The second half of the FIFA Club World Cup quarterfinals is on Saturday.
The latest: Reigning Champions League winners Paris SG take on Bayern Munich to start the action at noon ET. After that, Real Madrid battles Borussia Dortmund. Both German clubs are underdogs to advance.
Check out the best FIFA Club World Cup predictions for the quarterfinal matches on July 5.
FIFA Club World Cup predictions
Best bet: Madrid vs. Dortmund over 3.5 goals (+140)
This match has the chance to be a spectacle.
Dortmund closed out its season by playing in a boatload of barnburners, going over 3.5 goals in nine of 10 matches heading into this tournament.
That includes a 4-0 loss to Barcelona, a 3-1 win against Barcelona, and a 2-2 draw against Bayern Munich. Madrid is very much on the level of those teams, and I can see it filling the net against BVB’s defence.
But Dortmund should also be able to exploit Madrid’s backline, which was horrible in big matches all season.
Los Blancos conceded 16 goals in four games against Barcelona and gave up a pair of three-goal spots against AC Milan and Arsenal in the Champions League.
Injuries played a big part in that, but Madrid is still without a lot of its studs. Dani Carvajal, Eder Militao, Ferland Mendy and David Alaba are all out.
Key stat: There have been an average of 3.8 goals scored across Dortmund’s last 15 matches.
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Paris SG vs. Bayern Munich best bet
Bayern Munich under 1.5 goals (-163): Is this a lot of juice? Yes. But is PSG’s defence impregnable? Also, yes.
Luis Enrique’s side plays a relentless brand of football based around a high press and retaining possession.
We’ve already seen PSG embarrass a number of top-end sides like Inter Milan in the UCL final (5-0) and Atletico Madrid in the group stage of this tournament (4-0).
All and all, the Parisians have conceded just one goal in their last six games — and it somehow came against a mid-table Brazilian team, Botafogo.
Many teams would kill to have Bayern’s attack, but I just can’t see it lighting things up against PSG.
FIFA Club World Cup predictions made at 3:00 p.m. on 07/04/2025.
Avery joined NorthStar Gaming as an intern in 2022 before stepping into a full-time role soon after. He loves betting on and analyzing golf — mainly because it’s easier than actually playing — but is a fan of all sports, from the NFL to the UFC.