Al Hilal vs Pachuca Bet Builder Tips: Blue Waves to drown Tuzos in Tennessee

Al Hilal's job against Pachuca on Friday (02:00 BST, DAZN) is simple - win, or face elimination from the 2025 Fifa Club World Cup. The Mexicans, meanwhile, are already guaranteed to be eliminated after losing to Red Bull Salzburg and Real Madrid, who are tied at the top on four points, in their first two Group H games.

Tuzos can still overtake the Blues Waves in third, though, by beating the Saudi side at Geodis Park in Nashville, Tennessee. Below are my Al Hilal vs Pachuca Bet Builder Tips, featuring three players as part of a 7/1 four-fold.

Match Result - Al Hilal

Al Hilal impressed in their opening game, holding Real Madrid to a 1-1 draw in Miami Gardens, but in Washington, they were forced to settle for a point in a goalless stalemate with Salzburg, who stayed two points ahead of Simone Inzaghi's side.

Now, Al Hilal must beat a pointless Pachuca and hope there is a victor in the other Group H game between Real Madrid and Salzburg to ensure their qualification to the last 16. A win for the Blue Waves and a draw between the current top two would leave all three sides on five points, with the Spaniards advancing thanks to a superior goal difference over the Austrians.

Should Al Hilal and Salzburg also finish level on goal difference and goals scored, second place could be decided by disciplinary points or, if that is level, drawing lots.

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Inzaghi won't it to come down to that, so he'll be looking for a comfortable win at Geodis Park on Friday.

How easy it will be, I'm not too sure, but I am confident in backing the Saudi side to collect all three points against Pachuca, who have experienced a rotten run of results since the start of February.

Tuzos have been beaten eight times in their last 18 games (W6, D4, L8) and are without a win in their last four, losing the last three. To their credit, they managed to breach both Salzburg's and Real Madrid's back line, but their defeat to the latter was particularly disappointing as Los Blancos were reduced to 10 men in the seventh minute with the deadlock yet to be broken.

Jaime Lozano's charges look devoid of confidence, and I think Al Hilal can take full advantage to record their first win under Inzaghi since his summer switch from Inter Milan.

Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (HIL) Total Shots on Target - 1+

Serbian midfielder Sergej Milinkovic-Savic has played a prominent part in Al Hilal's first couple of games, recording six shots across their draws with Real Madrid and Salzburg.

He shot twice against the La Liga giants, forcing a save from Thibaut Courtois with a left-footed effort from outside the penalty area in the fourth minute.

Then, against Die Roten Bullen, he saw another attempt from outside the 18-yard box, this time with his right foot, saved.

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That's now a shot on target for Milinkovic-Savic in his first two Club World Cup outings, and that's consistent with his one-per-game average across the 2024/25 Saudi Pro League season (0.9 p/g in 2023/24), while in the AFC Champions League Elite, he averaged 0.9 shots on target per game.

The 30-year-old has registered a shot on target in his last four appearances, scoring in the first two, and he'll feel confident of making that five in a row, and perhaps making it three goals in five matches, against a side that has shipped five goals already in this competition.

Ruben Neves (HIL) Total Shots on Target - 1+

Like his teammate, Milinkovic-Savic, Ruben Neves is averaging a shot on target per game at the 2025 Club World Cup, registering one apiece against Real Madrid and Salzburg.

The 28-year-old scored Al Hilal's equaliser in the opening game, converting from the penalty spot after Raul Asencio had fouled Marcos Leonardo in the box.

Four days later, Neves saw a long-range effort saved by Salzburg's teenage goalkeeper Christian Zawieschitzky.

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The Portugal international only averaged 0.3 shots on target per game in this season's Saudi Pro League, but he recorded one in two of Al Hilal's final three domestic contests, and and back-to-back efforts on target at the Club World Cup means he has now managed one in four of his last five appearances for the Blue Waves.

Neves is sure to be on free-kicks against Pachuca, and given that he is their designated penalty taker and has a penchant for a strike from distance, he becomes a very appealing option in this market.

Bryan Gonzalez (PAC) Total Shots - 1+

I'm going to show a little love, too, to Pachuca left-back Bryan Gonzalez, who scored his side's first goal at this year's Club World Cup.

Like Neves, the 22-year-old is handy from set-pieces, something highlighted in the free-kick he put past Salzburg shot-stopper Zawieschitzky.

It was the first of three efforts in that game from Gonzalez, who failed to hit the target with his second and third attempts before drawing a complete blank against Real Madrid.

He may have failed to record a single shot in Pachuca's last match, but an effort in four of his last six appearances makes for solid reading, as does his 0.8 and 1.1 shots per game average in the most recent Clausura and Apertura campaigns, respectively.

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