A thumping win for Bayern and a feisty battle for Boca Juniors highlighted matchday one in Group C of the Club World Cup. The two giants will face off in Round 2, with Bayern top and Boca Juniors third. Below we have a prediction for the match.
Bayern started off their charge for a third world title with a 10-0 win over Oceania giants Auckland City. Jamal Musiala grabbed a hat trick in the huge win and will be targeting more here.
With three straight wins, the German giants carry the favorites tag into this game as well. Their last loss came at the start of April, against Inter Milan.
Boca Juniors, on the other hand, opened their charge with a 2-2 draw against another European giant, Benfica. The Argentine giants will be mad at themselves for letting a 2-0 lead slip in that matchday one encounter.
Miguel Merentiel and Rodrigo Battaglia sent the Argentine giants 2-0 ahead after just 27 minutes. But Argentines Angel di Maria and Nicolas Otamendi scored to steal a point for Benfica.
At the close of the game, three red cards had been flashed. Boca are used to such flare-ups but will surely want a calmer outing and three points. In their last five matches so far, they are winless.
Boca Juniors had a fine start against Benfica on matchday one, but their game management tactics proved poor. They now have a tougher outing and will be very fortunate to squeeze something out of this game.
Boca Juniors are winless in the last five matches and are in danger of getting locked out of the top two if they don’t win here. They will be up against a Bayern side that has not lost much and hasn’t been conceding a lot either. Our prediction for Bayern Munich v Boca Juniors is for Bayern Munich to win to nil.