Espérance Tunis of Tunisia and Chivas Guadalajara of Mexico open the double round of this Tuesday, December 18, of the FIFA Club World Cup with the seal of Fifa (International Football Federation) being held in the United Arab Emirates United. The clash is worth the fifth place in the tournament. It will be held at the Hazza bin Zayed Stadium in Al Ain. The kickoff was scheduled for 11am (Brasília time).Like all matches in the competition, the fifteenth that has the administration of the entity, the duel is eliminatory. The winner will be ranked fifth and the loser will be in sixth place among the seven participants. Last place was with Team Wellington of New Zealand, who dropped into the Round of 16. In the event of a tie, a 30-minute extension will be held. If equality persists the setting will occur on penalty kicks.
Espérance Tunis
Winners of the 2018 edition of the Champions League of Africa, Espérance Tunis made its debut in the Club World Cup on Saturday 15 December. He was not able to contain Al-Ain. The local team, which only qualified for the United Arab Emirates, scored 3-0.The ball looked to have taken a deflection on the way in, but he refused to go there – with a substitution at the back of the field, performance in this respect. Of those 18 attempts, only one hit the target while the 12 opponents in which the rivals threw against their goal, half of the balls went in the right direction.The defeat ended the unbeaten sequence of Espérance that reached seven clashes (six wins and one draw). They were confronted by the Professional League 1, the elite division of the Tunisian Championship in which the team, with 23 points (seven wins, two draws and one defeat), occupies the third place. He is three points behind Bizertin – who has made two extra matches; and features two points less than the Sfaxien – who made one more match.
Chivas Guadalajara
Chivas Guadalajara left a better initial impression in the match against Kashima Antlers. It came to open advantage in the marker. After three minutes, Zaldivar scored. However, in the second stage, the Mexican team was hit by the Japanese, who reached the three goals in a 25 minute interval. In the end, they lost by 3-2.Overall, the numbers showed a duel with slight advantage for the winners of the CONCACAF Champions League, which brings together clubs from Central and North America. Chivas Guadalajara had more possession (56 to 44%), tried more finalizations (18 to 11) and hit the target more often (seven to five). However, in the frigir of the eggs, the Japanese ended up being more efficient when it was tried to put the ball in the net.An excuse that can certainly be used by the Mexican team is lack of game rhythm. Chivas Guadalajara had been inactive since January 25, when they ended their participation in the Opening Tournament of the Mexican Championship when they lost 1-0 at home to the Tigers.However, this was already a sign that something was not right for the club, which finished in eleventh place in the qualifying round and did not even make it to the playoffs, reserved for the top eight.Of the last ten matches played by Chivas, the team was the winner only in one opportunity. In the other clashes, he collected four draws and five losses. In short, a weak cartel to have ambitions to advance in the FIFA Club World Cup.
Football Prediction of the Day Espérance Tunis vs Guadalajara
This will be the first match involving the teams.The debut of Espérance Tunis was far below expectation. So it is to be expected that the team will show a little better football on Tuesday. In the case of the Mexicans, although the defeat can not be considered an injustice, the performance was within the standard that one could expect and that, if repeated, makes the prognosis in his victory the best option for the meeting of this Tuesday in the United Arab Emirates for the fifth place in the FIFA Club World Cup.
Bet Tips: Guadalajara
Odds: 2.10