Real Madrid vs Juventus Tips & Predictions - Real tipped to reach Club World Cup quarter-finals

The bottom half of the knockout draw is shaping as a battle between European heavyweights, with the winner of this game likely to face Dortmund (or Monterrey) in the quarter-finals, with either Bayern or PSG waiting in the semi-finals.

Real went unbeaten in the group phase, but couldn't find a way past Al Hilal, who have subsequently knocked Man City out in the R16, while Juventus were forced to settle for second spot in Group G after they were demolished 5-2 by City in their last outing. It's shaping as a tough game to call, but both teams to find the back of the net is expected, with four of the six combined games for these teams in the Club World Cup seeing BTTS land. Real are favoured to progress having won 12 of their last 13 Club World Cup matches.

Not much separates these sides throughout their H2H history, with Real winning 10 and Juventus victorious in nine of the 21 competitive meetings, with the other two ending in a draw. Real prevailed 4-3 on aggregate in the most-recent encounter in the 2018/19 Champions League quarter-finals.

Real come into this fixture having won five of their last six games in all competitions and improving with each match under new boss Xabi Alonso.

After a shaky 1-1 draw with Al Hilal in their Club World Cup opener, Real won their last two group games by a combined score of 6-1.

Los Blancos defeated Mexican side Pachuca 3-1 before easing past Salzburg 3-0, with Vini Junior scoring the opening goal and assisting Fede Valverde for the second before Gonzalo Garcia iced the game in the 84th minute.

Kylian Mbappe could be in line for his first game of the competition after illness prevented him from featuring in the group stage.

Juventus saw their four-game winning streak snapped emphatically by Man City, with the Italian side suffering a heavy 5-2 defeat to finish second in the group and face the much tougher task of Real Madrid in the R16.

It was only the second defeat for new Juve boss Igor Tudor, who will be looking to get his side back on track after conceding five or more goals for just the second time in the last 30 years.

Averaging just four shots on target per game, Juventus will need to find more spark in attack to trouble Real.

Nicolo Savona is out for the remainder of the competition for Juventus with an ankle injury.