OAKLAND PARK, Fla (Gambling911.com) - Despite being a Club Friendly, the Barcelona vs. Al Ahly (EGY) match Wednesday at 2 pm EDT was still seeing ferocious action totally close to a half million at some sportsbooks worldwide.  Be sure to claim your FREE NO DEPOSIT $5 BET for this one here.

Al Ahly are the first African side to ever face Barça in the Joan Gamper Trophy.

Statistical previews and bookmakers heavily favor a dominant win for Barcelona, with win probabilities for the Catalan side sitting over 65% to 66%.  Barcelona is a massive -1200 favorite.  Al Ahly would pay out $1500 for every $100 bet with a win.  This all translates into limited betting markets. 

This is Barcelona's final preseason match before beginning its La Liga campaign and also serves as the club's traditional first-team presentation to supporters.

Al Ahly is hardly some obscure friendly opponent. The Cairo giant is one of the most successful clubs in world football and has an enormous following in Egypt, North Africa and the Middle East. That makes this a particularly attractive international television and betting match.

A side note: Egyptian striker Hamza Abdelkarim has been with Barcelona, and Barça and Al Ahly have been negotiating around his future.

Champions League Outright Odds to Win 2026-2027

Paris St-G
+500
Arsenal
+650
Bayern Munich
+650
Real Madrid
+750
Man City
+750
Barcelona
+750
Liverpool
+1100
Man Utd
+1800
Atletico Madrid
+3300
Aston Villa
+3300
Inter Milan
+3300
Napoli
+3300
Dortmund
+4000
Roma
+4500
RB Leipzig
+4500
Stuttgart
+6500
Como
+6500
Betis
+6500
Villarreal
+6500
Sporting
+8000
Porto
+8000
Lens
+10000
Lille
+10000
PSV
+10000
Lyon
+12500
Feyenoord
+12500
Galatasaray
+12500
Celtic
+12500
Bodo Glimt
+15000
Club Brugge
+15000
Union Saint-Gilloise
+17500
Shakhtar Donetsk
+17500
Olympiacos
+17500
AEK Athens
+17500
Slavia Prague
+17500
Sparta Prague
+30000
Viking
+30000
Lask Linz
+30000
Sturm Graz
+30000
NEC Nijmegen
+30000
Fenerbahce
+30000
Hearts
+40000
Lech Poznan
+40000
Slovan Bratislava
+40000
Dinamo Zagreb
+40000
Crvena Zvezda
+40000
NK Celje
+40000
Omonia
+40000
Hapoel Beer Sheva
+40000

• Don Shapiro, Gambling911.com