Thursday , 2 July 2026

Manchester City FC vs Al Ain FC, Club World Cup 2025 GROUP STAGE

FIFA Club World Cup · 2025
Manchester City FC
6 – 0
Full Time
Al Ain FC
Mon 23 Jun 2025 · 01:00 UTC Mercedes-Benz Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 25' Facundo Zabala
Y 45' Rami Rabia
Abdukodir Khusanov 58' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Manchester City FC vs Al Ain FC — Club World Cup at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Mustapha Ghorbal
4 games this season 🟨 2.3/game ⚽ 7.5 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 SE Palmeiras 3 5
2 Internacional CF Miami 3 5
3 FC Porto 3 2
4 Al Ahly SC 3 2
5 Paris Saint-Germain FC 3 6
6 Botafogo FR 3 6
7 Club Atletico de Madrid 3 6
8 Seattle Sounders FC 3 0
9 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 3 7
10 FC Bayern München 3 6
11 CA Boca Juniors 3 2
12 Auckland City FC 3 1
13 CR Flamengo 3 7
14 Chelsea FC 3 6
15 Esperance de Tunis 3 3
16 Los Angeles FC 3 1
17 FC Internazionale Milano 3 7
18 CF Monterrey 3 5
19 CA River Plate 3 4
20 Urawa Red Diamonds 3 0
21 Borussia Dortmund 3 7
22 Fluminense FC 3 5
23 Mamelodi Sundowns FC 3 4
24 Ulsan HD FC 3 0
25 Manchester City FC 3 9
26 Juventus FC 3 6
27 Al Ain FC 3 3
28 Wydad AC 3 0
29 Real Madrid CF 3 7
30 Al Hilal 3 5
31 FC Red Bull Salzburg 3 4
32 CF Pachuca 3 0

Head-to-Head

1
Manchester City FC 1 games · Avg 6.0 goals Al Ain FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-06-23 Manchester City FC 6–0 Al Ain FC

Recent Form

Manchester City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Jun Al Ain FC H 6–0 W
18 Jun Wydad AC H 2–0 W
25 May Fulham FC A 2–0 W
20 May AFC Bournemouth H 3–1 W
17 May Crystal Palace FC A 0–1 L
10 May Southampton FC A 0–0 D
Al Ain FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Jun Manchester City FC A 0–6 L
19 Jun Juventus FC H 0–5 L
29 Oct Al Ahly SC A 0–3 L
22 Sep Auckland City FC H 6–2 W

Season Stats

Manchester City FC Al Ain FC
#25 Position #27
9 Points 3
3 Played 3
3 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 1 / 0 / 2
13 Scored 2
2 Conceded 12
+11 GD -10
3.00 PPG 1.00
100% Win % 33%

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
Manchester City FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Al Ain FC this season

Manchester City FC are 25th (9 pts). Al Ain FC are 27th (3 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Manchester City FC
0-15
4/1
16-30
1/1
31-45
2/–
46-60
2/2
61-75
3/–
76+
3/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Al Ain FC
0-15
–/3
16-30
–/2
31-45
1/3
46-60
1/1
61-75
–/1
76+
–/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Manchester City FC
Phil Foden 3 G 1 A
Erling Haaland 3 G 1 A
Ilkay Gundogan 2 G 1 A
Jeremy Doku 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Manchester City FC to score. At the same time, Al Ain FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' It’s high time Pep Guardiola made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 8' Goal! Ilkay Gundogan scores his 62 goal in 436 matches.
  • 13' Al Ain FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 18' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Al Ain FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 23' It looks surprising Al Ain FC does not make any changes. Claudio Echeverri has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 25' That looks like a foul for a card for Facundo Zabala.
  • 27' What a strike from Claudio Echeverri! The score is 2-0.
  • 32' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Amadou Niang suffering a number of foals already.
  • 37' Al Ain FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 37.
  • 42' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 45' The referee calls foul for Rami Rabia. He receives a card.
  • 46' Another change for Manchester City FC made on 46 minute. Claudio Echeverri leaves to be changed by Phil Foden.
  • 50' What a strike from Erling Haaland! The score is 3-0.
  • 55' Manchester City FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Ilkay Gundogan scoring 2 goals.
  • 58' Manchester City FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 61' Rodri has so much to prove this time. He replaces Nico Gonzalez on 61 minute.
  • 62' The whistle greets Facundo Zabala as he departs to be replaced by Erik.
  • 67' It looks like no one’s ball. Manchester City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 72' Manchester City FC is showing some good football. However, Manchester City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 73' What a strike from Ilkay Gundogan! The score is 4-0.
  • 74' The supporters are chanting for Ruben Dias. He replaces Josko Gvardiol on 74 minute.
  • 79' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 84' GOAL! Oscar Bobb scores on 84. Assisted by Rodri
  • 89' What a strike from Rayan Cherki! The score is 6-0.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 6-0.

Lineups

Manchester City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pep Guardiola

Al Ain FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Vladimir Ivic

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
5 Manchester City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.3 Al Ain FC xG
I would bet for: Manchester City FC to win 86% + Over 2.5 goals 86%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Manchester City FC86% Draw8% Al Ain FC6%
Actual: Manchester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes25% 0% No75%
Avg goals/match: 5.3
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 99%
1%
± 1.5 95%
5%
± 2.5 86%
14%
± 3.5 72%
28%
± 4.5 53%
47%

Double Chance

Manchester City FC or Draw
94%
Draw or Al Ain FC
14%
Manchester City FC or Al Ain FC
92%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Manchester City FC85% Draw14% Al Ain FC1%
Actual: Manchester City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
4 – 0
14.8%
5 – 0
14.4%
3 – 0
12.4%
6 – 0
Actual
7 – 0
8.6%
2 – 0
8%
5 – 1
4.3%
4 – 1
4.3%
6 – 1
3.7%
1 – 0
3.5%
3 – 1
3.5%
7 – 1
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Manchester City FC

Handicap Manchester City FC covers Push Al Ain FC covers
-2.5 79% — 21%
-2 79% 12% 9%
-1.5 91% — 9%
-1 91% 6% 3%
-0.5 97% — 3%
+0.5 100% — 0%
+1 100% — 0%
+1.5 100% — 0%
+2 100% — 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet
75% ✓
Al Ain FC keeps clean sheet
1% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.