Al Ahly v Monterrey predictions

Match	Date	Selection	Bet	Odds	Bet now
Al Ahly v Monterrey predictions Club World Cup, International	16/12/2012 08:30	total goals	Over 2.5 goals	1.90	Bet at Unibet
Betting prediction was written by Dan Adair

AL AHLY - MONTERREY PREDICTIONS AND PREVIEW: BETTING STATS

How Qualified, Participation & Best historical finish:

Al Ahly - Won African Champions League & three times qualified and best finish 3rd.
Monterrey - Winner of Concacaf Champion's League. Played once before, best finish 5th.

Current League statistics:

Al Ahly No league this year after Port Said Tragedy.
Monterrey (7th) P19 W5 D9 L5 Pts 24 GF25 GA24 GD+1- Average goals per game: 2.58

TEAM NEWS AND RUN OF PLAY

Al Ahly are almost FIFA World Club Cup regulars, with 3 appearances and a creditable 3rd place finish in 2008. The club from Egypt have had a really tough year after the game in Port Said where over 70 fans died after crowd trouble. The Egyptian league was cancelled and Al Ahly found the majority of its team ready to disband and move abroad. After a decision to carry on in continental competition in the name of the fans. Al Ahly are a very fast and physical team, they have a great spirit and are playing with massive heart. Big players for the team are international captain Mohamed Aboutreika, The club and country legend has been left out twice in this tournament so far but makes cameos in which he looks head and shoulders above his team mated. Geddo. Al Ahly played an excellent quarter final against Brazilian gaints Corinthians. Only going down by 1 goals to the compact and organised South Americans they gave a good account of themselves. The match was almost 50/50 at times such was the tight nature of the match , neither side willing to overcommit.
Monterrey are current CONCACAF Champions League winners and have been since 2010 after back to back victories. They have had their most impressive period of their entire history over the past few years with a couple of Mexican titles. They won the closing season of 2012 in impressive style but could not cope with the battle on two fronts in this years Apertura. In this tournement so far they have played twice, beating Ulsan Hyundai easily and losing to Chelsea without much of a fight. In the first game they dominated the Koreans and played some fantastic football. However against the UEFA champions Monterrey looked overawed. They gave their illustrious opponents too much respect and the game was over with the hour. Monterrey showed flashes of the brilliance in their 1st match but could little as they were already 3 goals down. Midfield starlet Jesus Corona was again the standout player, a youngster who could go all the way for sure.

AL AHLY - MONTERREY : 1X2 BETTING PREVIEW

2.15 Monterrey (WillHill)is the selection in this game. 3rd Place playoffs may not seem of much consequence but I am sure both sides will be working their socks off to win this game. There is the matter of the prestige of finishing 3rd for sure and the matter of half a million dollars extra in prize money too. Both sides have looked good in this tournement so far; Al Ahly were made to look good by an ultra conservative Corinthians. Monterrey gave an electric performance against Ulsan but were never in it against Chelsea. I fancy Monterrey to regain face with an easy win against the Africans. Goals are guarenteed here and I see more for the Mexicans.

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AL AHLY - MONTERREY :ASIAN HANDICAP PREDICTION

Monterrey -1 is the selection here 3.10 (Bet365) Both sides will be keen to take the 3rd place I just think the quality of play is so much higher for Monterrey. I think the Mexican side will make light work of Al Ahly here. If the winning margin is more than 1 goal we get paid but just the 1 goal winning margin see stakes returned.

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AL AHLY - MONTERREY :TOTAL GOALS PREDICTION

Over 2.50 1.90 (Unibet) is the bet here. I always prefer the overs in these "dead rubber" games. Defence is more relaxed and the pressure is off so we generally see goals. We got 5 in the Ulsan v Sanfrecce match up for 5th place. Both sides have quality and both will attack here. I like the price at 1.90 and Unibet should be made to pay for the large odds.

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