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FC Porto vs Manchester City Prediction & Betting tips
Porto and Manchester City meet at Estádio Do Dragão, in a match for this stage of the UEFA Champions League (Group Stage).
Porto :
The home team is currently in 2nd position, with 9 points won, after 3 wins and 1 loss. In the penultimate match, they won at home against Olympique Marseille by (3‑0). In the last match, they won away against Olympique Marseille by (0‑2). The team comes to this match after a win away against Santa Clara by (0‑1). In the last 10 home matches for all competitions, Porto won 9 and lost 1. The defense has been strong and only suffered goals in 1 of the last 4 matches, and their attack has scored regularly, as they always scored at least one goal in the last 4 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for goals, since 15 of the last 23 matches have ended with Over 2,5 goals. In 15 games, he came back in 2 of the 5 games in which he suffered the first goal.
FC Porto enters this round after a 0-1 victory against Santa Clara, in a match that counts for the Portuguese championship: the only goal of the match was signed by Luis Díaz. Notably, FC Porto won the last three Champions League games. In this match against Manchester City, the home team usually plays 4-3-3, where the three most advanced players are Luis Díaz, Moussa Marega and Jesús Corona. The local club, when investing in the offensive process, usually does so on the right wing, taking advantage of the depth offered by the winger Jesús Corona. The local coach should not be able to count on Marko Grujic, sanctioned, as well as Pepe and Ivan Marcano, for being handed over to the medical service.
Man City :
After 4 victories, the visiting team is currently in 1st position, with 12 points won. In the last match, they won (0‑1) away against Olympiakos Piraeus, after in the previous match, having won (3‑0) at home against Olympiakos Piraeus. In their last match, for the Premier League, they beat Burnley at home by (5‑0). In their last 10 away matches Manchester City has 6 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses.
In this competition, they won the last 4 matches they played. The defense has been strong and they have only suffered goals in 1 of the last 4 matches, and their offense has scored regularly, as they have always scored at least one goal in the last 4 matches for this competition. In 15 games, they suffered the first goal 4 times and only managed 1 comeback.
Manchester City comes to this match motivated after a 5-0 win against Burnley, in a match that counts for the Premier League: the team’s goals were signed by Riyad Mahrez (3), Benjamin Mendy and Ferran Torres. It should be noted that the Englishman won all the matches played in the group stage of the Champions League. In this trip to the FC Porto field, Mister Pep Guardiola usually plays in a 3-4-3 tactical system, favoring quick transitions, mainly on the wings. One of the visiting team’s strengths is the way they manage to end the dangerous situations they create: Raheem Sterling is one of Manchester City’s best scorers with 5 goals. The Spanish coach cannot count on Nathan Aké due to physical problems.
FC Porto vs Manchester City head to head matches
21.10.20 CL Manchester City FC Porto 3 : 1
22.02.12 EL Manchester City FC Porto 4 : 0
16.02.12 EL FC Porto Manchester City 1 : 2