Al Ahli vs Machida Zelvia Preview & Prediction | 2025-25 AFC Champions League Elite | Final

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Al Ahli, remarkably, are just a game away from defending the AFC Champions League as they now take on Machida Zelvia in the final at the King Abdullah Sports City Stadium.

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Al Ahli vs Machida Zelvia prediction

Matthias Jaissle finished way below Saudi Arabian champions Al Ittihad last season and they are third in the table once again, ten points behind Al Nassr. Yet, the reigning Asian champions can defend their continental title in the final this weekend, too.

They face a Machida Zelvia side that are debutants in the AFC Champions League and so they are majorly surprising finalists. They managed to edge past Shabab Al Ahli in the semi-finals after a quarter-final victory against the aforementioned Al Ittihad last week.

That means that the Japanese outfit have now kept four successive clean sheets across all competitions and so they will be confident of keeping it tight here but Al Ahli, with their stars such as Riyad Mahrez and Ivan Toney, are firm favourites to make it back-to-back AFC Champions League triumphs in Jeddah.

Al Ahli vs Machida Zelvia tip: Al Ahli to win & under 3.5 goals