts with Salzburg’s debutant status.
Prediction: Pachuca 1-2 Red Bull Salzburg
This Group H match is pivotal for second place behind favorites Real Madrid, with Opta giving Salzburg a 41.8% win chance, Pachuca 31.8%, and a draw 26.4%. Salzburg’s attacking form, led by Gloukh, should test Pachuca’s defense, which has only 3 clean sheets in 15 matches. However, Pachuca’s tournament experience and Rondón’s threat could exploit Salzburg’s injury-hit, inexperienced backline. Both teams’ recent high-scoring games (Salzburg: 80% of last 5 over 2.5 goals; Pachuca: 40%) suggest an open contest. Posts on X reflect optimism for Pachuca, with some citing their edge over a struggling Salzburg, though Salzburg’s youth and pressing could disrupt. Referee Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria) may issue cards if the game turns physical.
Salzburg is likely to edge a close game, with Gloukh or Nene scoring and Pachuca responding via Rondón. Salzburg’s pressing and attacking depth should overcome Pachuca’s defensive solidity, but the Tuzos’ experience keeps it competitive. The match, streamed free on DAZN, could define Group H’s knockout race.
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