Bayern Munich v Auckland City: FIFA Club World Cup preview

Auckland City begin their FIFA Club World Cup campaign on Monday morning with the small matter of facing six-time European champions Bayern Munich.

The Navy Blues find themselves in a formidable group, with the likes of Portuguese giants Benfica and Argentine goliaths Boca Juniors also competing for a top-two place.

First up for Auckland is a clash with Bayern Munich at TQL Stadium in Cincinnati, in what is a David vs Goliath encounter in Ohio.

Bayern Munich v Auckland City betting preview

Auckland with nothing to lose

The 51.00 odds for an Auckland victory on Monday tells you everything you need to know about the size of the challenge that awaits head coach Paul Posa and his side.

Auckland play their football in the Northern League in New Zealand, where they are the current champions.

However, this is an amateur competition and facing current Bundesliga champions Bayern will be a monumental step up for these City players.

If Auckland are to get on the scoresheet, forward Dylan Manickum is deemed to be their best hope and is available at 11.00 in the anytime goalscorer market.

Bayern want strong start

The result for many will be a foregone conclusion, so for Bayern manager Vincent Kompany, he will be looking for a first positive performance on US soil.

Bayern are considered one of the title contenders for this Club World Cup and they will be eager to hit the ground running in this competition.

In the handicap market, Bayern are available at 1.83 with -4 goals, just showing how one-sided this game is expected to be on Monday.

Harry Kane was in good goalscoring form recently for England and the Bayern striker is 3.00 to bag the first goal of the game and 1.18 in the anytime goalscorer market.

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Bayern Munich v Auckland City odds

Bayern Munich - 1.01
Draw - 29.00
Auckland City - 51.00

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This article was written by a partner sports writer via Spotlight Sports Group. All odds displayed on this page were correct at the time of writing and are subject to withdrawal or change at any time.