Benfica vs Auckland City: Club World Cup Prediction (20.06.2025)

On Friday, June 20 at 23:00 WIB, Lisbon’s Benfica will face New Zealand’s Auckland City at the Inter&Co Stadium in Orlando in the second round of Group C at the 2025 Club World Cup. In the first round, the Portuguese side drew with Boca Juniors, while the New Zealand representatives suffered a crushing 0-10 defeat to Bayern Munich.

It’s clear that in the Benfica vs Auckland City matchup, bookmakers don’t even consider the possibility of the favorite losing. Betting on a Benfica win is unavailable due to the overwhelming likelihood of that outcome. A draw is offered at odds of 35.00, and a win for the “Dark Blues” is at 85.00. A total over 5 goals is priced at 1.20, indicating analysts expect an unusually high-scoring match. However, the goals are expected to come only from the Portuguese side. The odds for both teams to score are at 3.80.

Benfica

Bruno Lage had no complaints about his players after the match against Boca Juniors. According to him, Benfica even deserved the win, although the fairly attacking game didn’t feel particularly sharp from either side. The coach only lamented the lack of personnel to support the attacking line. In the second half, he was even forced to bring on injured midfielder Orkun Kökçü, but it didn’t change much as the bandaged Turkish player couldn’t contribute effectively due to pain.

It’s clear that facing the group’s underdog, the coaching staff will need to rotate the squad heavily. However, this is unlikely to affect the outcome.

Auckland City

Paul Posa has a very different issue with his squad. Many Auckland City players have other primary jobs. Some were simply not granted time off from their regular employment to travel for the Club World Cup. It’s difficult to seriously assess the chances of a semi-professional team. It was even harder to watch their helplessness against Bayern Munich, who scored goal after goal without needing to shift into high gear.

Stats and Head-to-Head Record

These clubs have never met before in any tournament.

Prediction

In a match like this, the only realistic prediction is how many goals the favorite will score. It’s likely that Bruno Lage will rest key players for the final group match against Bayern. Turkish striker Kerem Aktürkoğlu may start from the first minute in attack. An interesting betting option: Kerem Aktürkoğlu to score a goal in the match at odds of 2.02.