Hilal's last group stage match was a 6-0 home win over Mumbai City, and while I expected Hilal to pull off a big win in the end, Mumbai City were actually pretty tight until the middle of the second half when they lost a lot of ground, which ultimately led to a tough loss.
After Alexandre Mizouwic scored Hilal's second goal, Mumbai City were defeated. Prior to that, Mumbai City had a couple of good chances to score when the score was still 1-0, despite Hilal controlling the game.
Hilar's boss George Tsitsis will probably rest some of his players, but they still have to work hard to qualify for the first place, so I suggest that they'd better go with their strongest team. Aleksandar Mizunovic scored a hat-trick last time out, and I'm sure he'll be hoping to win the Golden Boot, so when a striker is on a roll, you have to start him.
Hilal is strong on both flanks, with a pair of left and right players involved in the game. The left-handed Ebelak has three assists in the team's six goals in the last match, while the right-handed Adul Hamidi also contributed two assists. With a strong target man like Alexandre Mizouwick in the middle of the park, the side attacks will be the centerpiece of the deployment. In other words, Mumbai City will have to prevent their opponents' pair of goalkeepers from having any space to advance at the back, but how easy will it be against a far superior opponent?
Mumbai City will have the biggest chance to score at home in this match, with a dead ball attack. Griffiths is a very good crosser, and his best chance to score in the last match came from Griffiths' header, which was only angled towards the goal, but it was also from Griffiths' free kick.
