Real – Pachuca. Forecast and announcement for the final match of the Intercontinental Cup

On December 18, the final match of the FIFA Intercontinental Cup will be held at “Lusail Iconic”, in which “Real Madrid” will meet with “Pachuca”. The match will start at 19:00 Kyiv time.

Real Madrid (Madrid)

The team found itself in a rather specific situation. On the one hand, she already has so many problems, and this one more away match, with a flight to Qatar and back, is not particularly necessary. The infirmary is already full of players, and not out of a desire to experiment, Ancelotti released Fran García, Tchuameni and Vasquez in the defense with Rüdiger. In such conditions, going to the Middle East is a risk of receiving new injuries or diseases due to climate change. And it would be desirable to throw all the forces at other tournaments. In the Champions League, they ended the year with an equal number of wins and losses. But in the Premier League, the Creamy team seems to be playing catch-up with Barcelona, ​​having won only one of the last three matches. Yes, Kules is still worse, but Atlético can take advantage of this. On the other hand, who knows if Carletto will have another chance to win the trophy in Madrid…

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Pachuka

The club entered the tournament as this year’s winner of the CONCACAF Champions Cup. At the same time, in their native Mexico, they have not won the title since 2022, and in the current draw, they are currently among the outsiders. In 17 Apertura matches, three victories and 13 points were taken – only two participants of the tournament have even worse figures. But the motivation to win is even higher now. And if the Spaniards are just now joining the fight, Guillermo Almada’s wards made it to the finals, overcoming two rounds on the way. First, they surprised everyone by defeating Botafogo 3-0. And then, after a 0-0 draw with Al-Ahly, they knocked out the Egyptians on penalties, earning the right to play for the trophy – or at least to cross paths with the stars from Madrid.

Statistics of personal meetings

For the first time, Galacticos will play against such an opponent.

Forecast

Bookmakers consider Ancelotti and his wards too clear favorites. It is not a fact that it will be so easy for them – it is worth looking at the option with a +2.0 handicap on the Mexicans (coefficient – 1.77).