Manchester City vs FC Copenhagen Prediction & Tips
Man City and København play at the Etihad Stadium in a UEFA Champions League second leg (Round of 16), following Manchester City’s (1-3) away win in the first leg. The recent head-to-head record is in favor of the home side, who have 2 wins and 1 draw in their last 3 games.
In their last Premier League match, they beat Manchester United at home (3-1). In their last 10 home games, Man City have 7 wins and 3 draws.
In this competition, they have a run of 7 wins in their last matches. The team has conceded goals to its opponents in 6 of the last 7 games, so it hasn’t been very solid defensively, but its attack has scored with great regularity, having always scored at least one goal in the last 7 games in this competition. There’s a tendency for goals in their games, with 30 of their last 34 home games involving more than 1.5 goals and 24 of the last 34 involving more than 2.5 goals. In 15 games, they’ve conceded the first goal 4 times but managed to turn the game around 3 times.
Manchester City come into this second leg of the Champions League round of 16 motivated by the fact that they came out on top with a 3-1 aggregate win in the first leg, even though they were playing Copenhagen in Denmark. It’s worth remembering that Pep Guardiola’s side have a 100% record so far in the 2023/24 Champions League, having won all 6 of their group matches, as well as the first leg of this round of 16. And despite being second in the Premier League, Manchester City are only 1 point behind leaders Liverpool and have an even more impressive record when playing at the Etihad Stadium, with 14 wins and 4 draws in a total of 18 home games this season.
In their last Superliga match, they lost 2-0 away to Midtjylland. In their last 6 UEFA Champions League away games, København have 3 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat. The team has allowed their opponents to score in 7 of their last 10 games, so they haven’t been very solid defensively, but their attack has scored regularly, and they’ve managed to score in 8 of their last 10 games in this competition. In 13 UEFA Champions League games, they have conceded the first goal 4 times but managed to turn the game around 2 times.
Copenhagen come into this return clash with Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium shaken by their 3-1 home defeat in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League last-16 tie. In addition, despite having had a surprising run in the group stage, leaving Galatasaray and Manchester United out of the last 16, Copenhagen are not doing so well in the Danish league, as they are currently in 3rd place, 3 points behind leaders Midtjylland. Therefore, given the imbalance of the first match with Manchester City, Copenhagen are expected to bet on a slightly more reactive strategy to try and surprise away from home.
Manchester City – FC Copenhagen FREE TIPS
OVER 3.5 GOALS @ 2.25
