Mexican America will host Real Madrid at Yokohama stadium within the semifinal of Club World Cup. While the Spanish team performs even better in 2016/17 season, than during the previous period, the Latin America team doesn’t show good results even in domestic championship.
After 17 played rounds in Mexican championship of 2016/17 season, America have 28 points in the asset and the fifth place in the tournament table. The team has had three draws and two victories within the last five games, so they don’t seem to be losing, but a number wins does not impress. It should also be said, that the upcoming match against Madrid men will be second in the current tournament. The initial match was won against Korean Jeonbuk Motors with the score of 2:1.
Real Madrid occupy the leading position in the Spanish championship after 15 played rounds, having 37 points in the asset. Barcelona are six points behind Blancos, being the closest chaser of the Royals. The forthcoming game will be the first in the tournament for Zidan’s men, the Spaniards need to acclimatize, so it’d be hard to perform good right away. On the other hand, Blancos’ level is significantly higher, than the Mexicans’.
It seems, that bookmakers mark down capabilities of the Mexicans in this league. Club World Cup is not a top tournament for Real Madrid, so it wouldn’t come as a surprise, if Zidan will let out the reserve squad, as his star players are already playing on three fronts and need to rest sometime.
Prediction for the match: America to win with +2.5 Asian handicap.
