Borussia Dortmund are expected to secure a spot in the quarter-finals of the Club World Cup when they face off against Mexican team Monterrey in the early hours of Wednesday.
The German team finished at the top of their group and they will be feeling confident about advancing to the next round, where either Real Madrid or Juventus will be waiting.
Team news
Dortmund are likely to be without Jamie Gittens, who is close to moving to Premier League side Chelsea.
Monterrey will have midfielder Jorge Rodriguez back in action after serving a suspension for accumulating bookings in their first two tournament games.
Lucas Ocampos and Sergio Canales did not play in the 4-0 victory over Urawa Red Diamonds, so they face a challenge to earn a place in the lineup for the clash with Dortmund.
The stats
Monterrey are ranked 22nd out of the 32 teams in the tournament with 3.2 expected goals (xG).
Dortmund boast one of the best defensive records, having only conceded 3.6 xG in their first three matches.
BVB have kept clean sheets in three out of their last four games.
German Berterame is the only Monterrey player to have exceeded 1.0 xG at the Club World Cup so far, with more than half of his total coming in the 4-0 win over Urawa.
Prediction
Monterrey narrowly secured the second spot in their group ahead of River Plate, thanks to their 4-0 win over Urawa in the final match.
They faced tough challenges in their first two games, managing to draw against Inter Milan and River Plate with low scores to stay in the competition.
Dortmund started with a goalless draw against Fluminense and narrowly defeated Ulsan HD in their final match to finish at the top.
The German team had an intense match against Mamelodi Sundowns, winning 4-3, but they are expected to have better control in this upcoming clash.
Monterrey will likely allow Dortmund to have more possession while aiming to frustrate their attackers. Led by captain Sergio Ramos, the Mexican team has a solid defense that can challenge top-tier opponents.
Dortmund enter the game with three clean sheets in four matches, and two out of three tournament games have had less than 2.5 goals.
Monterrey's struggle lies in scoring, so another low-scoring game is the likely outcome in this encounter.