Real Madrid vs Pachuca Prediction: Mbappe ready for a first FIFA club medal

Real Madrid and Pachuca will play in the first-ever Intercontinental Cup final on Wednesday at the Lusail Stadium. This match will be the first game between the two sides. Who will win? Let’s check the team news, some match facts, expert betting tips, and odds.

Real Madrid

Real Madrid will hope to add another silverware to their cabinet in this game after getting a pass down to the final of this Intercontinental Cup. Despite being ruled out of their last clash against Rayo Vallecano, Kylian Mbappe travelled with the team down to Qatar, and clear indications show that the French forward will be part of the team. A win for Los Blancos will be the first world club title for Mbappe, who already has the World Cup for the French national team.

However, David Alaba has not tasted action since last December due to injury. Dani Carvajal is already ruled out of the season after suffering a severe knee injury in October. Éder Militao is also out of the season due to an ACL, and Mendy is not expected to return until January.

Pachuca

Despite having difficulties in their league games, Pachuca have been exceptional in this FIFA Intercontinental Cup. The 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup winners started their journey to this final with a 3-0 win over Botafogo before defeating Al-Ahly on penalties in the semis. They will be without Israel Luna due to a knee injury. Matías Zaracho, Sergio Barreto, and Cadu are also sidelined. However, Pachuca lost six of their previous eight games before this game, and I think they have no instrument to fight against the European Champions.

Possible Starting 11

Real Madrid — Thibaut Courtois, Lucas Vazquez, Aurelien Tchouameni, Antonio Rudiger, Fran Garcia, Federico Valverde, Eduardo Camavinga, Arda Guler, Jude Bellingham, Rodrygo, Vinicius Jr.

Pachuca — Carlos Moreno, Bryan Gonzalez, Gustavo Cabral, Luis Rodriguez, Andres Micolta, Pedro Pedraza, Arturo Gonzalez, Alan Bautista, Elias Montiel, Oussama Idrissi, Salomon Rondon.

Interesting Facts

• Real Madrid and Pachuca will be meeting for the first time in their history.
• Real Madrid have scored 3+ goals in five of their last eight matches.
• Real Madrid have scored 3+ goals in their last four FIFA games.

Expert Betting Tips

Everything seems to be working in the way of Real Madrid to get this win, and I think they will surely get it. Nevertheless, I will look into other profitable markets for the best return. Vinicius Jr. was awarded the FIFA Best Player Award on Tuesday, and I think that will serve as motivation for him to get on the scoreboard in this game. He has scored 16 goals in 24 games this season. Also, Real Madrid have been good in front of goal recently, with nine goals in their last three games, and I think they have all it takes to get the goals here.

• Vinicius Jr. to score for 1.72 odds
• Total 1: Over 2.5 for 1.88 odds
• Over 3 for 1.66 odds