Auckland City v Boca Juniors: Club World Cup preview

Boca Juniors will be out to pick up their first victory of the FIFA Club World Cup when they take on Auckland City.

Not only do Boca need to win, they need to win big to have any chance of making it through to the next stage of the tournament.

They also require Benfica to lose against Bayern Munich and then hope to squeeze through on goal-difference, as they look set to pay the price for throwing away a two-goal lead against the Lisbon Eagles.

Auckland City have been the whipping boys in the group and will be playing for pride in their final game of the Club World Cup.

After conceding 16 goals in two games, the main objective will be to keep the score down and leave with their heads held high.

Boca will be on the front foot from the first whistle and another goal-fest looks to be on the cards in Nashville.

Auckland City v Boca Juniors betting preview

Auckland are playing for pride

It has been a tough FIFA Club World Cup for Auckland City, who have lost heavily to Bayern Munich and Benfica.

They now face another big test against Boca Juniors and will be desperate to save their best until last.

Whatever happens, it has been a great experience for Auckland, coming up against the very best players in the world.

After losing 10-0 against Bayern, they kept Benfica to six, mainly because of the performance of young goalkeeper Nathan Garrow.

They almost kept Benfica goalless in the first half, only to concede late, before the floodgates opened in the second half.

If they can keep Boca out in the first half, Draw/Boca Juniors in the Half Time/Full Time, can be backed at 11.00.

Scoring a goal would also be a nice moment for City and both teams to score can be backed at 4.33.

Boca target goal-fest

Boca Juniors will be out to put on a big score against Auckland City and then hope that Benfica lose to Bayern Munich.

They are seven goals behind Benfica on goal-difference, but turning around that deficit around is not out of the question if they find their shooting boots.

Over 6.5 goals in the game can be backed at 2.10.

Miguel Mirentiel was on target in the narrow 2-1 defeat against Bayern Munich and will be out to get among the goals again against Auckland.

He can be backed at 3.75 to score the first or last goal of the game, or 1.20 to score at anytime.

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Auckland City v Boca Juniors odds

Auckland City - 51.00
Draw - 34.00
Boca Juniors - 1.005

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