FIFA Club World Cup score prediction: Botafogo send Atletico home

Facing Botafogo in the final round of the group, Atletico Madrid will likely have difficulty winning all 3 points.

Atletico Madrid face many challenges in the match against Botafogo - Photo: REUTERS

Atletico Madrid will face Botafogo at 2:00 a.m. on June 24 in the final match of Group B of the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup.

After two matches, Botafogo temporarily leads the table with 6 points, PSG is in 2nd place, and Atletico Madrid is in 3rd place (both with 3 points). PSG is in the lead due to a better head-to-head record.

The Brazilian team only needs a draw to be sure of advancing as the top team, while PSG is predicted to easily defeat the much weaker opponent Seattle Sounders FC.

Diego Simeone and his team are in a very difficult situation right now. After a humiliating 0-4 defeat to PSG, despite recovering their honor with a 3-1 victory over Seattle Sounders, Atletico are still at a disadvantage.

Under the tournament format, when three teams are level on points, the result of their head-to-head matches will be taken into account first. This means that to be sure of progressing, Atletico Madrid must not only beat Botafogo, but must win by at least three goals to surpass PSG on goal difference in the three-way matches. This is a near-impossible task.

While Atletico struggled, Botafogo were flying high with absolute confidence. The 1-0 victory over the reigning Champions League champions PSG in the second match created an earthquake. Showing that the Brazilian representative is not a team to be bullied.

Botafogo's form is extremely impressive with a series of 5 consecutive wins. Their victories are often by the smallest margin, which proves their bravery and tenacity. Against an Atletico side that is forced to attack, Botafogo's defensive counter-attacking style will become even more dangerous.

Botafogo (white shirt) just created a shock when defeating PSG - Photo: REUTERS

In theory, Atletico Madrid is rated much higher with stars like Antoine Griezmann, Rodrigo De Paul, Koke. However, it seems that Coach Simeone's students have shown signs of overload and loss of motivation after a stressful 2024-2025 season.

According to experts, they did not play with the highest determination, especially in the crushing defeat against PSG.

On the contrary, Botafogo considers the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup as a big playground to assert themselves. They will enter the match with high spirit and excitement. Therefore, although they are rated higher, the possibility of Atletico being able to dominate and create a big victory is very low.

With the pressure of having to win big against an opponent in good form and in a relaxed mood, Atletico Madrid may fall into the trap. A tense and fierce match is predicted. It is very likely that the Spanish representative will have to accept a draw and officially say goodbye to the tournament.

However, bookmakers still rate Atletico higher when giving the handicap to Brazil 1 goal for the whole match (half a goal in the first half). Meanwhile, the over/under is 2.5 goals for the whole match (1 goal in the first half).

Expected lineup:

Atletico: Oblak; Llorente, Gimenez, Le Normand, Galan; Simeone, De Paul, Koke, Barrios; Sorloth, Alvarez.

Botafogo: John; Vitinho, Cunha, Barboza, Telles; Allan, Gregore, Freitas; Artur, Jesus, Savarino.

Prediction: Atletico 1-1 Botafogo.

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THANH DINH

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