Benfica vs Auckland City Match Overview – 20.06.2025

Portuguese giants Benfica are facing an easy task at the Club World Cup at the Inter&Co Stadium in Orlando as Aguias are going head to head with New Zealand’s Auckland City – a team that conceded 10 goals against Bayern Munich a few days ago.

This appears to be another significant discrepancy in Auckland City’s participation. Many wonder why such a bad team is even playing at the Club World Cup. For them, even scoring a goal against Benfica would be a massive success.

Benfica vs Auckland City Betting Prediction

Benfica News & Analysis

Bruno Lage’s team is looking for its first win in the competition after the 2-2 draw against Boca Juniors. It was a solid game for both teams, but in the end, the points were shared between them. Two Argentinians scored against the Argentinian opposition – Angel Di Maria and Nicolas Otamendi. Benfica finished the game with a red card as well – the Italian striker Andrea Belotti was sent off in the second half.

Some changes could be made in Benfica’s line-up. The two Turkish internationals Kerem Akturkoglu and Orkun Kokcu could return in the starting eleven as they started from the bench against Boca.

Benfica’s striker, Vangelis Pavlidis, has a great chance to score some goals here. The Greek international didn’t score against Boca, but now he’s facing a much weaker opposition. Let’s see how Vangelis will do here.

Auckland City News & Analysis

There ain’t much to say about New Zealand’s Auckland City. This team consists of part-time footballers who also hold full-time jobs. We all saw that during the 0-10 defeat against Bayern Munich, Auckland are just not at the same level as the other teams in the competition.

What could the manager Ivan Vicelich change against Benfica? He could eventually look at his bench and players such as Zhou Tong, Jerson Lagos and Ryan De Vries. Maybe they could allow the Navy Blues to look a little bit better in the next game.

Benfica vs Auckland City Betting Predictions

Benfica won’t have any problems winning this match. The only question is – how many goals are they going to score? As Aguias could put their “B” team on the pitch, it won’t make a difference. Auckland City are just not at this level – we all saw that against Bayern.

  • Benfica Over 5.5 Goals
  • Benfica to Win Both Halves
  • Auckland City Under 0.5 Goals

Head-to-Head Matches

This will be the first time Benfica and Auckland City will face each other on the pitch.

Betting Verdict

We expect another humiliation for Auckland City against Benfica in Orlando. The Navy Blues are just not good enough to face such powerhouses as Bayern Munich and Benfica. Their main goal will be to concede as few goals as possible at the Inter&Co Stadium. But can they achieve it? It won’t be easy for them.