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Manchester City Porto betting prediction


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The most likely scenario for this match will be the victory of Manchester City and the existence of goals. In this game it is expected that the home club will have more initiative as a result of their playing style, however, FC Porto will risk a lot on the counterattack in order to take advantage of the defensive difficulties of the English. It should be noted that both FC Porto and Manchester City show great ability to create goal situations. Still, the Portuguese should not sustain the quality of Manchester City's strikers. That said, risking in favor of the "Manchester City win and 2.5 more goals" market is a good option.
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Preview
Manchester City and Porto meet at Etihad Stadium, in a match for this stage of the UEFA Champions League (Group Stage). There is no recent record of official head‑to‑heads between these two teams. The last head‑to‑head was played on 22‑02‑2012 and ended with the final score: Manchester City (4‑0) Porto.

Analysis Man City

The home team had direct access to this group stage, so they will play their first match in this edition of the competition. They come to this match after a home win against Arsenal by (1‑0). Manchester City has won 8 and lost 2 of the last 10 home matches. Their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored at least one goal in each of the last 10 matches. There is a tendency for goals in their home matches, since 24 of the last 26 have ended with Over 1,5 goals and 21 out of 26 have ended with Over 2,5 goals. This is a team that likes to score first. They have opened up the score in 12 of the last 15 matches, they have reached half‑time in front in 9 of those 12 matches and have held on to the lead until the end of the 90' in 10 of them.

Manchester City come to this game with a 1-0 home victory over Arsenal, returning to triumphs after the draw against Leeds United: the only goal of the team was signed by Raheem Sterling. It is important to remember that the home team finished the 19/20 Premier League  in 2nd position, gaining access to this group stage of the Champions League. In this home game, manager Pep Guardiola should keep the team in 4-3-3, privileging the maintenance of ball possession and positional attacks, however, in some moments of the game he should play only on the counterattack: Sergio Agüero is the most advanced man of the team. For this match against Porto, the Spanish manager cannot count on Kevin De Bruyne, Gabriel Jesus, Aymeric Laporte, Benjamin Mendy and Oleksandr Zinchenko, all with physical problems.

Confirmed Lineup: Ederson Moraes, Rúben Dias, João Cancelo, Kyle Walker, Eric García, İlkay Gündoğan, Riyad Mahrez, Rodri Hernández, Bernardo Silva, Sergio Agüero, Raheem Sterling.

Analysis Porto

The away team had direct access to this group stage. In their last match, for the Primeira Liga, they got an away tie against Sporting CP by (2‑2). In the last 10 away matches Porto has won 5, tied 2 and lost 3. Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored at least one goal in each of the last 10 matches. In 15 matches, they have conceded the first goal 4 times and have only turned the score around in 1. In the last 20 away matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have conceded 7 of their 20 goals between minutes (76'‑90').

FC Porto come to this game with a 2-2 away draw against Sporting, registering in this way the second straight official game without winning: the team's goals were signed by Mateus Uribe and Jesús Corona. It should be noted that the Porto players were the big winners of the 19/20 First League, gaining access to this group stage of the Champions League. In this match against the powerful Manchester City, coach Sérgio Conceição should play in 4-3-3 or 4-4-2, privileging the organization of his block and counterattacks, especially through the right aisle: Jesús Corona is very fast and competent in transporting the ball to the attack. For this game the manager cannot count on Iván Marcano and Mouhamed Mbaye, both with physical problems.

Confirmed Lineup: Agustin Marchesin, Malang Sarr, Chancel Mbemba, Pepe, Zaidu Sanusi, Mateus Uribe, Luis Díaz, Sérgio Oliveira, Fabio Vieira, Jesús Corona, Moussa Marega.

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The tip and bet suggestion for the Man City vs Porto match, on 21 October 2020, of the preview written by the editors of Online Betting Academy, goes to: Man City wins and Over 2,5 goals ⇒ bet available on williamhill.

The Man City vs Porto on 21 October 2020 will be played at Manchester, Etihad Stadium.

The most voted bet by tipsters at Online Betting Academy, for the Man City Porto match, on the "match odds" market, was a win by Man City at with 86% of the tips.

 

UEFA Champions League - 2020/2021

  • 100% 178 / 178 Games

  • Home team wins 44.94%
  • Draws 15.73%
  • Away team wins 39.33%
  • Over 1.5 82.58%
  • Over 2.5 56.74%
  • Over 3.5 30.34%
  • Goals 507
  • Goals /match 2.85
  • Goals /match home 1.53
  • Goals /match away 1.31
  • Both teams score 47.75%
  • Goals after 80' 18.93%
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