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Sporting vs Manchester City: Prediction and Betting Odds 2.75
Sporting are approaching the match of the fourth round of the Champions League on a series of six victories. Manchester City suffered two defeats in a row for the first time in a long time. Will the hosts be able to make a sensation in the face-to-face match on November 5? - the answer is in our forecast. Also, the star expert of the site Roman Pavlyuchenko shares his bet on the Champions League game
Command Analysis
Sporting CP
PortugalCurrent form
Sporting is still managed by Ruben Amorim, although his transfer to Manchester United has been announced, an employment contract has already been signed. At the moment, the Lions, taking into account all tournaments, are on an impressive streak of six victories. Moreover, since the beginning of the season, the team has not lost in official matches in regular time. Only in the game for the Super Cup there was a 3:4 defeat to Porto, but it happened in extra time.
In the Champions League, Sporting have two wins with the same score of 2:0 over Lille at home and Sturm away. There was also a 1:1 draw in the away match against PSV. With seven points, the Lisbon team approaches the start of the fourth round in eighth place in the table.
In Primeira Liga https://www.sporting.pt/en target=_blank rel=noopener>, Sporting has won all ten matches and is leading the league table. However, they have not yet managed to create a serious gap with Porto – only three points. The indicators are impressive both in attack – 35 goals scored, and in defense – only three goals conceded. Victor Gyokeres stands out in the team, having managed to score two goals in the Champions League group. At the weekend, the Swedish footballer scored four goals against Estrela in the championship (5:1). Many English giants are showing serious interest in this player.
Disqualifications and injuries
Santos and Quaresma are injured and will not play today.
Interesting trends for betting
- Sporting have drawn in the first half in two of their last three matches
- The Lions have opened the scoring in seven of their last nine Champions League matches
- Sporting have lost 11 of their previous 14 matches due to fouls
Estimated line-up : Israel - Diomande, Debast, Inacio - Kenda, Yulmann, Bragança, Katamu - Trincao, Gyekeres, Gonçalves.
Manchester City
EnglandCurrent form
Manchester City seem to be in a slump. The Citizens haven't lost two games in a row since September last year. Now it happened. The defeat to Tottenham in the League Cup (1:2) didn't come as much of a surprise, the calendar is very busy, the tournament is somewhat unnecessary for the team, and they didn't play with their main squad in that match. However, in the Premier League they lost the same 1:2 to Bournemouth away, with the opponent leading 2:0, and Josep Guardiola men only scored their only goal in the 82nd minute. Moreover, they only had four shots on target during the match, and overall, the opponent was better in the game, especially in the first half.
Manchester City dropped to second place in the Premier League after their defeat to Bournemouth. Liverpool took advantage of their rival slip-up. The title contenders are two points apart.
In the Champions League, the Citizens had a misfire in the opening round in a home match with Inter (0:0), after which they managed to defeat Slovan Bratislava (4:0) and Sparta Prague (5:0) with class. With seven points, Manchester City is in third place in the overall table, ahead of its closest competitors due to an impressive difference in goals scored and conceded (9:0).
Disqualifications and injuries
Rodri, Grealish, Bobb and Dias are all out with injuries, with Stones appearance in doubt.
Interesting trends for betting
- Manchester City have failed to win in the first half in three of their last five matches
- Seven of City previous nine Champions League matches have seen at least four goals scored
- Manchester City are unbeaten in 12 away games in the Champions League, winning six and drawing six
Probable line-up : Ederson - Lewis, Ake, Akanji, Guardiol - Kovacic, Gundogan - Doku, Foden, Luis - Haaland.
Trends
Bet Total yellow cards Sporting over 2.5
Sporting players have received at least three yellow cards in 11 of their last 14 Champions League home games
2.05Bet 1st half: total under 1.5 goals
The bet has played in four of the hosts' previous five matches
1.58Bet Exact score 1:1
Manchester City have drawn two of their last ten matches
7.10Bet Goals in both halves – yes
In three of the last five matches, the visitors have scored goals in each half.
1.59Bet: Sporting to win due to offsides
Manchester City have lost their last 11 games due to offsides
2.20Tip and bets
Manchester City have two defeats in a row, a decent decline in the game, which was clearly visible in the first half of the match with Bournemouth. The Citizens clearly lack Rodri and De Bruyne in the center of the field, although the Belgian was already in the application in the last match. It is difficult to win on a regular basis only due to Holland. Sporting has not slowed down from the very start, has not lost a single match in regular time. Undoubtedly, the players will try to please their head coach, who is about to move to Manchester. The Lions are capable of taking at least one point on their home field today.
Our prediction is that Sporting will not lose at odds of 2.00
Bet on total
A positive result against Manchester City can only be achieved by playing reliably in defense, which was demonstrated by Bournemouth. Sporting defense is fine - they conceded more than one goal only from Porto at the start of the season in the Super Cup game. We think the hosts will not allow their famous opponent to score more than once today.
The second bet is Manchester City individual total goals under two with odds of 1.62
Bet on the first half
Manchester City have been woefully unconvincing in the first half of their last two matches, losing to Tottenham and Bournemouth in that period. It is entirely possible that nothing will change in Lisbon.
Prediction - Sporting win with Asian handicap (0) in the first half with odds of 2.75
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