Joralexray Garcia
After a thrilling opening and first round, the Club World Cup will continue its action this February 4 with this interesting clash between Seattle Soudners vs Al Ahly.This will be the second match of the second round, which will determine who will face Real Madrid in the semifinals.
Without further ado, at JefeBet you will find all the details in the Seattle Sounders vs Al Ahly preview, with our predictions, the available betting odds and more.
Predictions, Odds, and Betting Preview for the Seattle Sounders vs Al Ahly Club World Cup Second Round Game on February 4, 2023
- Where: Stade Ibn Batouta, Tangier, Morocco
- When: Saturday, February 4, 2023, 12:00 PM E.T.
- BetMGM Moneyline: Seattle Sounders (+166) / Tie (+400) / Al Ahly (+185)
- Unibet Asian Handicap: Seattle Sounders (AH 0, -116) / Al Ahly (AH 0, -104)
- Over/Under (2.5): Over (+114), Under (-139).
- Both teams score: Yes (-120) / No (-108).
Odds provided by BetMGM and. Unibet.
Seattle Sounders Preview
Seattle Sounders fans can’t wait for their team to make its debut and make history at the Club World Cup, as they also will become the first U.S. team to compete in this tournament.They will surely want to advance to the semifinals of the competition at their first attempt.
Rave Green won its ticket to the Club World Cup after being crowned champion of the CONCACAF Champions League after defeating Cruz Azul 5-2 on aggregate in a thrilling final. This victory broke a 17-year Mexican domination of the tournament, and Seattle became the first American team to win the title since 2000.
Despite these achievements, Brian Schmetzer’s team is not in the best conditions, as it has not played an official match since October last year and was unable to win in the two friendly matches it played in preparation for this tournament (0-0 draw vs Wolfsberger; 2-3 loss vs Hammarby).
Probable lineup (4-2-3-1): Stefan Frei; NouhouTolo, Yeimar Gomez, Xavier Arreaga, Alexander Roldan; Albert Rusnak, Kelyn Rowe; Leo Chu, Nicolás Lodeiro, Cristian Roldan; Raúl Ruidíaz.
Al Ahly preview
Egypt’s Al Ahly kicked off their eighth appearance in the Club World Cup with a big first-round win over Auckland City of AustraliaThe team dominated from start to finish, outscoring its opponent 23 to 3 in shots and 3-0 in the final score.
It should be remembered that Al Ahly came into this competition after being runner-up in the CAF Champions League, and that their best result in this tournament was third place in the last edition, something they will at least try to repeat this time.
The African side will surely have a lot of confidence going into this match, considering that they are on a 22-match unbeaten streak in a row in all competitions, with 18 wins and 4 draws in the process, their last loss coming in August 2022.
Probable lineup (4-1-3-2): Mohamed El-Shenawy; Mohamed Hany, Mahmoud Metwalli, Mohamed Abdelmonem, Ali Maaloul; Aliou Dieng; Hussein El Shahat, Afsha, Ahmed Abdelkader; Mohamed Sherif, Percy Tau.
JefeBet Prediction
Seattle Sounders may appear to be slight favorites because of the confederation they come from, however, their momentum is not good, coming in off the pace and in the midst of a four-game winless streak.
In addition, they will be facing an Al Ahly team that showed very good things in their previous presentation and that is a team that is used to playing in this tournament, something that is very important in these situations. Therefore, we expect an evenly matched game, but we are confident that the Egyptians will impose their hierarchy and win.
Prediction: Al Ahly win (SEA 1 – 2 AHL).
