PSG v Atlético Madrid Match Result
Paris Saint-Germain are not the favourites to win the 2025 Club World Cup despite recently demonstrating that they’re the best team on their planet. Their 5-0 victory against Inter Milan in the Champions League final was sensational, although they’re only trading as third-favourites behind Real Madrid and Manchester City when it comes to the outright market.
This can be explained simply enough. It’s not a competition that has anywhere near the prestige of the UEFA tournament. It’s an invite-only affair where Luis Enrique is likely to field a weakened team, especially during the group stage. The Champions League final only took place on Saturday 31 May and there will also be Nations League encounters involving Portugal, France and Spain.
Even so, the match result betting for their clash against Atletico Madrid suggests that PSG have a 50% chance of landing a victory. They clash with their Spanish opponents at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, with Diego Simeone’s side appearing by virtue of being the sixth-ranked team in the UEFA four-year ranking.
Simeone will hope the first game of the tournament is a good time to be playing such illustrious opposition. His team finished third in the La Liga standings, racking up seventy-six points in total and being twelve off the pace set by Barcelona. They exited the Champions League at the last sixteen stage after losing on penalties to Real Madrid.
We do think that the draw is a viable runner here. PSG are likely to rotate their squad for this match given the fixture obligation, with Atletico regarded as having a tight defence. A point apiece might mean it’s a straight shootout to see who can finish top of the group by beating Botafogo and Seattle Sounders in the remaining section encounters.
Goals Under/Over
The Over 2.5 Goals odds are trading slightly shorter than Under 2.5 Goals for this encounter at the Rose Bowl. As far as Paris Saint-Germain are concerned, they are associated with scoring plenty of goals. They were able to put five past Inter in that Champions League final, with Desire Doue, Ousmane Dembele, Bradley Barcola and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia all capable of finding the net.
Paris scored ninety-two goals in the space of thirty-four Ligue 1 games and they also shipped thirty-five times. However, they will go up against an Atletico Madrid team who are renowned for having a miserly defence. Certainly in a game like this, it’s hard to envisage that they will be too adventurous going forward.
A draw would represent a good outcome for Atleti and perhaps backing the Unders could be a value proposition. Simeone’s side only conceded thirty times in a competitive La Liga clash and they might be able to keep things tight.
BTTS
BTTS Yes has a roughly 60% chance of happening according to the betting odds. However, Paris finished the season with a 3-0 French Cup success over Reims before beating Inter Milan 5-0 in the Champions League. Another win to nil in this Club World Cup opener could well be on the cards, although the previous four encounters did see BTTS Yes happen.
There’s usually scope for PSG to concede a goal, with Auxerre, Montpellier, Arsenal, Strasbourg, Nice, Nantes and Le Havre finding the net recently against the European champions. Luis Enrique’s brave style of play does leave them open for the potential to concede a goal even if it’s of the consolation variety.
When we look at how Atletico Madrid finished the season, this team were largely full of goals. They put four past Girona in the final game of the campaign where Alexander Sorloth scored an unlikely hat-trick, two of which came in injury-time. However, they did have eleven shots on target in that encounter.
Previously to that, there were another four scored against a Real Betis side who might have been somewhat distracted by the Europa Conference League. It was Julian Alvarez at the double on that occasion.
First Goalscorer
Julian Alvarez was missed by Manchester City for parts of last season and the Argentine is likely to be leading the line for Atletico Madrid at the Club World Cup. An excellent return of thirty-goals means that he could be a potential legend at the Spanish capital outfit, with the forward finishing off for the season with six goals in the space of the last eight games.
Sorloth also finished the season in a very dramatic fashion. He was able to score four unanswered goals against Sociedad on 10 May before that hat-trick away to Girona, with the Norwegian finishing on twenty-nine for the season. Aerially he could cause problems for the PSG defence.
Ousmane Dembele scored twenty-one goals in Ligue 1 last term and his high pressing style means that he could easily sniff out a chance or two without the team having to create anything. Desire Doue has improved and emerged as the season has worn on and perhaps the teenager could end up being the star of this tournament.
Bradley Barcola was struggling to make the final team thanks to the elegance of attacking riches although he may well be given the chance to shine on this stage.