Man City v Fluminense Prediction, Preview & Odds - Club World Cup Final

We have a Man City v Fluminense prediction for you plus a breakdown of the odds and team news ahead of the 2023 FIFA Club World Cup Final.

Man City overcame Urawa Red Diamonds 0-3 in their Semi-Final through an own-goal and goals from Kovačić and Silva to book their place in another final.

Fluminense had a 2-0 victory over Al Ahly in their Semi-Final after late goals from Arias and Kennedy sealed their place in the final.

How To Watch Man City v Fluminense

When is Man City v Fluminense?

Man City v Fluminense will kick-off at 6.00 pm, Friday December 22nd in the 2023 FIFA Club World Cup Final.

TV Channel

Man City v Fluminense will be broadcast in the UK and Ireland on TNT Sports 1.

Live Stream

The 2023 FIFA Club World Cup Final can be live streamed on Discovery+, the home of streaming for TNT Sports.

Where is Man City v Fluminense Being Played?

The final is due to be hosted at King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Man City v Fluminense Odds

Man City are heavy favourites to land another trophy at 1/4. Fluminense can be backed at 9/1 to cause a shock in normal time and the draw after 90 minutes is priced up at 9/2.

Handicap Betting Odds

Man City: -2 @ 19/10

Fluminense: +2 @ 20/21

Handicap Draw: -2 @ 14/5

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Man City v Fluminense Weather Forecast

Extremely hot conditions are expected for the game on Friday, with forecasted temperatures of 27 degrees and no rain. Could the Brazilians be more suited to playing in this type of weather? Time will tell.

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Man City’s Form

Man City enter this game in mixed form having won four of their last nine competitive matches in all competitions. That form includes three draws and a defeat in their last five league matches meaning they have fallen to 4th in the table. Although it should be noted that that stretch included games against Chelsea, Liverpool, Tottenham, Crystal Palace and Aston Villa.

City showed their difference in class against Urawa Reds in their Club World Cup Semi-Final with an 0-3 victory. In that game they had 25 shots to their opponents’ 2, an XG of 2.08 with only 0.09 XG conceded and 74% of possession.

Guardiola’s side remain heavy favourites for the final for a reason and it would take an almighty slipup to give their opponents a chance of victory.

Man City’s Last Five Results

Urawa Reds 0-3 Man City | December 19th | Win

Man City 2-2 Crystal Palace | December 16th | Draw

Crevena Zvezda 2-3 Man City | December 13th | Win

Luton Town 1-2 Man City | December 10th | Win

Aston Villa 1-0 Man City | December 6th | Loss

3 Wins, 1 Draw, 1 Loss

Fluminense’s Form

Fluminense finished their 2023 Brasileirão season in a disappointing 7th place, 14 points off winners Palmeiras. However, their 2023 Copa Libertadores victory at home last month, following a 2-1 win over Argentinian side Boca Juniors after extra-time, earned the club their first victory in the competition. That qualified them for their first Club World Cup.

Their 2-0 victory over Egyptian side Al Ahly earned them a spot in the final following goals from Arias and Kennedy. It was just about what they deserved after dominating the ball with 65% of possession. They were more clinical than the Egyptians, scoring 2 goals from their 14 shots and 1.7 XG to their opponents scoring no goals from 20 shots and an XG of 1.67.

Fluminense’s Last Five Results

Fluminense 2-0 Al Ahly | December 18th | Win

Fluminense 2-3 Gremio | December 7th | Loss

Palmeiras 1-0 Fluminense | December 3rd | Loss

Santos 0-3 Fluminense| November 29th | Win

Fluminense 2-1 Contiba | November 26th | Win

3 Wins, 2 Losses

Man City v Fluminense Predicted Lineups

Man City Predicted Starting XI

Formation: 3-5-2

GK: Ederson

RCB: Walker, CB: Akanji, LCB: Aké

RM: Foden, CM: Stones, CM: Rodri, CM: Kovacic, LM: Grealish

CF: Alvarez, CF: Silva

Fluminense Predicted Starting XI

Formation: 4-2-3-1

GK: Fabio

RB: Xavier, CB: Nino, CB: Melo, LB: Marcelo

CM: Andre, CM: Martinelli

RW: Arias, AM: Ganso, LW; Keno

 CF: Cano

Man City v Fluminense Head-To-Head Results

This is the first game that will take place between the two sides.

Betting Trends

Goals

Coming into this game, between both teams there has been an average of 3.26 Goals Per Match this season which is more than the league (Premier League) average of 3.08.

In historic matches, 82% have had Over 1.5 Goals, 63% have had Over 2.5 Goals and 69% have had BTTS.

Cards

Between both sides, they average 6.01 Cards Per Match, which is higher than the Premier League average of 4.95.

Corners

The sides average 8.00 Corners per match between them which is considerably less than the Premier League average of 10.54

Scoring Patterns

The end of the game could be chaotic for Man City who have scored 5 goals and conceded 8 in the last 15 minutes of games this season.

Fluminense’s busiest period also comes in the last 15 minutes with 8 goals scored and 5 conceded.

Keys To Watch

Rodri – Man City

The Spaniard is integral to everything great about Man City and is arguably the best defensive midfielder in the world right now.

Since signing from Atlético Madrid in 2019, the club have won roughly 73% of their Premier League games with him in the team and 52.9% without. He recently returned to the side and played his part in the Semi-Final victory on Tuesday.

Fluminense – Formation

The key thing to watch for Fluminense will be the innovative tactics designed by Fernando Diniz to see how they match up against the juggernaut that is Man City stylised as the antithesis to Guardiola’s City side.

Diniz gets many of his ideas from the game of futsal, he sees football as a tool of free expression. Players are encouraged to intermingle, rotate and create. This is in contrast to the rigid instruction-based formation practised by Guardiola. “The way Pep likes having possession is the opposite of mine. His style is positional, mine is anti-positional.”

Man City v Fluminense Prediction & Best Bet

Prediction: Man City 3-1 Fluminense

Man City are heavy favourites going into this game and with good reason. The quality of their squad should arguably have them winning 9/10 games against the Brazilian side. However, their less-than-consistent form of late and the loss of Haaland could mean they don’t have that clinical edge.

Fluminense come into this match with little pressure for success in the final and with a system that Man City and Guardiola have not come up against before. If they can implement their game plan then they could have a puncher's chance.

I still expect City to be victorious but this could be a high-scoring affair and I wouldn’t be surprised if Fluminense grab a consolation goal or two.

Best Bet: Over 3.5 Goals and Man City Win @ 19/10

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