Bayern Munich have already booked a place in the knockout stages of the Club World Cup but will be out to line up an easier last-16 tie by avoiding defeat against Benfica in their final Group C game.
The German giants got off to the perfect start in America as they battered Auckland City 10-o in their opener, with two bets landing for our man Andy as they ran riot.
Boca Juniors pushed the Bundesliga champions much harder in their next outing but Bayern edged a 2-1 victory thanks to a late strike from Michael Olise that brought up a scorer bet for Greg.
That Olise winner was good news for Benfica as it means they can join Bayern in the last 16 if they manage to hold them to a draw. And with head-to-head records being used ahead of goal difference at this tournament, a win would even take them to the summit of Group C.
The Portuguese side drew 2-2 with Boca in their opener and if they lose here against Bayern, second place in the section will be decided by who scores the most goals against minnows Auckland.
Benfica won 6-0 against the Kiwi side, making me sweat after I had tipped under 6.5 goals, and they will want to follow it up by taking something from this clash with Bayern to avoid relying on Auckland keeping the score down against Boca.
How the bookies view it: Benfica up against it
Bayern Munich are BoyleSports' 4/5 favourites to keep up their perfect record in Group C, with Benfica 16/5 outsiders. A draw suits both sides so that bet could pay off at 9/4.
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Head to head: Bayern bossing it
These sides are familiar foes from the Champions League, with Bayern Munich edging a 1-0 win during the league phase of this season's tournament. That continued Bayern's dominance of this fixture, with Benfica yet to win in 11 meetings and losing eight of those games.
Players to watch: Leroy in for the kill
Bayern could make a few changes to freshen things up and Leroy Sane may start after a cameo off the bench against Boca. The winger is always a threat and he's 27/10 at BetVictor for anytime scorer.
Benfica should field their strongest available side and Vangelis Pavlidis is likely to lead the line again. The Greek got off the mark against Auckland City and he's 13/5 at Paddy Power for another goal.
Probable line-ups
Jamal Muisala is a major doubt for Bayern Munich after he came on as a sub against Boca then had to be taken off himself. Boss Vincent Kompany may make a few changes to freshen his side up before their last-16 clash.
Benfica should be along similar lines to the win over Auckland City, although Samuel Dahl could come in for Alvaro Carreras at left-back after replacing him at half-time on Friday night.
Benfica: Trubin, Aursnes, A Silva, Otamendi, Dahl, Barreiro, Kokcu, Di Marria, Sanches, Akturkoglu, Pavlidis.
Bayern Munich: Neuer, Boey, Tah, Stanisic, Guerreiro, Kimmich, Pavlovich, Sane, Muller, Coman, Kane.
Anything else catch the eye?
Benfica only need a point to guarantee their place in the last 16 so I'm expecting this match to be quite cagey. Betting against BTTS could pay off at 11/10 with BoyleSports while the same firm price under 2.5 goals at 10/11.
I'd be surprised if the German giants picked up a lot of cards in this one as they will be saving themselves for the last 16. Backing under 1.5 Bayern cards pays 6/5 at Unibet, who also have Benfica at 21/20 for most cards, which looks good value.
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