Manchester City v WAC Casablanca Betting Tips [18 June 2025]

Manchester City will commence their Club World Cup campaign clashing with African giants Wydad Casablanca. Both sides had disappointing domestic campaigns and will be seeking some reprieve here. We have a prediction for the match below.

Manchester City finished the season trophyless for the first time under Pep Guardiola. After bolstering their ranks, the club will hope for a better season, starting with the Club World Cup.

City aren’t newbies at this stage; as European champions, they went ahead to lift the Club World Cup in 2023. Having spent over US$100m on new players, the English side will come here stronger and more confident.

Like City, Wydad also had a tough campaign in the Botola League. The Moroccan giants, 22-time champions, finished third in their league. They will not arrive here as confident as their English opponents, though.

They wrapped up their domestic activities with three straight wins. In the pre-Club World Cup matches, they suffered three losses in the four played. Among the teams they faced in the warmups were FC Porto and Sevilla.

WAC has played three Club World Cup matches before and lost all. The North Africans, like Manchester City, have made new signings, bringing in Noordin Amrabat on a free transfer. Hamza Hannouri and Aziz Ki have also joined from FUS Rabat and Yanga, respectively.

Manchester City will be led to this tournament by the manager with the most Club World Cup titles—Pep Guardiola. The Spaniard has won this title four times, with Manchester City and Barcelona. The city is dotted with a number of players who were part of the 2023 winning team, and their experience is therefore undeniable.

However, they haven't been scoring a lot of goals lately, and with many new players, there’s fear of a disjointed performance. Also, we expect Wydad to deploy a defensive approach. Our prediction for Manchester City v Wydad Casablanca is for Manchester City to win and under 2.5 goals.