SE Palmeiras vs Al Ahly SC, Club World Cup 2025 GROUP STAGE
Overview
Match Preview
SE Palmeiras vs Al Ahly SC — Club World Cup at MetLife Stadium.
- SE Palmeiras 3 games · 5 pts (2025/25)
- Al Ahly SC 3 games · 2 pts (2025/25)
Match Details
- Referee Anthony Taylor
9 games this season
🟨 4.8/game
⚽ 11.0 goals/game
🟥 4 total
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 Munchen | 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
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Jun | Al Ahly SC | H | 2–0 | W |
| 15 Jun | FC Porto | H | 0–0 | D |
| 01 Jun | Cruzeiro EC | A | 1–2 | L |
| 25 May | CR Flamengo | H | 0–2 | L |
| 18 May | RB Bragantino | A | 2–1 | W |
| 11 May | Sao Paulo FC | H | 1–0 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Jun | SE Palmeiras | A | 0–2 | L |
| 15 Jun | Internacional CF Miami | H | 0–0 | D |
| 14 Dec | CF Pachuca | A | 5–6 | L |
| 29 Oct | Al Ain FC | H | 3–0 | W |
| 22 Dec | Urawa Red Diamonds | A | 4–2 | W |
| 18 Dec | Fluminense FC | A | 0–2 | L |
Season Stats
| SE Palmeiras | Al Ahly SC | |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Position | #4 |
| 5 | Points | 2 |
| 3 | Played | 3 |
| 1 / 2 / 0 | W / D / L | 0 / 2 / 1 |
| 4 | Scored | 4 |
| 2 | Conceded | 6 |
| +2 | GD | -2 |
| 1.67 | PPG | 0.67 |
| 33% | Win % | 0% |
Key Stats
0%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
H2H (1 games)
0%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
60%
Clean Sheets
SE Palmeiras this season
SE Palmeiras this season
33%
Clean Sheets
Al Ahly SC this season
Al Ahly SC this season
SE Palmeiras are 1st (5 pts). Al Ahly SC are 4th (2 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
SE Palmeiras
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/2
31-45
–/–
46-60
2/1
61-75
–/1
76+
4/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Al Ahly SC
0-15
1/–
16-30
–/1
31-45
1/–
46-60
2/3
61-75
1/–
76+
–/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
SE Palmeiras
| Paulinho | 2 G |
Al Ahly SC
| Wessam Abou Ali | 3 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' And we are off! SE Palmeiras vs Al Ahly SC — let the football do the talking.
- 5' Al Ahly SC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- 10' Trezeguet has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
- 15' SE Palmeiras looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Jose Manuel Lopez scoring 1 goals.
- 20' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Al Ahly SC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 25' The 27-year-old Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
- 30' Gustavo Gomez needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 35' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 39' That looks like a foul for a card for Raphael Veiga.
- 42' Al Ahly SC player sees a card in front of him.
- 43' The referee calls foul for Agustin Giay. He receives a card.
- 45' Controversy at the stadium! Yahia Attiat-Allah argues furiously but the card stands.
- 46' SE Palmeiras ring the changes. Raphael Veiga has done his job and it is now time for Mauricio to step up.
- 49' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Wessam Abou Ali makes it 0-1.
- 54' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
- 59' GOAL! Jose Manuel Lopez scores on 59. Assisted by Mauricio
- 62' The Al Ahly SC manager makes a substitution. Trezeguet departs to be replaced by Achraf Bencharki.
- 67' It is a substitution in SE Palmeiras team. Anibal Moreno is replaced by Emiliano Martinez on 67 minute.
- 72' Al Ahly SC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
- 75' The referee has no hesitation. Joaquin Piquerez is booked for SE Palmeiras — card on 75.
- 76' Paulinho gets the nod from SE Palmeiras. He replaces Facundo Torres Perez and will look to change the dynamic.
- 79' The referee shows Al Ahly SC player a card on 79.
- 84' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both SE Palmeiras and Al Ahly SC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
- 89' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Richard Rios on 90.
- The points are shared — SE Palmeiras 2-0 Al Ahly SC. Honours even.
Lineups
SE Palmeiras Lineups
Starting XI
-
23
Raphael Veiga ↓ Mauricio 46'
- 21
- 15
- 5
-
17
Facundo Torres Perez ↓ Paulinho 76'
- 26
- 22
-
9
Vitor Roque ↓ Jose Manuel Lopez 46'
- 4
- 8
- 41
Bench
- 12
- 2
- 7
- 30
-
10
Paulinho ↑ 76'
- 14
- 3
-
18
Mauricio ↑ 46'
-
6
Vanderlan ↑ 76'
-
42
Jose Manuel Lopez ↑ 46'
-
32
Emiliano Martinez ↑ 67'
- 13
- 31
- 39
- 40
Coach
Abel Ferreira
Al Ahly SC Lineups
Starting XI
- 1
- 18
- 30
- 6
- 13
- 5
-
8
Hamdy Fathy ↓ Afsha 62'
- 25
-
9
Wessam Abou Ali ↓ Nejc Gradisar 62'
-
7
Trezeguet ↓ Achraf Bencharki 62'
-
15
Achraf Dari ↓ Ahmed Ramadan 62'
Bench
- 37
- 26
- 31
- 2
- 27
- 3
-
19
Afsha ↑ 62'
- 23
- 14
-
10
Nejc Gradisar ↑ 62'
- 36
-
4
Ahmed Ramadan ↑ 62'
- 24
-
34
Achraf Bencharki ↑ 62'
- 33
Coach
Mohamed Naguib
H2H
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.05
SE Palmeiras xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.69
Al Ahly SC xG
I would bet for:
SE Palmeiras to win 64% + Under — clean sheet likely 56%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: SE Palmeiras win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.74
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 92% |
|
8% |
| ± 1.5 | 75% |
|
25% |
| ± 2.5 | 51% |
|
49% |
| ± 3.5 | 30% |
|
70% |
| ± 4.5 | 15% |
|
85% |
Double Chance
SE Palmeiras or Draw
86%
Draw or Al Ahly SC
36%
SE Palmeiras or Al Ahly SC
78%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
12.7%
1 – 1
9.8%
2 – 1
9.1%
3 – 0
8.8%
0 – 0
8.2%
3 – 1
6.2%
4 – 0
4.5%
0 – 1
3.7%
4 – 1
3.3%
2 – 2
3.2%
1 – 2
3%
Asian Handicap — SE Palmeiras
| Handicap | SE Palmeiras covers | Push | Al Ahly SC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 22% | — | 78% |
| -2 | 22% | 21% | 57% |
| -1.5 | 43% | — | 57% |
| -1 | 43% | 24% | 32% |
| -0.5 | 68% | — | 32% |
| +0.5 | 89% | — | 11% |
| +1 | 89% | 8% | 3% |
| +1.5 | 97% | — | 3% |
| +2 | 97% | 2% | 1% |
| +2.5 | 99% | — | 1% |
Clean Sheet
SE Palmeiras keeps clean sheet
50%
✓
Al Ahly SC keeps clean sheet
14%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

